The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Spanish, hearty and gloriously pig-centric, nose-to-tail, occasionally adventurous comfort fare. The must-orders (if any): Carabinero Arroz, Gin Panna Cotta Summary: The chef previously headed the kitchen at UNA at One Rochester. Dehesa is proud of its nose-to-tail concept (choice extract from their website: “robustly flavoured alternative…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Spanish, classy Sangria tête-à-têtes, date night, home-style casual fine dining. The must-orders (if any): Seafood paella. Summary: The team was formerly from La Ventana. The home-casual space is perfect for sophisticated catchups with friends over Sangria and charcuterie or relaxed romantic dates with good food and…
Sticky Toffee Pudding from Halia (Raffles Hotel) – date, butterscotch sauce, sea salt, vanilla ice cream. The Halia (Raffles Hotel) 1 Beach Road Raffles Hotel Singapore 189673
Slow-cooked Canadian Pork Loin from The Halia (Raffles Hotel), with choice of spring onion mash side and pepper cream sauce. The Halia (Raffles Hotel) 1 Beach Road Raffles Hotel Singapore 189673
Cold smoked loin of wild salmon, caviar & greens from Mad About Sucre. (It would be remiss of me not to take this opportunity to commend the team behind The Teung Project (a sustainable outreach project which aims for the empowerment and betterment of the lives of children in rural…
Heirloom tomatoes, ricotta, burnt pomelo and yuzu pearl from Rhubarb Le Restaurant’s 3-course lunch menu. Rhubarb Le Restaurant 3 Duxton Hill Singapore 089589
Just thinking about this Mixed Tendon (prawn, dory fish, onsen egg and vegetables on Japanese rice served with miso soup and chawanmushi) that I had forty-two ministries ago at Tensho, a tempura concept which launches today at The Centrepoint. For $14.90, you get a satisfyingly portioned and gently crispy tempura…
Warabi Mochi from Zipang Japanese Dining Bar. (Damn, this was warm and legit.) Zipang Japanese Dining Bar 28 Cavenagh Road #01-05 Singapore 229635
Warm Chorizo and Octopus Salad from Open Door Policy, which recently launched a new gluten-free and dairy-free menu. A incredibly slick, Charizard tail-kissed, knee-softeningly salty bowl of after-hours chewy comfort. 3.9/5 ⠀ This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Open Door Policy. Open Door Policy 19 Yong Siak Street Singapore…