The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Happily-priced fusion creations delight, with rotational menu encouraging repeat visits. The must-orders (if any): Masala Chicken Cannelloni, House Otah, Claypot Rice, Flora Ivory, Mindaro Summary: The Obelisk is a fusion sharing plates concept with a surprisingly strong cocktail menu newly-launched along Tanjong Pagar Road amidst all the…
Slow-cooked Canadian Pork Loin from The Halia (Raffles Hotel), with choice of spring onion mash side and pepper cream sauce. The Halia (Raffles Hotel) 1 Beach Road Raffles Hotel Singapore 189673
Cold smoked loin of wild salmon, caviar & greens from Mad About Sucre. (It would be remiss of me not to take this opportunity to commend the team behind The Teung Project (a sustainable outreach project which aims for the empowerment and betterment of the lives of children in rural…
Salmon Don from the lunch menu of the newly-opened Big Sake Bar at The Concourse Skyline. Whilst the salmon sashimi portion would fully satiate your inner tabby cat, the presence of the spurtfully sour cherry tomatoes and bitter arugula in a Japanese sashimi rice bowl felt as comfortably natural as…
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…
Glazed Teriyaki Salmon Furikake Bowl from the newly-opened 5 Senses in Bedok Point. The furikake was mixed with a thick, creamily sweet mayo and the wobbly-soft 62°C egg was a natural eggporn starlet, whilst elsewhere the perfectly almost-cooked teriyaki salmon, which could be consumed on its own and still justify…
Chirashi Don from the newly-opened Zipang Japanese Dining Bar along Cavanagh Road behind Concorde Hotel. Essentially Teppei-style but here salt level-perfect marinated sashimi chunks atop fluffy and comfortingly warm rice, with the addition of whitebait adding chewy bitterness and the sashimi being so remarkably fresh that its innate fishly sensuality…
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…
Just thinking about this Stir-Fried Surume Squid and Leek in Squid Liver Sauce that I had sixty-nine zippyzipengs ago at Zipang Japanese Dining Bar, a new concept launching behind Concorde Hotel. (“Zipang” actually means “Japan” in old language.) The menu is extensive and includes izayaka fare (grilled fish, skewers) and…