Roasted miso cod from The Disgruntled Chef – sweet pea puree, ikura, sea beans. The tanned and buttery cod, after taking heed of advice from social media outlets on the dangers of sun exposure and incredible merits of cold-pressed juices and the like, dons a chic veil made from its…
Cacciucco from In ITALY – seafood casserole with lobster, garoupa, prawns, squid, imported mussels, clams, tomatoes and chilli. The broth flavour was essentially clams dancing naked with tomatoes under the moonlight, whilst the assortment of seafood on hand was generous in portion, varied and tasty enough to make me a…
Pan-fried cod fish with cauliflower tempura, confit garlic and shiraz reduction from Pool Grill. One of the largest servings of cod I’ve had on a plate yet. Despite missing the characteristic butteriness I was expecting, the cod possessed the soft, supple flesh of one that takes queenly milk baths and…
Rare yellow fin tuna tataki with compressed watermelon, goat cheese mousse, chia and flax seeds from Pool Grill. Like a really gorgeous clean salad for glamorous socialites with big sunglasses and sunkissed light chestnut locks. The watermelon provided a much-needed spurt of refreshing juice to the reserved, meaty fish cuts. 3.6/5…
Laksa Fisherman’s Pie from Epicurious – prawn, fish, crabmeat, taupok, carrot and zucchini in spicy laksa broth with a puff pastry top. Essentially roti prata served with distilled laksa concentrate, so powerfully flavoured that you must savour it by way of dipping the pastry and only sucking the soak in order…
Mitzo special barbecued pork. The skin of this amazing piggylicious delight must have been separated at birth from crème brûlée. I doodled a diagram in my notes whilst eating this – it was a circle labelled “middle” within a box with area outside the circle shaded and labelled “melts in…
Fiery Pan Seared Seabass with Clams from The Fickle Mussel. The seabass was wonderfully cooked and flaked most gracefully, but the peanut sauce-esque sambal was as fiery as an extinguished cigarette thrown into a CBD dustbin nine days ago, and the clams – presumably used to prop the seabass and…
Pan Seared Salmon from Canopy Garden Bar – pan seared salmon on a bed of mashed potatoes & a healthy combination of leek, lettuce, green peas, vegetable broth and bacon. Essentially a well-cooked salmon in a comforting light broth designed to simulate a grandmother’s protective warm hug, and ideal for…
Otah by The Bay at SREEET 50. Whilst the otah does lack a vital gritty spiciness which is present in the best otah, the $8.90 price tag and the absolute avalanche of octopus, clams, garoupa and scallops (!!) justifies its viability as an option for late night munchies. 3.6/5 Want…