“Orh Nee” from The Halia at Singapore Botanic Gardens – frozen home-made yam parfait, pumpkin purée, candied gingko nuts & lotus seeds. Essentially a rich, fragrant yam cake-mousse which is likely to evoke memories of coconut-based neighbourhood confectionery cakes you had as a TAF club child. The pumpkin purée was…
Madagascan vanilla soft serve on double waffles from Sunday Folks. The madagascan vanilla was texturally professional – although for some reason an image of a Baygon can popped up in my head as soon as my tongue made contact – but it is likely to be one of Sunday Folks’…
After You toast with Thai basil and Chocolate Chip ice cream from Som Tam. Compared to Tuk Tuk Cha’s golden crumbliness, the saltily buttery toast here is of a notably softer, gentler ilk and elsewhere, the Thai basil and chocolate chip combination tasted like chippy tropical jungle. 3.9/5 Som Tam…
Ding Dong mango from Ding Dong. Essentially a ménage à trois involving three mango dessert concepts (mango sago pomelo, mango lassi and textures of mango) which ultimately remained cautiously tame and generated less heat than expected. 3.7/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Ding Dong. Ding Dong 23 Ann Siang…
Citron & Passion from Roots Kitchen & Bar – curd of lemon and passion fruit with marshmallow cookie ice cream. The passionfruit element tasted like it was birthed from a Koi/Yakult collaborative crossover, and the ice cream was like a malt/caramel-esque hybrid wrapped by a soft cookie shell. Elsewhere, the…
Chocolate hazelnut Shibuya toast with Tali Bourbon and Shangri Latte ice cream from Archipelago Creamery. Whilst the fortress walls may prove unsurmountable unless the dining party consists of eight pre-breakfast Primary Two boys before Sports Day at MacRitchie Reservoir Park, what lies beyond is surprisingly good and luxuriously indulgent -…
Cotton-pop waffle with lavender honey and earl grey & fig ice cream from Bunny and Pony. Essentially the perfect funfair/pasar malam-themed date night dessert for lovey dovey couples. The waffles were sweet, soft and crispy on the outside, while the consumption process for the cotton candy may prove to irk…
Pandan pancakes from Tolido’s Espresso Nook – fragrant pandan pancakes topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with gula melaka sauce. The sweet, gloriously scented and earnestly fluffy pancakes had the salesmanship of a coconut-shampooed, blazer-donning Isetan cosmetics agent – you aren’t just being sold pancakes but also pandan-induced nostalgia,…
Lemongrass ricotta hotcakes from Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters – fluffy lemongrass infused ricotta hotcakes topped with mixed berry compote and maple syrup on side. The fragrance of lemongrass makes an instant, impressive debut but it is quickly overshadowed by the vivacious sexiness of the mixed berry compote, a delirious combination…