Penne Cioppino from The Wicked Garlic – fresh prawns, squid and NZ half shell mussels and Asiatic clams in a soupy white wine sauce with homemade pesto sauce. Whilst the soupy sauce was suitably salty and steeped in oceanic goodness, the shellfish had the languor of a Bedok kopitiam drinks…
Foie gras with eel from Les Amis Restaurant – combination of pan-seared foie gras and French river eel with citrus fruit compote and dashi. The soft, tender Chinese foie gras was visibly addicted to sweet sesame brittle treats, whilst elsewhere the mackerel-esque eel possessed a seductive, gentlemanly cigar smokiness and…
Swedish Apple Pancake topped with caramelised apples, Bavarian cream and cinnamon cider glaze from Clinton Street Baking Company. The enormously filling buttery, fluffy pancakes, which stored a 8.15am MRT train passenger-esque steaming rage deep within, provided eggy French toast comfort whilst elsewhere the Bavarian cream was a sugary vanilla ice…
A Compter Du Printemps from Mad About Sucre – strawberry cream, lemon mousse, French champagne, raspberry, almond sponge cake, croustillant. The posh champagne jelly was inappropriately inebriated to such a degree that it probably contravened something in the Liquor Control Act, whilst elsewhere the glacial and understated strawberry cream struck…
Goldband snapper sag aloo with garam masala from Ding Dong. The piquant gravy was an appetite-whetting cross between tangy assam and powdery curry which the soft fish soaked up unreservedly. Elsewhere, the soft spinach displayed a multiculturalism Social Studies teachers would fawn over, speaking fluently in Chinese despite its Indian…
Milk cake, passionfruit sorbet and toasted almonds from Bochinche. Tastes exactly as its name describes – a winsome, orgiastic union of milk and cake, with the passionfruit sorbet bringing some tartiness to the party. 4/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Bochinche. Bochinche 22 Martin Road #02-01 Singapore 239058
Fish & Chips from TICM Gelato Cocktail Bar + Dining. Whilst the titular fish had the gargantuan stature of a Paragon Fitness First upper-body sculpting enthusiast with self-professed #hotpits (it took up more than half the plate), it delivered the goods with the fairly elementary competency of a ABRSM Grade…
Squid Ink Risotto with Cuttlefish and Green Pea Ragout with Shallot Sauce from Basilico. Essentially a decidedly Chinese-tinged and intriguingly tantalising pasta-muifan (烩饭, or “Asian risotto”) crossover project, with wisps of dried shrimp annotating the proceedings. 3.9/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Basilico. Basilico 1 Cuscaden Road Level 2,…
Salted Egg Chicken Waffle from Ivory Coffee. The soft-hearted waffle deserves care and sympathy for mean girl project mates saying his ideas are half-baked. Elsewhere, the batter and skin-heavy salted egg chicken is mildly engrossing, with the sauce – potentially justifying a chargeable spinoff concept – helping to make the…