Food makes up an integral part of the Christmas season. Despite our tropicality, we too fall victim to the infectious Christmas palette of red and green and these colours take centre stage at the Food Studio for December, with a specially curated menu for Christmas – the Festive Feast at Food Studio.
A creative and culinary effort of all the smaller restaurants under the Food Studio umbrella, the Festive Feast at Food Studio sees each restaurant put forward a dish (or beverage) reminiscent of the Christmas spirit, especially the colours of Christmas.
This Christmas also sees the Food Studio take its first formal step in a journey to become zero-plastic. Single-use plastics represent a real, long-term risk for the environment and for humans, and the Food Studio, as an expanding food court, is making a conscious commitment over the next year to use zero plastic in its operations, beginning with simple impactful choices.
One such decision is the Food Studio’s Christmas decor, which features trees made of recyclable wooden utensils instead of the traditional Christmas tree and its often wasteful traditional decor.
The Festive Feast at Food Studio will be available at the Food Studio at Colombo City Centre (CCC) and One Galle Face Mall (OGF) until 31 December.
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Ho Ho Hopper
Samba, OGF
This colourful hopper display is a feast for the eyes and a filling meal for those looking for something light
Grilled Beef Chops
Khayaban, OGF
The meat is deliciously flavoured with Pakistani spices in a curd-based marinade and grilled to the perfect medium rare
Thai Mixed Fried Rice
Suksamran Thai, CCC/OGF
With Thai food already being known for its colour, this fried rice pushes the bar with its lively presentation. It’s also flavour-packed and the perfect hunger buster to split with a friend
Assorted Naan
Mughlabar, CCC
This collection of coloured stuffed naan comes with garlic naan, stuffed potato naan, and stuffed chicken naan. The colours, and flavours, do not disappoint
Stir Fried
Sumatran Spice, CCC/OGF
Simplicity can often carry the day. This simple beef stir-fry packs a flavourful punch and is cooked to tender perfection
Santa’s Lil Helper
Hot Chook, CCC
This unusually coloured bun holds an impressive hunk of fried chicken slathered in one of Hot CHook’s signature sauces. A must-try for any burger lover
Kung Pao Chicken
China Express, CCC/OGF
The festive colours of this staple Chinese restaurant dish make it a welcome addition to any Christmas-themed menu. Very comforting and perfect for the rice lover
Christmas Pizza
Champion Slice, CCC/OGF
This vegetarian pizza boasts tomato sauce, white cream sauce, pesto, buffalo mozzarella, and the traditional mozzarella cheese we all love on our pizza. It was delicious, but we can’t help but think a meat option would also be a hot commodity for the season
Christmas Mix Twelve
Tokyo Shokudo, CCC/OGF
This 12-pack of gyoza comes in a wheel of different Christmas colours. The red gyoza is chicken, the green is vegetable, and the yellow is kimchi cheese. Each gyoza is wonderfully umami and well worth the trip for any dumpling lover
Christmas Cookie
ETC, CCC/OGF
Sometimes you have to hit the Christmas nail on its head, and these gingerbread cookies do just that. The perfect Christmas treat for anyone on the go
Keeping the tap flowing
ETC, CCC/OGF
The Food Studio’s beverage bar, ETC, has a range of beverages that lend their colourful vibe to the Festive Feast at Food Studio. Our favourite was the (virgin) Strawberry Mojito and the Creme Brulee Latte, but other drinks that we found interesting included the Walnut Nutty Latte, the Blue Coconut Delight, the Passion Basil Grey Tea, and the virgin Ginger Spiced Mojito