maximalism

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Maximalism is an artistic movement that stands in stark contrast to minimalism. While minimalism famously preaches “Less is more,” maximalism embraces the opposite mantra of “More is more.”

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I will borrow more is more to describe an evening Loving Husband and I enjoyed this week at Sinpopo.

Loving Husband and I celebrated our 27th Wedding Anniversary. We don’t always dine out on this occasion but we have had our eye on this little cafe found at Tangs Department Store.

They very recently started an a la carte Dinner Buffet. Unlike the sort of buffet which presents all the food as a spread laid out, we were given several order forms and invited to order as many and as much as we wanted, delivered to our table.

The cafe was fully subscribed and the service did take a while, but we weren’t in any hurry, so we managed to try everything we wanted to.

From top left, clockwise: Jambu Jackfruit Salad (my favourite of the evening), Fried Soft-centred Sambal Egg (Loving Husband’s favourite), Crayfish Curry, Chicken Satay, Beef Cheek Rendang, Sotong Hitam (squid)

From top left, clockwise: Pulut Hitam (black rice pudding with coconut milk), Eggplant & okra sambal, coconut rice & sayur lodeh (vegetable in coconut stew), chicken rendang, char siew (roast pork), prawn sambal

Portions are designed for one, so we ordered accordingly. Even with “more is more” in mind, we only had double portions of the salad and the char siew (roast pork). Very restrained, I thought. What do you think? Have you experienced an a la carte buffet before? Would you prefer the regular type of buffet spread or this a la carte buffet which allows you to order the things you would like?

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Reading your Joyful Posts brings me to my happy place. I hope having them in one place makes it easier for you to find when you need a bit of happy therapy, too.

If you would like to join in, tag your post with #happyplacehappyspace & ping back to this post and I will include you next week.

• Barbara at Thistles and Kiwis’ This Week’s Small Pleasures: enjoys great produce and delightful little things
• Esther at Sing Like Wildflowers’ Looking at Fun Ornaments: has a fun festive outing
• Frank at Beach Walks’ Time: contemplates time
• Natalie the Explorer’s Festive Fleurs de Ville Noel Trail: brings us highlights from the much awaited floral extravaganza
• Sarah at Travel with Me’s Sharing a Beach: ends her epic Madagascar adventure with a few days on the beach
• Trent’s World’s Weekly Smile: picks up his trumpet
• Xingfu Mama’s Whatsoever is Lovely: enjoys festive touches 

This post is my contribution to

• Whatsoever is Lovely hosted by XingFu Mama
• One Word Sunday: Maximalism hosted by Debbie at Travel with Intent
• Weekend Coffee Share hosted by Natalie the Explorer

Feature Photo is a maximalised compilation of our favourite dishes from our evening at Sinpopo.