Fusion at KPO – homemade buttermilk vanilla cake, Hokkaido matcha ice cream, azuki beans, shiratama (mochi balls), and caramelised cornflakes with fresh berries. A busy and basic yet curiously satisfying sweet treat, with enough jaw action involved to make sense as a bar snack. The cornflakes and its wife blocked…
Ladies’ Night Special at KPO, which is available on Wednesdays from 5pm till late. Priced at $88 nett and suitable for 4-6 ladies, the high tea set includes a variety of homemade savoury and sweet items such as mini brioche chicken sliders with sriracha sauce, mini brownies with ganache and…
Chirashi Teishoku set from Chirashi-Tei. Despite looking rather The Sushi Bar and Chikuwa Tei/Manzoku-esque with its thick cuts, this was like one of those Louis Vuitton bags from a back alley car boot that look damn legit from afar but up-close you can see the uneven stitching and detect the…
Apple cinnamon waffle bar from Hvala Waffle Bar. Essentially the evolution of the “cheap hotdog waffle” of secondary school/pasar malam days, having adapted to today’s waffle-obsessed times. The apple slices were torched and thus nicely warm and sweet, in stark contrast to the relatively temperature-challenged sliced waffle pieces they rest…
Chirashi don, ordered from their lunch menu (i.e. a few dollars cheaper than the normal ala carte menu). I love my chirashi bowls and have sampled many variations from different local restaurants throughout the years, but this was one of the worst I have ever had. The sashimi did not…
Boba Milk & Egg shaved ice. Essentially Koi’s caramel milk tea (70% sugar) after somebody left it in the freezer to cool for too long. 3.5/5 YiLi PaoPao Ice 181 Orchard Road #B2-05 Orchard Central Singapore 238896