Red velvet waffle with After Eight Mintnight and Going Bananas ice cream from Archipelago Creamery. The red velvet waffle was of a soft and chewy variety, whilst elsewhere the peppermint ice cream could cure mild sore throats and the milky banana ice cream hid a naughty overnight nutty brownie guest.…
Oktoberfest platter from Old Boys Gallery ($69 nett) – pork knuckle (approximately 1kg!), Australian ribeye steak, three types of sausages (chorizo, lamb, and beef), German potato with crispy bacon, sauerkraut and sauteed vegetables, served with curry mustard, Raita and BBQ dips. The massive pig hand had been successfully cleansed of…
Chilli Crab Bao from Bao Makers. The sweet chilli involved is a grower not a shower in terms of firepower, whilst the few crab pieces that managed to squeeze onto the fried mantou carriage are nicely plump. Essentially what hipster foodie tourists should have for a minimalist, mod and smelly-finger…
Banana-Bailey from Roots Kitchen & Bar – bread & butter pudding of bananas, walnut, Nutella, and creamy Bailey. The Bailey strides in and pulls you in with its irresistible alcoholic machismo, whilst elsewhere the moist, wet and eggy pudding is two thirds bread and one third goreng pisang. 3.6/5 Roots…
Grilled Iberico pork collar served with Issan-style dip from Rochor Thai. The texture of the fatty pork collar is not so much meat as it is a most intriguingly delectable rubbery gelatin with sexily smoky edges, and the slices are addictive in their own right without assistance from the insistently…
“Orh Nee” from The Halia at Singapore Botanic Gardens – frozen home-made yam parfait, pumpkin purée, candied gingko nuts & lotus seeds. Essentially a rich, fragrant yam cake-mousse which is likely to evoke memories of coconut-based neighbourhood confectionery cakes you had as a TAF club child. The pumpkin purée was…
Baked Mangalitsa Kimchi Rice from Joo Bar – grilled Mangalitsa belly, chopped house-made kimchi, onion, mozzarella, pecorino, parmesan, bechamel sauce. It smothers you, douses you and beats you over the head with the fragrance-inclined tail of its cheesetastic agenda, but fan or not of cheese, it’s unequivocally the best pick…
Duck Confit from Birdie Num Num Gastrobar. The duck confit had a waxy, glazed personality as if it had just waltzed in from a nearby Hong Kong barbecued meats hawker stall, but for the price ($13.90 nett at point of publication) this was greasy good fun. 3.5/5 Birdie Num Num…
Spicy Mangalitsa Deopbap from Joo Bar’s lunch menu – sliced spicy mangalitsa belly, poached egg, zucchini, spring onion, crispy onion, carrot, white rice. Whilst the bitter and mega-crispy onion rings possessed an irresistible addictiveness and the lean mangalitsa belly – nicely covered in a sweet and mildly spicy sauce -…