Glorious Prosperity Yu Sheng with Baby Abalone from Indocafe. Essentially a Peranakan curry chap chye-esque take on yu sheng, with the mischievously spicy nyonya sauce having a tentative yet beguilingly intriguing rendezvous with the raw salmon slices and the candied citrus peel adding a youthful glow to the proceedings. Unexpectedly…
You know it’s the season of raw fish flinging, annoyingly grating chingchonglinglong soundtracks and awkward questions from nosey aunties about why you’re still a Singleton/your lack of procreative products when festive goodies like these Lunar New Year-themed macarons from Bonheur Patisserie start popping up. Bonheur Patisserie (Raffles City) 252 North…
Handmade Pineapple Tarts from TCC – The Connoisseur Concerto. Nope, these aren’t monkeys with evolutionarily shifted ears but are actually Pros-Bear-Rity Bears! Taste-wise the bears probably have a disciplinarian momma as they were gentle in butteriness and fairly restrained in sweetness. These tarts are available at all TCC outlets islandwide.
Superior Lobster Fortune Pot from Mitzo – braised lobster in Mao Tai wine, abalone, dried scallop, flower mushroom, sea cucumber, deep-fried fish maw, dried oyster, roast duck, cabbage, lotus root, white radish, roasted pork belly, and fa cai. Quite the blockbuster experience. The roasted pork belly’s skin is gloriously crispy…
Firecracker cupcake – citrus and walnut with Tiger beer infused buttercream. The orange peel evokes memories of the yearly spammage of Mandarin oranges, whilst the buttercream kisses with a faint wisp of beer breath. 3.4/5 Cake Spade 1 Tras Link #01-06 Orchid Hotel Singapore 078867