Saffron paella with pan-fried red snapper, chorizo and snow peas from Esquina. The sweet paella was slickly oiled with a delectably sticky crunch, being a perfect foil for the chaste innocence of the well-cooked snapper, whilst elsewhere the chewy, juicy chorizo had intense pig dictatorship intentions. 4/5 Esquina 16 Jiak…
Seabass with lobster bisque, curry cauliflower puree, dehydrated cauliflower and horse radish pea puree from Dibs. The wonderfully well-cooked seabass had a lightly salted skin, and while the sour pea mush may possibly cause veggie-fearing young children to produce a similar looking substance, the Chinese curry vegetable-esque cauliflower puree was…
Halibut en Papillote from The Halia (Raffles Hotel) – sushi rice, wakame, shiitake, mirin broth, shallot butter, truffle aioli. The sweet, tender halibut soaked in a rich, almost creamy Chinese-esque broth, whilst enoki mushrooms and broccoli were on hand for crunch and (along with the sushi rice) Asian cheerleader duties.…
Salmon 42deg with seaweed, apples and sesame from Kite. You would suspect that the salty and uber soft salmon has been sneaking out for secret midnight rendezvous (yes, that’s the plural form – Vocabulary Editor) with its smoked classmate while elsewhere, the gloopy seaweed offered glacial refreshment for the throat…
Seafood Cioppino from Two Tall Trees – mussels, fish, squid, prawns & special herbs in a tomato broth. Comforting, humble fare, with the tomato broth possessing the gentle touch of a nurturing grey-bunned granny with chopsticks in her hair and wearing grey motif overalls. 3.5/5 Two Tall Trees 14B Kensington…
Salmon red rice and baby octopus donburi from Wild Rocket. Essentially an immensely gratifying bowl of umami wonder – the warm, pork floss-esque, prawny, salty and surprisingly sweet rice is marvellous mouth fodder in its own right, but then the slithery, soft seared salmon comes and delivers a killer tail…
Roast red snapper with tom yum bouillabaisse from Wild Rocket. The seafood elements are but a foil for the tangy bouillabaisse, which wears judicious spritzes of Soi No. 55 or similar and titillates with her herbal sensuality…but before you know it, she will quietly slink off into the night, leaving…
Miso Cod from Birdie Num Num Gastrobar – codfish marinated with Japanese miso served with creamy risotto. Whilst the risotto gave the cheesiest pickup lines, the cod tasted all Japanese style meets zichar (Chinese a la carte dining). For its price ($15.90 at point of publication) this was buttery good…
Bibik bouillabaisse with mussels, snapper and prawns from Epicurious. The stew was enormously flavourful with the robust life essence of presumably six hundred and seventy two fishies, with a playful spice feist and just a hint of coconut to give it a curryish tease. 4/5 This item is part of…