Spicy Miso Lobster Broth Ramen (Special) from Ramen Keisuke Lobster King. The lobster broth played like an imperial relative of your prawn mee broth, whilst the gentle spicy miso kept the proceedings from venturing too deeply into the Atlantic Ocean. Elsewhere, the molten egg was seventy-two sorts of amazing, the…
Glorious Prosperity Yu Sheng with Baby Abalone from Indocafe. Essentially a Peranakan curry chap chye-esque take on yu sheng, with the mischievously spicy nyonya sauce having a tentative yet beguilingly intriguing rendezvous with the raw salmon slices and the candied citrus peel adding a youthful glow to the proceedings. Unexpectedly…
Classic provoleta, almonds & oregano honey from Bochinche. The playfully sweet, honey-soaked provoleta has the stringiness of the most refined mozzarella as well as the soft, resilient elasticity of chewing gum, and the soft fluffy bread wraps around it with the sensuality and comfort of a body-sheathing taffeta gown. 4.2/5…
Brussels sprouts with chipotle, egg and raisin from Humpback’s spanking new Sunday Brunch menu. Essentially a valentine to everybody’s favourite fartogenic vegetable, with the oil-plump brussels sprouts having a most exemplary bitter crunchiness and some blessed pieces possessing bits of delightfully charred, crisp and paper-thin skin that go crack upon…
Warm Octopus Salad from Kilo – grilled octopus, nam jim, peanut brittle. The nicely charred octopus had a good spring in its step and the shrimpy nam jim had a most sassy and alluring tartness. Elsewhere, the buttery mash served as a marvellous binding agent for bringing together the octopus,…
Earl Grey Caramel Waffle from Atlas Coffeehouse – earl grey caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream. The dusky earl grey beauty vanishes into the night as mysteriously as she appeared, whilst elsewhere the waffle maintains a light crisp on the outside while having a buttery 3-ply softness on the inside. 4/5…
Traditional Char Kway Teow with large prawns and scallops from Big Street. Essentially the kind of indulgent, Tai Tai-esque variation of local fare you would expect Raffles Hotel or similar to serve, minus the gloss and GST/service charge. For $14.80, you get smoky wok hei goodness that would satiate one’s…
Superior Lobster Fortune Pot from Mitzo – braised lobster in Mao Tai wine, abalone, dried scallop, flower mushroom, sea cucumber, deep-fried fish maw, dried oyster, roast duck, cabbage, lotus root, white radish, roasted pork belly, and fa cai. Quite the blockbuster experience. The roasted pork belly’s skin is gloriously crispy…
Fresh king prawn with linguine in aglio olio sauce from Mad About Sucre. The herby linguine had a playful bounce to its bite and the Spanish fermented garlic offered an unusual and unexpected crunch to the proceedings, whilst the nicely charred and gargantuan king prawn deserved its regal namesake, having…