Affogato amaretto from Halia (Singapore Botanic Gardens) – vanilla ice cream, amaretto liqueur, hot espresso. The hot espresso is poured at your table, with some leftover if you wish to (further) feed your caffeine addiction. They certainly do not hold back on the liqueur – the distinct taste of amaretto…
Kaisen-don from Teppei Syokudo. The same marinated sashimi cubes on rice concept from the people behind Teppei and Hanare etc, only saltier and less consistent at these takeaway joints. However, given the avalanche and supreme fatness of these cubes (my jaws were working harder than a competitive nerd the eve…
Hotteok waffle from Bing Go Jung. Only a waffle in appearance and name, this hotteok waffle is essentially a warm, chewy, savoury muah-chee-esque mochi which has levelled up and hardened. 3.8/5 Bing Go Jung 1 Jalan Anak Bukit Bukit Timah Plaza Singapore 588996
Green tea bingsu from Bing Go Jung. The quality here is noticeably different from those of the shaved milk ice variants from places like Nunsongyee and O’Ma Spoon – this was essentially a tattooed, golden-haired, uncivilised ah beng ice kachang with gritty cashew nuts and cornflakes from “the block”, as opposed…
Chirashi Teishoku set from Chirashi-Tei. Despite looking rather The Sushi Bar and Chikuwa Tei/Manzoku-esque with its thick cuts, this was like one of those Louis Vuitton bags from a back alley car boot that look damn legit from afar but up-close you can see the uneven stitching and detect the…
Green tea bingsu with green tea ice cream from O’Ma Spoon. Essentially pleasant shaved milk ice that is slightly coarser than its fancier and more indulgently-priced bretheren (we detected some hard ice goblins playing in the snow) but the trade-off is its more manageable price point and the availability of…
Steamed egg with coconut juice topped with crab meat and salmon roe from Tao Seafood Asia. Essentially smooth, egg-whitey chawanmushi gone tropical. 3.7/5 This dish is part of the Tao Seafood Asia’s “Mrs Lee’s Favourites” Mother’s Day 2015 menu. [This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Tao Seafood Asia.] Tao Seafood…
Claypot braised chicken and abalone with rice wine from Tao Seafood Asia. Not particularly alcoholic, but the rice wine perfumed the dish immensely. The chicken had a good spring in his step, while the abalone was nicely chewy. The dish tasted very home-cooked, and is certainly consistent with the sweet…
Chef Lee’s Homestyle Wok Fried Prawns from Tao Seafood Asia. The prawns tasted like they enjoyed a few happy leaps in a smoky wok before lining up for my consumption, and were happily coated with a thick, savoury and salty sauce so addictive, I carnivorously polished off the (headless) prawn…