Diamond gan xiang crab from Diamond Kitchen – Sri Lankan crab wok-fried with spices. It’s all about the sauce when it comes to crabs and this gan xiang sauce – an intriguing mix of sambal, bean paste and curry powder – was ridiculously fragrant and addictive (the kind of substance one…
Garlic steamed bamboo clam from Diamond Kitchen – Scottish bamboo clam, glass noodles, enoki mushrooms, water chestnuts, Hong Kong steamed sauce, and crispy fried garlic. While there were disappointingly no kilts in sight, the clams were soft and chewy with only the faintest of that distinctive and sometimes divisive clammy…
From 13 -16 May 2015, the Executive Chef of London’s Hotel Café Royal, Andrew Turner presents a unique menu specially created for Celebrity Chef Scott Webster and Osia’s “Cooking with Friends” guest chef programme. Amuse bouche – pork fat crisp and Maine lobster. The former was decadently oily and porky…
King Prawns on Vermicelli Claypot with bacon and white pepper from The Prawn Star. Essentially an indulgent, regal morning economic beehoon but with king prawns instead of the usual oily and unhealthy suspects, and my favourite item from my meal at The Prawn Star. While the bacon played hide and…
All-Hands-On-Deck Seafood Platter ($98) from The Prawn Star – seafood grilled in kimchi-miso butter. Some of the clammed seamen petulantly refused entry and, when forcefully seized, even flung sand in a rowdy show of temper, but the lobster and prawns were reliably good and the nicely smoky bread went wonderfully…
Seafood Stew from The Lokal – red snapper, venus clams, prawns, squid, fregola sarda and toasted sourdough. Essentially how it would taste if a bajillion clams were strapped to life essence extraction machines and all their flavour distilled into a small pool on your plate. The stew itself was supremely…
Stir-fried coral clam with asparagus in “Lao Gan Tie” sauce. Essentially the springiest, boingggggiest and chewiest sotong ever, with asparagus texturally countering the softness with its hard crunchiness, and the signature Royal Pavillion’s old grandfather lending its spicy, aromatic body fragance to the occasion. 4/5 This dish is part of…
Lobster cappuccino & brandy with juniper foam from Violet Herbs. Essentially a thick, creamy and savoury lobster coffee which leaves a lingering layer of lobster wealth on your lips. 3.7/5 [This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Violet Herbs.] Violet Herbs 81 Tras Street Singapore 079020
Mango scallops with parsnip puree, mango gel, parma ham-infused potato chips, mango salsa, micro herb and chocolate crumble from Violet Herbs. The marquee stars were happily plump and reliably delectable, whilst the parsnip puree was essentially a slightly bitter and herby potato mash, all hipster now after having traipsed to…