Satay Burger from The Quarters – spiced and marinated chicken thigh between rice patties, served with peanut sauce. The rice patties intrigued with its orh jian (oyster pancake)-esque crisp, while the well-marinated satay chicken and the accompanying sweet and notably nutty peanut sauce deliver the goods with the efficiency of…
The Mannuvasanai Menu from Muthu’s Curry (Race Course Road), which pays homage to Chettinad in South India. Spiciness exists on different levels across the dishes, from non-existent (Vazhathandu Kootu or banana shoots, supposedly good for your internal pee bags) to the cumulative slow burn (Vendaikkai and Mochai Mandi or white kidney beans and…
Curry Debal from Quentin’s. The curry itself was watery and tangy with a slight spice sting. The chicken and chicken sausages did their job of curry absorption best as they could, but I was most intrigued by the bacon bones, which were essentially pork bones with the flesh tasting exactly…
Chicken Waffle Tower from Brew Maison. The chunky and surprisingly satisfying chicken patty wouldn’t feel out of place in a Mos burger fratboy house party, but the waffle was moist and had the limp lifelessness of a hollow branch floating down a haunted brook. 3.4/5 Brew Maison 383 Bukit Timah…
Whole French Poussin from Pluck – roasted poussin, aubergine, sesame puree, roasted celeriac, braised turnips. Whilst the baby bird tasted its age and probably indulged in luxurious spa body rubs with exotic herbs sponsored by Mama Bird, I was not a fan of the sesame puree, which tasted like a…
Bijin nabe (beauty hotpot, or 美人鍋) from Tsukada Nojo. Essentially the hotpot equivalent of your mother, grandmother or similar female maternal figure caressing your back and making you feel warm and fuzzy inside, and telling you everything is going to be just fine. Hands down my favourite hotpot experience in the…
Claypot braised chicken and abalone with rice wine from Tao Seafood Asia. Not particularly alcoholic, but the rice wine perfumed the dish immensely. The chicken had a good spring in his step, while the abalone was nicely chewy. The dish tasted very home-cooked, and is certainly consistent with the sweet…
Chiang Mai chicken relish with cabbage, chilli and mint. Delectably fatty and salty, and wickedly spicy of the slow-burn, mouth-numbing variety. Remarkably humble a dish (and humbly-priced at $10), yet it spectacularly kickstarts a meal on a supernova explosive note. 4.3/5 P.S. One needs to be faithful to the concept…
Slow roasted chicken breast with bacon and maple cream on meringue waffle from Grin Affair. The waffles tasted very old school and neighbourhoody (in a good way), while the tender chicken probably had a good midday swim in a hotdog brine pool before arriving. Bacon and maple were rather calefare-esque.…