Fig and bacon sabayon – candied bacon and fig compote, with fresh berries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream, resting on a bed of champagne sabayon. The sabayon is reminiscent of the custard filling in breads, only slightly delinquent – it probably smokes in the girls’ toilet and plays…
Kaya bread and butter pudding with homemade kaya, raisins and green tea ice cream. The pudding tasted like the love child of a soufflé and a traditional pandan waffle after a most tawdry affair, while the green tea ice cream immediately conjured up thoughts of Chinese tea (!!) in how…
Berries rose tart – homemade berries jam, fresh berries, and natural rose extract cream. Evokes fond memories of the Arnott’s tartlets I used to gobble years ago! 4/5 Whisk & Paddle 10 Tebing Lane Singapore 828836
Flower Temptation – sautéed pineapple and two types of chocolate mousse beneath a flower-shaped sugar bowl, which is flambéed with orange liqueur. Much of the bill goes towards paying for the glorious pyrotechnics performed right at your very own table, as well as for the copious amounts of liqueur that,…
Fruit Danish. The magnificent crust disintegrated immediately upon contact in my mouth, like magical snowflakes on warm asphalt. 4.25/5 Asanoya Bakery 15 Queen Street Singapore 188537
Thai milk tea frozen yogurt with honeycomb, nata de coco and honey oats. It is Thai milk tea, stripped of its usually over-sugared personality and feeling a bit sour that day. The honey oats and honeycomb added sweetness and texture, but the nata de coco fit in the clique like…
Hojicha Sesame ほうじ茶セサミ ー tofu parfait, hojicha custard, and pear vodka sorbet. Easily the most nuanced and exciting of the three desserts I tried on my latest visit. There are flourishes like mushroom crumble, ginger gel and white chocolate ganache to ensure that you can experiment with a bajillion combinations…
Cassis Plum 梅カシス ー cassis bombe, elderflower yogurt foam, plum liqueur, and bamboo shoots. Like the gorgeous girl that initially dazzles and has a promising start, but who eventually falters as you realise it’s all make-up magic and she doesn’t have the substance and personality underneath all that glacial beauty.…
Purple むらさき – purple potato purée, blackberry parfait, leather, lavender marshmallows, and fruits of the forest sorbet. Sour reigned supreme, with surprising flashes of saltiness (!) and sweet in between. 4/5 2am:dessertbar 21A Lorong Liput Singapore 277733