Hummingbird from Mad About Sucre – African pecan nut, plantain, pineapple, lemon, lavender and honey. Despite possessing neither the SMU-esque professionally proficient attractiveness of the Luna De Miel nor the old school Hollywood glamour of the San Domingue, the Hummingbird proved itself to be, like an industrious and scholarly civil servant, competent…
Meringue accompanied by homemade sangria from Henri Charpentier. The sticky and chewy almond meringue tasted like a cross between peanut butter and a powdery caramel popcorn. Elsewhere, the apricot, figs and raisins were ever so slightly tipsy on Jolly Shandy. 3.6/5 Henri Charpentier Singapore 9A Dempsey Road Singapore 247698
Passionfruit meringue tart from Cream & Custard. The meringue tastes like a dense and slightly sweet marshmallow and the tart crust struggles a bit before crumbling when subject to the vertical fork test. Elsewhere, the curd itself is well-balanced in its sour and sweet properties (although I could easily do…
Omelette Norvégienne – vanilla ice cream with “griotte” cherries cooked in kirsch, orange confit and almond nougatine, enveloped in a torched blackcurrant meringue and flamed Grand Marnier poured over. A competent competitor to Henri Charpentier in the arsonist dessert stakes. The lights above your table are switched off as Grand…
Basil sorbet, strawberries, sweet tomato, yuzu yogurt and black pepper meringue. The marquee name essentially tastes like a bitter and smooth ball of blended grass. The succulent strawberries and sweet tomatoes lend their sweetness to balance out the sorbet’s bitterness, while the yogurt was sour and ever so slightly tart.…