The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Snow-Aged Full Blood Wagyu A4. ‘Nuff said. The must-orders (if any): Snow-Aged Full Blood Wagyu A4, Octopus charred with Smoked Paprika, classic cocktail. Summary: Joining the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore’s stellar stable of food concepts and situated in the luxury hotel’s newly refurbished Tower Wing is Origin Grill…
The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Queue-tastic, massively popular value-for-Money Japanese chirashi bowl goodness. The must-orders (if any): Bara Chirashi Don, Seasonal Chirashi Dons Summary: One of the breakout stars of 2016 thanks to its ridiculously photogenic and value-for-money marinated bara chirashi don, Sushiro has gone on to rapidly expand from its…
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…
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…
Sous vide salmon with white chocolate hollandaise from Antoinette’s new Fetish Chocolat menu, which runs from 1 September 2016 until end October. Antoinette (Penhas Road) 30 Penhas Road Singapore 208188
Boston Love Boat Ciponio from Arteastiq – medley of the seas (baby octopus, salmon meat, scallop and prawns) in claypot, baked with en feuillantine and served with arugula salad. The pastry was energetically crisp and buttery, and there’s plenty of amorous activity on set – the stew is essentially the…
Genki Ninja Bowl from Ninja Bowl – yaki unagi, roasted pumpkin, beansprouts, onsen egg, pickled beet. The usually wriggly eel completely lays limp in sweet, luscious surrender here, whilst elsewhere the various crunchy elements each bring something different to the table – the beets bring a veggie wetness, the pumpkin…
Portico Favourites high tea menu at Portico Prime. Terrific value for money for the quality and quantity on display. The chilled truffle-scented angel hair pasta with avruga caviar and kawa ebi shrimps barges into your sensory pleasure memory orbs with the rapacious ruthlessness of a disgruntled Bukit Gombak-residing Ah Ma…