Wednesday, June 13, 2007

::the grove & the farmers market::
the grove is an outdoor shopping mall..

but it is not quite an ordinary one - coz it's so beautifully adorned with gardens and statues!

and there's even an electric-powered trolley that runs through the shopping mall, connecting it to the farmers market

nice backdrop of a bridge that runs across miniature lake/waterfountain at the grove

the other half posing with some interesting sculptures

shhhhh....

nice exterior of the grove theatres

the farmers market is strategically located just adjacent to the grove - offering a perfect haven for tired and hungry shoppers (like us)! there were quite a lot of stalls selling food from different cuisines - we were spoilt for choice! oh yes.. there was even a stall selling singapore food too!

i love new orleans food!! :) the other half and i shared a gumbo ya-ya (translation from a creole expression: a group of women who are talking all at once, or something that is all mixed up). as its name suggests, there are lots of different combinations of gumbo ya-yas around - but it is bascially a spicy meat/vegetable/shrimp/crawfish/varieties of sausages/ham/chicken/okra stew. the set also came with salad with roasted pecans and a corn muffin! yummy:)

for desserts, we had a strawberry funnel cake - which is a specialty food from pennsylvania dutch region of the US. the base pastry is made by pouring batter through a funnel (hence, its name) into hot oil in a circular pattern and deep frying till golden brown! we had ours served with powdered sugar and lots of fresh strawberries:) delicious!

interesting foodfare at the farmers market - one good thing is that it is open till 9pm daily;)

a very retro-looking petrol station outside the farmers market!


the pretty night scenery at the grove:)

the interior of the grove theatres..

there was even an impressive musical fountain display!