Cacciucco from In ITALY – seafood casserole with lobster, garoupa, prawns, squid, imported mussels, clams, tomatoes and chilli. The broth flavour was essentially clams dancing naked with tomatoes under the moonlight, whilst the assortment of seafood on hand was generous in portion, varied and tasty enough to make me a…
Panzanella di Aragosta from In ITALY – Canadian lobster with Tuscan bread and tomato salad. Essentially like a zombified Frankenstein lobster salad – it’s cold, it’s wet, it’s clammy, the vegetables squirt cold veggie juice upon bite – but in a surprisingly pleasing way. 3.8/5 <strong>In ITALY</strong> 38 Craig Road Singapore…
Laksa Fisherman’s Pie from Epicurious – prawn, fish, crabmeat, taupok, carrot and zucchini in spicy laksa broth with a puff pastry top. Essentially roti prata served with distilled laksa concentrate, so powerfully flavoured that you must savour it by way of dipping the pastry and only sucking the soak in order…
Fiery Pan Seared Seabass with Clams from The Fickle Mussel. The seabass was wonderfully cooked and flaked most gracefully, but the peanut sauce-esque sambal was as fiery as an extinguished cigarette thrown into a CBD dustbin nine days ago, and the clams – presumably used to prop the seabass and…
Laksa Linguine Pasta from The Fickle Mussel – homemade laksa spice, buttered crayfish and caviar. Essentially the taste of Nissin’s laksa cup noodles…given an injection of sophistication and a smouldering, sweat-inducing upgrade. The crayfish is relegated to recurring guest status here, but who cares when the laksa pasta itself is…
Mad Mussels from The Fickle Mussel – spicy mussels slapped with lemongrass aroma, garlic and chilli, and touted with a cut of toasted sourdough bread. The mussels are good…in the sense that they are absorbent conduits between your mouth and the swimming pool they are lounging in, which is a…
Ocean – scallop, sea lettuce, blue mussel, avocado. Essentially a high-concept and delectable art installation. The avocado was remarkably smooth and creamy, with a texture comparable to that of lotus paste in paus. Elsewhere, the scallop was admirably cooked, the mussel and chorizo were slightly spicy and the sea lettuce…
Otah by The Bay at SREEET 50. Whilst the otah does lack a vital gritty spiciness which is present in the best otah, the $8.90 price tag and the absolute avalanche of octopus, clams, garoupa and scallops (!!) justifies its viability as an option for late night munchies. 3.6/5 Want…
The Lokal lobster roll from The Lokal – slipper lobster tails, gherkin, coleslaw & lemon mayonnaise. A little too much bread for my liking, but the lobster was present and friendly at this party instead of being all standoffish and only sociable with people whom it can manipulate and exploit.…