Turkey bacon & chives muffin at the British-themed Richmond Station (with the spinach & cheese muffin shyly waving from behind). Essentially the soft, warm love product of a scone’s very risqué dalliance with a slice of Hawaiian pizza. 3.8/5 The spinach & cheese muffin had a slight gnaw factor because…
Duck confit pesto linguine from Artistry. The well-oiled linguine was highly satisfying despite being seemingly sparse on the meat side and the combination of green pesto and duck confit looking a wee bit sewage gloop-esque. 4/5 Artistry 17 Jalan Pinang Singapore 199149
Ispahan cupcake from Fluff Bakery. The cupcake was ridiculously moist and delicious, with the fragrance of rose permeating from every pore of both cake and cream whilst an entire piece of succulent, juicy lychee waits patiently within. Now I understand why people queue. 4.2/5 Fluff Bakery 12 Jalan Pisang Singapore…
Soft serve froyo on waffle from Twenty Grammes. Essentially Yami yogurt going to a Tanjong Pagar bar and drunk karaoke-warbling Sunday Folks’ song. The waffle (competent when paired with Twenty Grammes’ unique ice cream) was here strangely dryer than the Mojave Desert – neither the firm yogurt nor the thin…
Snowflake waffle with earl grey and hazelnut roche ice cream from Rabbit Owl Depot. Justifiably earns its stripes as one of the better-tasting and more memorable waffles around, which goes to show that a waffle – or indeed any food item – can look striking and dramatic (read: “instagrammable”) and yet…
Earl grey and honeyscotch ice cream with waffle from Twenty Grammes. The waffle tasted like it had a good roll in the hay with a hotdog (!!) prior to arriving, and was crispy on the outside and soft and bready on the inside. The earl grey was irresistibly fragrant whilst…
Nanas Yong Tau Foo – a unique Peranakan-style Yong Tau Foo in pineapple sauce. The titular sauce was tangy, assam-esque and very sweet – the bitter veggies (stuffed with a fish/sotong ball paste) balanced the sweetness out, but the pineapple slices did their job of absorbing the sauce a bit…
Kacang Botol (Wingbean Salad) – classic Peranakan wing bean salad tossed with homemade sambal dressing. Every crunchy bite releases sour juices, and I liked the harmonious blend of grassiness and shrimpiness. If only the wing beans’ appearance reminded me less of….uhm…rhymes with cubic bear? 3.8/5 Peranakan Flavours 11 Jalan Klapa…
Laksa Goreng – stir-fried laksa served with prawn, fish cake, bean sprout and tau pok. Tastes like a dreamy crossover between laksa and Hokkien Mee with its rich, thick laksa gravy and darn good wok hei. 3.8/5 Peranakan Flavours 11 Jalan Klapa The Ardennes Hotel Singapore 199323