One of my favourite restaurants in Singapore, Restaurant JAG, recently launched its Autumn menu. I tried the new menu in December 2020, and my dinner was definitely one of my highlights of 2020. The seasonal menu showcases autumnal vegetables – often in the form of different textures within one course…
Different textures of beetroot, pumpernickel and linseed emulsion from Bacchanalia’s vegan and vegetarian course menu. The meaty beetroot tartare, which bided its time before revealing its marshy earthbound charms, dropped it like it was hot with a mystical wasabi-esque blaze. 3.8/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Bacchanalia. Bacchanalia…
Aged carnaroli risotto rice, fermented coconut, Thai inspired salad from Bacchanalia’s vegan and vegetarian course menu. Despite possessing not a smidgen of meat, the coconutty and wetly muifan-like risotto had a rich and robust seafood-esque flavour, with an urgent sourness and a piquant gingerly slant. 4.2/5 This was a hosted…
Whole Sea Bass “Au Plat” from Ash & Elm at Intercontinental Singapore – whole sea bass from the deep-sea farm of Mauritius with fennel confit, cherry tomato confit, taggiasca olives, lemon and beurre blanc sauce. A buttery gloss stridently dominates the proceedings, while elsewhere conquering the fish is quite the…
Maine lobster and chicken pot roast with field mushrooms, fried quail eggs and parsley from The Disgruntled Chef. If crustaceans and fowls haven’t been dating before, they certainly should start exploring the possibilities. The lobster was plump and sweet whilst the well-done chicken had the most happily crispy skin, and…
Baked Pistachio Melt & Pandan Ice Cream from FYR Cycene Ond Drinc. The green rocky mountain unyields a salty, thick, gooey sea of nutty goodness (with more nuts floating around in case you need more nuts in your bag), and the pandan ice cream was on hand to provide leafy,…
Grilled squid from FYR Cycene Ond Drinc. Massively addictive and flavourful (I don’t know what those salty, crispy toppings are but they disintegrated in my mouth far too quickly), and so deeply, deeply smoky that the dish should come with a warning label and a hotline for quitting. 4/5 This…
Baked blinis from FYR Cycene Ond Drinc – blinis (thin pancake made with yeasted butter) with grilled salmon, egg, Avruga caviar and grated Bottarga. The blini tasted like a interesting, savoury cross between soft dough and butter cake, while elsewhere the roe appeared to have undergone cellular fusion and the…
Duck confit from On The Table. Whilst the citrusy sauce was refreshingly sweet, it could not distract me from the intense déjà vu that I experienced of my numerous gloriously greasy moments at KFC during my secondary school days. 3.4/5 On The Table 118 Pasir Panjang Road Singapore 118541