The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Happily-priced fusion creations delight, with rotational menu encouraging repeat visits. The must-orders (if any): Masala Chicken Cannelloni, House Otah, Claypot Rice, Flora Ivory, Mindaro Summary: The Obelisk is a fusion sharing plates concept with a surprisingly strong cocktail menu newly-launched along Tanjong Pagar Road amidst all the…
Dry Laksa from NOW Noodles + at Square 2, Novena. Now Noodles + 10 Sinaran Drive #02-65 Square 2 Singapore 307506
San Zar (haw flake) and White Rabbit (milk candy) sorbet/gelato on waffle from Non Entrée Desserts. The sour, berry-esque haw flake flavour lingers on your tongue like perfume on your clothes after an Abercrombie & Fitch outlet visit, and the gooey and insistently milky White Rabbit gelato possesses an almost…
Buah keluak pasta from Chef Shen Tan’s pop-up at Joan Bowen Cafe – buah keluak cooked with turmeric, blue ginger, garlic and shallots, minced pork and prawns, twice cooked pork belly. Every inch of well-lubricated pasta is positively slathered with the glorious black paste, which is simultaneously nuanced and forthcoming…
Gooey Banana Donuts “Milo Dinosaur” with Milo crumbs, condensed milk and hazelnuts from Redpan. Despite both being mid-embrace, the piping hot goreng pisang-esque balls maintained a frosty emotional disconnect from the Milo crumbs, with the latter gazing longingly across the room at the delectably roasty hazelnuts as Steps’ “It’s The…
Prawn & Hae Bi Hiam Pasta from Redpan – tagliatelle tossed with housemade spicy shrimp paste, sakura ebi and sautéed prawns. The hae bi hiam aroma at play is irresistible, while elsewhere the introverted sakura ebi is overshadowed by the busyness of the proceedings and is best savoured directly on…
Pepper crab and chilli crab ice cream (!!) on charcoal waffle from the newly-opened Mingle Mangle. The surprisingly enjoyable charcoal waffle had a crispy armour but was softcore within, whilst elsewhere the pepper crab ice cream had an intriguing chewy texture and a gritty pepperiness, and the mischievous chilli crab…
Laksa Pasta from Druggists – linguine cooked to al dente and tossed in laksa rempah. The dryly wet linguine generated gentle flames, but left virtually alone on stage to carry the performance it was more meek meow than Mariah melisma. 3.3/5 Druggists 119 Tyrwhitt Road Singapore 207547
Coconut from Cheek by Jowl – laksa leaf ice cream, pomelo, green chilli. Essentially what you get if bubur cha cha, laksa and vanilla had a head-spinningly scorching ménage à trois on a cushion of roasty nuts. 4/5 This was part of an existing $38 3-course lunch menu, and is…