Laksa Goreng – stir-fried laksa served with prawn, fish cake, bean sprout and tau pok. Tastes like a dreamy crossover between laksa and Hokkien Mee with its rich, thick laksa gravy and darn good wok hei. 3.8/5 Peranakan Flavours 11 Jalan Klapa The Ardennes Hotel Singapore 199323
Chocolate molten lava cake, flambé with Sambuca and Grand Marnier and served with vanilla ice cream. The cake was fairly competent and the lava thick and oozy, but the alcohol – two separate glasses brought to the table and poured over the cake in a tragic flop of a pyrotechnic…
Warm kimchi with tofu & spam – housemade kimchi, mangalitsa pork belly, tofu, onion, scallion. Essentially deconstructed Korean army stew. You can merge the disparate elements into a mini stew within your mouth in manner of Power Ranger-esque Megazord transformation. The tofu wore its strong tofu taste with gusto, and…
Baby Eel Paper – deep fried baby eel, chilli salt, lime zest. A delectable cross between ikan bilis and cuttlefish which is crispy snackeroos on its own, but squeeze lime over these babies and they soak up the citrusy tanginess with the absorbency of a Huggies diaper whilst still retaining…
Churros Amigo – sweet potato dough fritters fried til crispy, served with vanilla ice cream. Like a massive sweet potato fry bear-hugging a fluffy doughnut. 3.7/5 Sunday Market 22 Lim Tua Tow Road Singapore 547772
XO Duck Tagliatelle – tagliatelle, duck breast, XO chilli sauce, sugar snaps and corn kernels. Tastes and smells exactly like the XO carrot cake you get at Hong Kong cafés. The duck must have been a hardcore Fitness First (Market Street branch) gym rat as his breast was sure tough.…
Carrot cake. Massively sized and filling without being too cheesy or sweet. The numerous treasures within – raisins and nuts etc – are nicely distributed so each mouthful tastes different texturally. I like how they serve the cakes on a big circular tray that provides for klutzy cake toppling. 3.8/5…
Mad About Dolce – creamy cafe dolce tainted with hazelnut chocolate, with a nutty ring around the edges of the glass. Essentially a persuasive Baileys imitation as prepared by a sugar-obsessed spammer. I wished a Baileys version existed somewhere – being intoxicated and not self-aware would be the preferred state…
Choc Rocher Cheesecake. Rich, indulgent and only cheesecakey in its gooey texture. The Oreo-esque crumbs hiding below the cake assist in taking the edge off the sweet hazelnut richness. Essential that you share, otherwise it would be a richness that eventually segues to misery. On an unrelated note, my dining…