Years ago, I had a meal at a Spanish restaurant called Esquina, and I had this little nasi-lemak inspired seared scallop dish which left such an impression on me that I remarked that it was”(q)uite marvellous and one of my most memorable and startlingly good mains ever”, ending my review with a…
Sticky Toffee Pudding from Halia (Raffles Hotel) – date, butterscotch sauce, sea salt, vanilla ice cream. The Halia (Raffles Hotel) 1 Beach Road Raffles Hotel Singapore 189673
Chilli Banana with Triple Chocolate Ice Cream from the newly-opened 5 Senses in Bedok Point. It’s like having your tongue gently flogged with a chilli seed-studded, rawish gooey banana belt and then have your tongue lovingly caressed by a soothing chocolatey ice cream immediately after. 3.7/5 5 Senses 799 New…
Houjicha Pancake (vanilla ice cream, chia seeds, crushed hazelnuts, matcha spread, seasonable berries) from Les Patisseries’ newly-refreshed menu. The pancake starts off like a comfortably light, brownie-esque chocolate cake before quietly unveiling a dusky, gracefully understated hojicha fragrance and bitterness which lingers on your tongue long after the moment has…
Earl grey ice cream with candied kabocha from Gastrosmiths at Katong I12. The earl grey ice cream maintains a suitably classy and conservative demeanour and the softly crunchy pumpkin reveals an au naturel sweetness, while elsewhere the crumble and nuts ensure each mouthful brings forth pleasurable toothly amusement. 3.8/5 Gastrosmiths…
Waffle with Hojicha ice cream from the newly-opened The Flourist along Tampines Street 81. The slightly glazed waffle possessed a random peppery savouriness whilst elsewhere the fragrantly assertive and thick earl grey caramel sauce, applied gratuitously onto the scoop of Hojicha ice cream, distracted from the bitter charms of the…
San Zar (haw flake) and White Rabbit (milk candy) sorbet/gelato on waffle from Non Entrée Desserts. The sour, berry-esque haw flake flavour lingers on your tongue like perfume on your clothes after an Abercrombie & Fitch outlet visit, and the gooey and insistently milky White Rabbit gelato possesses an almost…
Banana Gusto (waffle with chocolate and chocolate mint ice cream) from Knots Living, a cafe concept situated within a breathtakingly beautiful furniture/floral space in MacPherson. I rarely find sufficient reason to fawn over dining spaces, but I am positively infatuated with Knots Living’s Japanese-y combination of woody, flora-infused, grey-walled and…
Matcha Pancake (azuki bean paste, fresh berries, azuki ice cream, vanilla sauce) from Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters. Whilst the Potong-esque ice cream and thick paste represent the azuki faction with VJC-style flags-ahoy enthusiasm, the titular matcha teammates are demonstrably nonchalant, with the kitkat chunks being more milk than tea and…