The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Industrial, New York-style basement speakeasy with great drinks and grub. The must-orders (if any): This One Also Works with Tequila, Americano², Naan, Hanger & Kale Summary: Situated in the basement of 12 Ann Siang (the top floor is rooftop angmoh haven The Screening Room, whilst…
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…
Strawberries & Mascarpone from The Disgruntled Chef – pistachio sponge, burnt marshmallow, basil, lime meringue. One for the berry fans – the cooked strawberries are succulent and pleasurably sweet while the Frutips-esque berry jellies will make you feel like a candy-grubbing annoying eleven year old, and together they distract you…
Roasted miso cod from The Disgruntled Chef – sweet pea puree, ikura, sea beans. The tanned and buttery cod, after taking heed of advice from social media outlets on the dangers of sun exposure and incredible merits of cold-pressed juices and the like, dons a chic veil made from its…
Twice cooked kurobuta pork from The Disgruntled Chef – black truffle barley risotto, fennel, shavings, soubise. Essentially a Phua Chu Kang-haired pork cutlet with a delectably crispy scalp and strong torso, resting on a mattress of truffley crunchy barley. 3.7/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of The Disgruntled Chef.…
Maine lobster and chicken pot roast with field mushrooms, fried quail eggs and parsley from The Disgruntled Chef. If crustaceans and fowls haven’t been dating before, they certainly should start exploring the possibilities. The lobster was plump and sweet whilst the well-done chicken had the most happily crispy skin, and…
Chocolate croquette from The Disgruntled Chef – coffee jelly, Sumatra coffee cream, Kahlua. Essentially an epic cinematic romance interpreted as a classy dessert – you have the aromatic and potent Kahlua cream as well as the arrestingly gao liquorice-esque bitter coffee jelly setting a decidedly adult tone, the dessert is symbolically…