In December 2018, I checked into the Executive Suite with Premier Marina Bay View at JW Marriott Singapore South Beach, which is housed in a downtown mixed-development complex comprising residential units, office space and retail concepts. The 634-room property is conveniently accessible via Esplanade MRT station, and is minutes away…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Upscale luxury experience partly suffers due to service limitations. The must-dos (if any): Relax in the refurnished rooms, have cocktails and canapes at the 31F Executive Lounge. Intro: In July 2018, in the midst of completing the Hilton Honors Diamond Status Match, I checked into the…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Grilled fish in a variety of (spicy) Sichuan sauces. The must-orders (if any): Cod, Steamboat Bean Base. Summary: Launching at the basement of Suntec City, the curiously school-themed Sichuan Kungfu Fish Singapore offers a fairly straightforward concept – choose from a variety of fish and seafood…
Came back home the other day to this glorious Restoration care basket from Plentyfull, a restaurant/gourmet grocer/patisserie concept recently launched at Millenia Walk which is all about offering a restoration experience – it’s not just about satisfying your tastebuds, but your body and spirit as well. (I hear their Tiramisu…
Tendon Spicy Flavour from Tempura Kohaku, a new Japanese concept at Suntec City. The sweet, saucy tendon clubs you in manner of vicious seal-hunting Canadians with a smorgasbord of various tempura (chicken, squid, vegetables and prawns etc) so plentiful that you would be left feeling guilty and phat, while elsewhere…
Gooey Banana Donuts “Milo Dinosaur” with Milo crumbs, condensed milk and hazelnuts from Redpan. Despite both being mid-embrace, the piping hot goreng pisang-esque balls maintained a frosty emotional disconnect from the Milo crumbs, with the latter gazing longingly across the room at the delectably roasty hazelnuts as Steps’ “It’s The…
Prawn & Hae Bi Hiam Pasta from Redpan – tagliatelle tossed with housemade spicy shrimp paste, sakura ebi and sautéed prawns. The hae bi hiam aroma at play is irresistible, while elsewhere the introverted sakura ebi is overshadowed by the busyness of the proceedings and is best savoured directly on…
Grilled kingfish collar with spicy chinchalok sauce from Redpan’s new menu, which rolls out tomorrow. Every inch of moist flesh, chewy cartilagey bits and sinfully charred skin went shiveringly well with the spicy chinchalok sauce, so stingingly tangy and naughty that it would make you go “phaaaaaaatumba” or similar incoherent…
Sweet & Sour Pork on the Rocks from Kai Garden. While the glacial context keeps the coats of the McNugget-esque meat balls fairly chilled, the balls intriguingly maintain both coat crispness and a comforting level of bodily warmth. 3.7/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Kai Garden. Kai Garden…