Air-fried chicken winglets from Nekkid, The Naked Finn’s sister bar concept located steps away. Essentially the spirit of chicken satay flying on BBQ pit nostalgia clouds. 3.5/5 Nekkid Block 41 Malan Road Singapore 109454
Penne Cioppino from The Wicked Garlic – fresh prawns, squid and NZ half shell mussels and Asiatic clams in a soupy white wine sauce with homemade pesto sauce. Whilst the soupy sauce was suitably salty and steeped in oceanic goodness, the shellfish had the languor of a Bedok kopitiam drinks…
Swedish Apple Pancake topped with caramelised apples, Bavarian cream and cinnamon cider glaze from Clinton Street Baking Company. The enormously filling buttery, fluffy pancakes, which stored a 8.15am MRT train passenger-esque steaming rage deep within, provided eggy French toast comfort whilst elsewhere the Bavarian cream was a sugary vanilla ice…
A Compter Du Printemps from Mad About Sucre – strawberry cream, lemon mousse, French champagne, raspberry, almond sponge cake, croustillant. The posh champagne jelly was inappropriately inebriated to such a degree that it probably contravened something in the Liquor Control Act, whilst elsewhere the glacial and understated strawberry cream struck…
Assam Fish Head Curry from 5 Little Monkeys Cafe. The formidably-sized fish head tastes like it was abducted while on its way to school just hours ago, whilst elsewhere the tangy, boisterous curry tangoes with your tongue with the unbridled sensuality of a The Cathay basement dance studio burlesque class…
Squid Ink Risotto with Cuttlefish and Green Pea Ragout with Shallot Sauce from Basilico. Essentially a decidedly Chinese-tinged and intriguingly tantalising pasta-muifan (烩饭, or “Asian risotto”) crossover project, with wisps of dried shrimp annotating the proceedings. 3.9/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Basilico. Basilico 1 Cuscaden Road Level 2,…
Crab & Humita Croquettes with Spicy Criolla Sauce from Bochinche. The crabmeat, possessing the gentle mushiness of a newly-in-love Saint Margaret’s Secondary School student, was so gloriously steamy it should come with a parental advisory. 3.8/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Bochinche. Bochinche 22 Martin Road #02-01 Singapore…
Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Sriracha from Humpback’s Sunday Brunch. The chicken’s performance felt slightly phoned in, but this was inconsequential since the combination of spunky paprika and uncompromisingly unrelenting sriracha dialled up the heat to Fifty Shades of Grey levels. 3.7/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Humpback. Humpback…
Llaomango Sanum from Llaollao (Marina Bay Sands). Essentially the usual llaollao yogurt with an added fragrant tropical aftertaste, whilst elsewhere the sour mango chunks had an unripe manly crunchiness. 3.9/5 The llaomango flavour is only available at the Marina Bay Sands outlet from 1 – 20 February 2016. Llaollao (Marina…