Chirashi Don from the newly-opened Zipang Japanese Dining Bar along Cavanagh Road behind Concorde Hotel. Essentially Teppei-style but here salt level-perfect marinated sashimi chunks atop fluffy and comfortingly warm rice, with the addition of whitebait adding chewy bitterness and the sashimi being so remarkably fresh that its innate fishly sensuality…
Just thinking about this Stir-Fried Surume Squid and Leek in Squid Liver Sauce that I had sixty-nine zippyzipengs ago at Zipang Japanese Dining Bar, a new concept launching behind Concorde Hotel. (“Zipang” actually means “Japan” in old language.) The menu is extensive and includes izayaka fare (grilled fish, skewers) and…
Vegan maccheroni pasta (portobello bolognese gratin, bechamel) from Open Door Policy. Open Door Policy 19 Yong Siak Street Singapore 168650
Maguro Akami from Nobu-ya at Fortune Centre, one of the essential izakaya experiences around. You are paying not for a plate of sashimi but for a Bukit Merah (that’s “red hill”, folks – Social Studies Consultant) of clean, baby buttock-tender tuna flesh, and at the baffling price of $10 it…
Pettite France (French whisky, cream, honey, almond, spiced sable, almond crispy crepes, apricot, mascarpone) from Mad About Sucre’s newly-launched Autumn/Winter cake collection. The nutty and indulgently rich dome was a Tang Wei and Tony Leung-esque filthy romp between roasty, thick and creamy almond nougat and milky, unflinchingly drunken homemade French…
Eglise St Augustin (red fruits, strawberry-basil confit, vanilla choux sponge, Madagascar vanilla cream, white chocolate) from Mad About Sucre’s new autumn/winter cake collection. Mad About Sucre 27 Teo Hong Road Singapore 088334
Dim Sum Platter (Pan-seared Meat & Seafood “Mushroom” Bun, Steamed Scallop Dumpling with Spinach, Deep-fried Beancurd Roulette with Shrimp and Cheese, and Crispy Phoenix-Tail Prawn with Yam) from Yan Ting at The St. Regis Singapore. Yan Ting 29 Tanglin Road Level 1U, The St. Regis Singapore Singapore 247911
Japanese mackerel (fennel, quinoa, mussels, chorizo) from the lunch menu of the recently Michelin-minted Rhubarb Le Restaurant at Duxton Hill. A delectably oily affair all round – the softly chewy, juicy mackerel was slicker than a Prudential insurance agent, whilst elsewhere the fried rice-esque and lobster foam-crowned quinoa and chorizo…
A juicy, beefy new offering from McDonald’s…or the Macaron Burger (a large chocolate macaron with a chocolate ganache ‘patty’, apricot ‘cheese’ and white chocolate ‘lettuce’) from Antoinette’s newly-launched Fetish Chocolat menu, an indulgent chocolate extravaganza which lasts from now until end October? Antoinette (Penhas Road) 30 Penhas Road Singapore 208188