Ichiya Dori – grilled chicken served with lemon and yuzu pepper. The crispy skin, despite being slightly lemoned, crackled wonderfully like a dried leaf under Miu Miu stiletto heels, while the dainty petite lump of yuzu pepper, easily the best thing that happened to chicken in Japanese cuisine, added a…
Minced meat noodles. Very much like the ubiquitous Llaollao, the item on offer is yummy and well-executed for what it is, but somewhere out there bitchy pixies are gesticulating and giggling at me like Harajuku schoolgirls for wasting precious moments queueing for something that’s only moderately nice when there are…
Spaghetti ai Porcini e Gamberi – spaghetti aglio olio with porcini mushrooms, chilli padi and prawns. Sample this blindfolded and you might just mistake this for good old-fashioned Hokkien Mee. The prawns and mushrooms, which could have reinforced the notion that this is ultimately still aglio olio, didn’t help much…
White coffee cake. It’s all about the bass and no treble, as the cake’s thick, J.Lo-sized hazelnut wafer booty triumphantly bounces away most traces of white coffee, which is probably a size two at best. 3.5/5 Do.Main 226 Tanjong Katong Road Singapore 437015
Mojito cocktail sphere, with grapefruit rind and lime zest. Felt like a glitzy, oversized version of those flavoured “pop” balls in beverages that explode upon bite, only naughtier and more insidious – you get a citrusy grand explosion with little hint of its alcoholic intentions whilst it swirls in your…
Pomegranate yogurt with toppings like lemon slice, chocolate halva, cheesecake, Turkish delight, rocky road, banana bread, popcorn etc. The toppings/sauces, which are diverse and extensive in selection, are free flow as the yogurt is ultimately priced by weight, so I had the intention to line the periphery with all these…
Apple vanilla mousse cake. The heavens are usually fair in their distribution of looks and taste – you are seldom allowed to be beautiful and delicious at the same time – but they must have been smitten by this minxy apple as it tastes slightly better than it should given…
Matcha panna cotta with sesame brittle. The green tea was rather milky, yet simultaneously the right shade of bitter. What was memorable was the inclusion of the sesame brittle, which evoked instant memories of Chinese New Year and its unhealthy but perfunctory social snacking. 3.5/5 Hangout Cafe Ang Mo Kio…
Belgian dark chocolate tart – Belgium dark chocolate and ganache, with a coffee and Baileys topping. Unlike some other places that proudly boast about their alcohol usage but it turns out more Corinne Bailey Rae than Baileys, the cream here is the real McCoy, immediately confirmable with one taste. Tart…