Orange halibut. The halibut was nicely flaky and the orange put on its best citrusy-sweet marmalade dress, but the overall experience (including the sides situation, i.e. the roasted potato and broccoli) did taste and feel rather Astons-esque. 3.4/5 Chew The Fat Block 6 Everton Park #01-18 Singapore 080006
Red velvet waffle with pandan kaya and lychee rose ice cream. The waffle had crispy edges but was a warm cross between sticky goo and bread on the inside, with an ever so faint bitterness. Whilst the lychee rose was fragrant, creamy and competent, I very much preferred the pandan…
Leite creme com farofias flutantes em nuvem de caramelo – vanilla custard, egg white “clouds” in caramel. Essentially a dessert consisting of a foamy marshmallow relaxing in a pool of smooth, eggy custard with a massive spider-spun caramel golden sugar web serving as a luxurious canopy, although the disgruntled spider…
San Domingue – a jewel box with rum emulsion, chocolate mousse, caramelized plantain and a Brittany crust. Essentially the chocolatey equivalent of Christmas morning. The jewel box reveals liquid rum emulsion by way of in-mouth squirtage once you bite it, and you get to chew the chocolate box with the…
Açorda de Bacalhau – bread “porridge” with cod, extra virgin olive oil, fish stock and coriander. Tastes like comforting rice porridge, but with random soft bread crust bits and the occasional whiff of fermentation which tease that you aren’t eating rice. The cod was fresh and chewy, but this Portuguese…
Passioné – passionfruit and a blend of cheeses on a sponge and coconut sable base, served with cocoa nibs. The cake was smooth and rich, with no bitchy upstaging drama going on – the passionfruit dominates for the first few seconds in your mouth but eventually cedes to the cheese…
Coco Citron – coconut mousse, lemon curd and coconut sablee tart, with crushed sugar diamonds. So light, I’m floating on clouds. But then some of the crushed sugar diamonds crackled and popped loudly in my mouth and I was so startled, I fell all the way down. 3.7/5 Mad About…
Mini Spanish Breakfast – egg, mushroom purée, chorizo and potato espuma. Essentially how an egg would taste if it were the product of a hen’s tawdry liaison with a very charming pizza with a handlebar moustache. 3.7/5 Esquina 16 Jiak Chuan Road Singapore 089267