Over-The-Top Shakes from the rebranded The Benjamins at Forum – (from left) Nutella Banana, Old School Vanilla and Coffee Avocado. The big afro-ed Scary Spice (you need to update your pop culture references – Editor) is all attention-seeking with its bright hair dye, pink accessory and Nicki Minaj-esque get-up but…
Velvet Jubilee ($5.50) from Rabbit Owl Depot – red velvet snowflakes waffles with red velvet ice cream drizzled with cream cheese. Essentially bitter dark chocolate ice cream with a margarine-esque drizzle and bready waffles that lack the original signature snowflakes waffles’ killer spiky crisp – the red velvet aspect of…
Lemon meringue yeasted Belgium waffle from Stateland Cafe – lemon scented waffle, vanilla ice cream, lemon curd, candied citrus zest and meringue sticks. The waffle is crispy on the outside and ever so slightly limp on the inside while the lemon meringue concept and ensemble cast somehow feel a bit…
BiBim bingsu from BiBing. Essentially HL chocolate milk (?) mixed with nuts, fruits and yogurt (not llaollao, but the cheap supermarket variety you eat for better bowel movements). 3.1/5 BiBing 50 Smith Street Singapore 058958
Hokkaido chocolate milk mille crepe from Doi Chaang. The equivalent of ordering Lychee Green Tea at Share Tea, Chatime or similar and then finding out that it is actually lychee tea with added chlorophyll. 3.1/5 Doi Chaang 35 Rochester Drive #01-08 Rochester Mall Singapore 138639
Spicy Mee from The Refinery – pulled pork, homemade sambal, pork balls, sesame seeds, pork lard, signature 72 degree onsen tamago. Essentially hipster Myojo Ramen Char Mee 100, with bak chor mee pork balls and sweet but viciously mauled Narcissus spiced pork cubes. The relatively vacuous noodles required vigorous mixing – otherwise…
Strawberry bingsu from Nunsongyee. While we were positively smothered with love from all them fleshy and sweet strawberries, the cows that provided the milk used for the shaved milk ice might have been lactationally challenged as the ice was rather tasteless, a far cry from the milky goodness experienced during…
Duck confit from On The Table. Whilst the citrusy sauce was refreshingly sweet, it could not distract me from the intense déjà vu that I experienced of my numerous gloriously greasy moments at KFC during my secondary school days. 3.4/5 On The Table 118 Pasir Panjang Road Singapore 118541
Cambarang Chili Garam from Quentin’s – fresh large prawns fried with chilli paste and salt. The big and juicy prawns were slathered with a curious paste that tasted like it was made by dejuicing the essence from a hundred rambunctious pigs. Good for bacon enthusiasts or pig haters. 3.4/5 Quentin’s…