Chirashi Teishoku set from Chirashi-Tei. Despite looking rather The Sushi Bar and Chikuwa Tei/Manzoku-esque with its thick cuts, this was like one of those Louis Vuitton bags from a back alley car boot that look damn legit from afar but up-close you can see the uneven stitching and detect the…
Apple cinnamon waffle bar from Hvala Waffle Bar. Essentially the evolution of the “cheap hotdog waffle” of secondary school/pasar malam days, having adapted to today’s waffle-obsessed times. The apple slices were torched and thus nicely warm and sweet, in stark contrast to the relatively temperature-challenged sliced waffle pieces they rest…
Garlic prawn aglio olio from P. Bistro – capellini, garlic confit, roasted prawns, and chilli garnish. While the pasta was not at all spicy, there was enough faintly bitter garlic at play to scare off junior vampire babies, the prawns were nicely grilled with a tinge of pastiness, and the…
P. Bistro special Duck Leg Stew – lightly braised French duck leg with seasonal vegetables, tomato and herbs. Essentially a posh duck bathing in an Asian onsen. The duck leg was nicely tender and steaming hot as your knife cleaves through, and it lounges in a comforting, salty Asian-style broth…
Kurobuta pork shabu shabu at MAD Bistro – 12 slices of pork loin and 12 slices of pork belly to cook in bonito broth along with silken tofu, Japanese leek, kanji, vegetables, shiitake and enoki mushrooms, and paired with goma, yuzu and chilli sauces. Menu says the shabu shabu feeds…
Boba Milk & Egg shaved ice. Essentially Koi’s caramel milk tea (70% sugar) after somebody left it in the freezer to cool for too long. 3.5/5 YiLi PaoPao Ice 181 Orchard Road #B2-05 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Laksa Supreme – prawns, beancurd puffs, quail eggs, calamari balls and homemade sambal chilli. Essentially the laksa you love, but with fancy plastic surgery from a clinic in Paragon and a Ferragamo headband. The laksa broth was suitably light, and I loved the beancurd puffs which swell marvelously into wet,…