Duck confit pasta with tagliatelle, sauteed spinach and hazelnut cream from South Union Park near Kembangan MRT. The meepok-esque homemade tagliatelle had a rustic, earnest firmness, whilst elsewhere the duck was appetisingly salty and the citrusy zest and nuts would elicit an intrigued huh from your lips. 3.7/5 South Union…
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…
House Breakfast from Bridge Restaurant & Bar – bratwurst, black forest ham, sauteed mushrooms, cherry vine tomatoes, fork mashed ratte potatoes, toasted brioche, mesclun with truffle honey vinaigrette, and scrambled eggs with added sauteed spinach. Despite what its black-lipsticked, European moodiness may suggest, this was actually a straightforward exercise in…
TBB savoury croissants from Tiong Bahru Bakery – Jumping Fish (smoked salmon with spinach and ricotta), Running Egg (molten ramen egg with bonito and chilli flakes), Rolling Dumpling (pork and chives topped with pickled ginger, black vinegar dressing and chives), and Flying Pig (artisanal onion jam with spicy pork sausage…
Turkey bacon & chives muffin at the British-themed Richmond Station (with the spinach & cheese muffin shyly waving from behind). Essentially the soft, warm love product of a scone’s very risqué dalliance with a slice of Hawaiian pizza. 3.8/5 The spinach & cheese muffin had a slight gnaw factor because…
Duck Confit – duck confit, spinach, berry compote, mushroom fricassee and roasted potato. I can say quite definitively that this is the best duck confit I’ve ever had. The duck skin is salty and wonderfully fatty, and once in the cavern of your mouth the fat instantly melts away in…
French toast salpicon – chicken, spinach and mushroom stuffed in French toast, banana nuggets, mixed berries and strawberry-smoked maple syrup. Only a Bread Wall stands between the distinct savoury and sweet blocs. You could have a traditional savoury meal before dessert, vice versa if that’s how you roll, or bring…