The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): French and modern local Chinese fare in gorgeous chic setting. The must-orders (if any): Lobster bisque, Octopus, Wagyu beef cheek, Cuisses de Grenouille (frog legs) Summary: Launching in October 2017 within the new Sofitel Singapore City Centre, Racines is a French/Chinese dining concept helmed by Executive Chef…
Cold smoked loin of wild salmon, caviar & greens from Mad About Sucre. (It would be remiss of me not to take this opportunity to commend the team behind The Teung Project (a sustainable outreach project which aims for the empowerment and betterment of the lives of children in rural…
Heirloom tomatoes, ricotta, burnt pomelo and yuzu pearl from Rhubarb Le Restaurant’s 3-course lunch menu. Rhubarb Le Restaurant 3 Duxton Hill Singapore 089589
Pettite France (French whisky, cream, honey, almond, spiced sable, almond crispy crepes, apricot, mascarpone) from Mad About Sucre’s newly-launched Autumn/Winter cake collection. The nutty and indulgently rich dome was a Tang Wei and Tony Leung-esque filthy romp between roasty, thick and creamy almond nougat and milky, unflinchingly drunken homemade French…
Eglise St Augustin (red fruits, strawberry-basil confit, vanilla choux sponge, Madagascar vanilla cream, white chocolate) from Mad About Sucre’s new autumn/winter cake collection. Mad About Sucre 27 Teo Hong Road Singapore 088334
Japanese mackerel (fennel, quinoa, mussels, chorizo) from the lunch menu of the recently Michelin-minted Rhubarb Le Restaurant at Duxton Hill. A delectably oily affair all round – the softly chewy, juicy mackerel was slicker than a Prudential insurance agent, whilst elsewhere the fried rice-esque and lobster foam-crowned quinoa and chorizo…
A juicy, beefy new offering from McDonald’s…or the Macaron Burger (a large chocolate macaron with a chocolate ganache ‘patty’, apricot ‘cheese’ and white chocolate ‘lettuce’) from Antoinette’s newly-launched Fetish Chocolat menu, an indulgent chocolate extravaganza which lasts from now until end October? Antoinette (Penhas Road) 30 Penhas Road Singapore 208188
Tarte Chocolat (chocolate almond tart, caramel fleur de sel with roasted nuts, dark chocolate ganache, chocolate chantilly) from Antoinette’s indulgent new Fetish Chocolat menu, which runs from 1 September 2016 until end October. Antoinette (Penhas Road) 30 Penhas Road Singapore 208188
Sous vide salmon with white chocolate hollandaise from Antoinette’s new Fetish Chocolat menu, which runs from 1 September 2016 until end October. Antoinette (Penhas Road) 30 Penhas Road Singapore 208188