Apple Crumble from South Union Park – butterscotch, yogurt, vanilla ice cream. The salty, buttery crumble would evoke fond, nostalgic memories of childhood noshing of Danish butter cookies, the very plump and sweet apple possesses a heady, enthusiastic sweetness and the stringy butterscotch has a pontianak-esque clinginess. 3.9/5 South Union…
Duck confit pasta with tagliatelle, sauteed spinach and hazelnut cream from South Union Park near Kembangan MRT. The meepok-esque homemade tagliatelle had a rustic, earnest firmness, whilst elsewhere the duck was appetisingly salty and the citrusy zest and nuts would elicit an intrigued huh from your lips. 3.7/5 South Union…
Spicy Aglio Olio with Prawn from Fresh Fruits Lab. The well-cooked pasta was professionally and evenly lubricated, with the tantalising aroma of oink notably present in the proceedings and (as I asked for extra spicy) a wicked, searing chilli padi heat, so delicious that the prawns admittedly tasted a bit…
Duck Confit from Birdie Num Num Gastrobar. The duck confit had a waxy, glazed personality as if it had just waltzed in from a nearby Hong Kong barbecued meats hawker stall, but for the price ($13.90 nett at point of publication) this was greasy good fun. 3.5/5 Birdie Num Num…
Miso Cod from Birdie Num Num Gastrobar – codfish marinated with Japanese miso served with creamy risotto. Whilst the risotto gave the cheesiest pickup lines, the cod tasted all Japanese style meets zichar (Chinese a la carte dining). For its price ($15.90 at point of publication) this was buttery good…
“Ang Moh” Breakfast from Collective Brewers – salad, grilled mushrooms, tomatoes, chicken sausage, bacon, brioche and scrambled eggs. The juicy grilled mushrooms seem to have been partially cross-bred with enoki mushrooms, whilst elsewhere the bacon had a stern crunch, the scrambled eggs had a soft and buttery middle and the…
Pandan Chicken Burger from Collective Brewers – 48-hour chicken marinated with fresh pandan and spice on soft toasted sesame burger bun and served with fries. The very exotic-looking pandan chicken, which looks like an intimidating love child of Street Fighter’s Blanka and The Hulk, was an aromatic and intriguing mixture of sweet, tender and roasty, while elsewhere the fries were delightfully addictive, coated with the kind of wondrous powder you get all over Taiwanese fried chicken. 3.8/5
Brewers’ Pulled Pork from Collective Brewers – slow-cooked pork shoulder marinated with our coffee spiced dry rub, BBQ sauce infused with our cold brew concentrate and caramelised onions, on sesame toasted buns. The coffee elements may have been on a coffee break (groans ahoy – Editor) so it was mainly…
Tom Yum Seafood Pasta from Collective Brewers – medley of sauteed prawns, mussels and squid with capsicum, mushroom, Thai basil and spaghetti in a creamy Tom Yum sauce. Not my ultimate favourite tom yum seafood pasta just yet – Rise & Grind still holds the throne as of July 2015…