Kaisendon (Deluxe) set from Ken Japanish Restaurant. From the urghsome half-cooked egg that straddled the texture between half-boiled egg and cooked egg for Maggi Mee, to the two octopus sashimi slices which were so unmanageable that I felt like that guy in Korean thriller Oldboy having to swallow the gooey…
Bean powder snow bingsu from Twins. Essentially a blend of muah chee, rhino skin and O’ma Spoon-esque snowflakey milk ice, but instead created using HL milk and a 3D printer. 2.9/5 Twins 7 Craig Road Singapore 089667
Bang Bang Prawn Pasta from The Prawn Star – warm cappellini, mayonnaise, chilli and lime. Like the spiritual Thai sister of the Fried Meesua with Kimchi Purée from Gastrosmiths. The oily strands of sweet and spicy capellini are so slurpsome and full of flavour, they steal the spotlight from the…
King Prawns on Vermicelli Claypot with bacon and white pepper from The Prawn Star. Essentially an indulgent, regal morning economic beehoon but with king prawns instead of the usual oily and unhealthy suspects, and my favourite item from my meal at The Prawn Star. While the bacon played hide and…
Sriracha Caramel Popcorn from The Prawn Star. Delectably sweet, yet gives a devilishly spicy sting to the lips. Majorly addictive. 4.1/5 [This was a hosted meal, courtesy of The Prawn Star.] The Prawn Star 21 Duxton Hill Singapore 089604
All-Hands-On-Deck Seafood Platter ($98) from The Prawn Star – seafood grilled in kimchi-miso butter. Some of the clammed seamen petulantly refused entry and, when forcefully seized, even flung sand in a rowdy show of temper, but the lobster and prawns were reliably good and the nicely smoky bread went wonderfully…
Rose yogurt panna cotta with fruits and raspberry coulis. The rose yogurt panna cotta was like a subdued Bandung pudding who didn’t wash its mouth after indulging its Llaollao cravings. If you top a spoonful of pudding with the lychee and try it with the raspberry coulis, it makes for…
Ginger – candied ginger pudding, sticky toffee, caramel ice cream and candied ginger. Essentially sticky date pudding which eats clean. The ginger element of the pudding is not immediately apparent, but when you use your tongue to slowly process the experience (instead of just chewing and swallowing like a common…
Lemon – lemon curd, lemon cake, crumble, and torched marshmallows. A peculiar case of deconstruction being so technically masterful and the lemon tart sensory experience being so faithfully and flawlessly recreated that it renders the entire exercise otiose. Still a good lemon tart though. 3.6/5 Selfish Gene Patisserie 40A Craig…