Gamberetto (prawn, mussel, chorizo, tomato sauce, squid ink linguine) from Roots Kitchen & Bar. Rather serviceable and perfunctory. Apart from being as memorable as a secretary’s story told in the elevator about how her mother prefers Hockhua antelope’s horn to other vendors in the Toa Payoh area, the seafood was…
Squid ink spaghetti “alla Singaporeana” from In ITALY – prawns, garlic, extra virgin oil and chilli. Surprisingly generous in its prawn serving and the pasta does what it says on the tin just fine, but the intriguing moniker oversold things – for alla Singaporeana, this could definitely do with some…
Squid Ink Tagliatelle from Paddy Hills – fresh pasta, seared hotate, compressed watermelon and ikura. The creamy tagliatelle was as firm as a lithe yoga practitioner, with watermelon cubes on hand for mouth cleansing if the murky squid ink gets too interfering, while the scallops were happily-sized, with nicely-grilled skin…
Seafood tagliatelle from Arbite – handmade squid ink tagliatelle, prawns, squid, salmon, mussels, chilli and spring onions in a tomato sauce. The tagliatelle tasted like they may have taken one year’s worth of BodyCombat classes, but thankfully the tomato sauce, all wet and brothy, made the pasta easier and much…