“W” (watermelon, hazelnut dacquoise, vanilla chantilly cream, rose cream) from Two Bakers. A bite of the crunchy watermelon releases gratifying hydration, whilst elsewhere the sticky, nutty hazelnut dacquoise pouts as it bats its eyelashes flirtatiously at your jaw. 3.9/5 Two Bakers 88 Horne Road Singapore 209083
Pettite France (French whisky, cream, honey, almond, spiced sable, almond crispy crepes, apricot, mascarpone) from Mad About Sucre’s newly-launched Autumn/Winter cake collection. The nutty and indulgently rich dome was a Tang Wei and Tony Leung-esque filthy romp between roasty, thick and creamy almond nougat and milky, unflinchingly drunken homemade French…
Eglise St Augustin (red fruits, strawberry-basil confit, vanilla choux sponge, Madagascar vanilla cream, white chocolate) from Mad About Sucre’s new autumn/winter cake collection. Mad About Sucre 27 Teo Hong Road Singapore 088334
Earl grey ice cream with candied kabocha from Gastrosmiths at Katong I12. The earl grey ice cream maintains a suitably classy and conservative demeanour and the softly crunchy pumpkin reveals an au naturel sweetness, while elsewhere the crumble and nuts ensure each mouthful brings forth pleasurable toothly amusement. 3.8/5 Gastrosmiths…
Tarte Chocolat (chocolate almond tart, caramel fleur de sel with roasted nuts, dark chocolate ganache, chocolate chantilly) from Antoinette’s indulgent new Fetish Chocolat menu, which runs from 1 September 2016 until end October. Antoinette (Penhas Road) 30 Penhas Road Singapore 208188
Waffle with Hojicha ice cream from the newly-opened The Flourist along Tampines Street 81. The slightly glazed waffle possessed a random peppery savouriness whilst elsewhere the fragrantly assertive and thick earl grey caramel sauce, applied gratuitously onto the scoop of Hojicha ice cream, distracted from the bitter charms of the…
San Zar (haw flake) and White Rabbit (milk candy) sorbet/gelato on waffle from Non Entrée Desserts. The sour, berry-esque haw flake flavour lingers on your tongue like perfume on your clothes after an Abercrombie & Fitch outlet visit, and the gooey and insistently milky White Rabbit gelato possesses an almost…
Roussillon White Peach Tart from Tarte by Cheryl Koh. Tarte by Cheryl Koh 1 Scotts Road #01-12 Shaw Centre Singapore 228208
Banana Gusto (waffle with chocolate and chocolate mint ice cream) from Knots Living, a cafe concept situated within a breathtakingly beautiful furniture/floral space in MacPherson. I rarely find sufficient reason to fawn over dining spaces, but I am positively infatuated with Knots Living’s Japanese-y combination of woody, flora-infused, grey-walled and…