Signature veal chop parmigiana with classic red sauce and melting mozzarella from Angeleno. The tender and well-salted baby cow, which was literally smoking hot inside out, may have been the secret offspring of a loving pig and a sultry chicken from a steamy barnyard tryst one thunderous night, whilst elsewhere…
Celery root cappellacci from Angeleno – roasted mushrooms, brown butter, sage. The fragrant, buttery pasta had a confident, gymnastic firmness without ever crossing over into being hard, each seemingly releasing a naughty inner creaminess upon bite. Elsewhere, the leaves had the delectable fried crunch of chips and the gelatinous, mischievously…
Squid Ink Risotto with Cuttlefish and Green Pea Ragout with Shallot Sauce from Basilico. Essentially a decidedly Chinese-tinged and intriguingly tantalising pasta-muifan (烩饭, or “Asian risotto”) crossover project, with wisps of dried shrimp annotating the proceedings. 3.9/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Basilico. Basilico 1 Cuscaden Road Level 2,…
Alla Marinara from Pasta Fresca – prawns, squid and mussels sautéed in white wine and garlic and with added chilli padi. The springy pasta extends a warm, hearty welcome with its unbridled seafood generosity, and the requested spiciness is capable of being pleasurably relentless in its back end viciousness. 4/5…
Prosecco panna cotta with morello cherry and chocolate sauce from In ITALY. The dessert equivalent of French-kissing a pasty chunk of almond paste who has had four glasses of wine and not yet chewed on any Mentos. 3.7/5 In ITALY 38 Craig Road Singapore 089676
Zabaglione (The Italian Viagra) from In ITALY – Moscato sabayon with crumble and peach sorbet. Essentially thick, warm, wine-soaked bread mush that could have been whipped personally by Aphrodite herself. Sloshed enough a dessert to sufficiently satisfy hard up (ahem – Editor) degenerate drunks. 4/5 In ITALY 38 Craig Road…
Cacciucco from In ITALY – seafood casserole with lobster, garoupa, prawns, squid, imported mussels, clams, tomatoes and chilli. The broth flavour was essentially clams dancing naked with tomatoes under the moonlight, whilst the assortment of seafood on hand was generous in portion, varied and tasty enough to make me a…
Orecchiette from In ITALY – forest mushrooms sauce and crispy parma ham. Essentially what happens when macaroni-esque pasta and nicely salty bacon bits (with a few random ‘roomies) party it up in a creamy butter factory. 3.8/5 In ITALY 38 Craig Road Singapore 089676
Squid ink spaghetti “alla Singaporeana” from In ITALY – prawns, garlic, extra virgin oil and chilli. Surprisingly generous in its prawn serving and the pasta does what it says on the tin just fine, but the intriguing moniker oversold things – for alla Singaporeana, this could definitely do with some…