In October 2018, I checked into the Grand Deluxe room at The St. Regis Singapore, which is situated within the prime Orchard shopping district and minutes away from Orchard MRT station as well as major shopping destinations like ION Orchard, Isetan and Takashimaya. The 299-room property is one of the…
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…
Dim Sum Platter (Pan-seared Meat & Seafood “Mushroom” Bun, Steamed Scallop Dumpling with Spinach, Deep-fried Beancurd Roulette with Shrimp and Cheese, and Crispy Phoenix-Tail Prawn with Yam) from Yan Ting at The St. Regis Singapore. Yan Ting 29 Tanglin Road Level 1U, The St. Regis Singapore Singapore 247911
Spicy Tuna Don from The Horse’s Mouth. The smooth, gently numbing sauce wraps its coquettishly spicy feather boa around the contours of the cool, clean minced tuna – and indeed, the contours of your inner lips – with professional pleasure strictly on its agenda. 4/5 The Horse’s Mouth 583 Orchard…
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…
Thai green curry pasta from Boufe Boutique Cafe – Thai green curry, grilled eggplant and seafood flambéed with white wine. Essentially a crossover project between Coco Ichibanya’s Lv. 1 curry and mee rebus. The seafood portion was happily generous, and the roasty-soft eggplant a welcome guest. 3.9/5 Boufe Boutique Cafe…
Smoked duck cappelleti with baby spinach, dark brown chicken & thyme tea from Open Farm Community. Essentially soft baby hat dumplings stuffed with juicy, mushy meat, sitting pretty in a fragrant jacuzzi pool of ayurvedic massage-enthusiastic Brand’s Essence of Chicken consomme. 3.7/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Open…
Chilled avocado, ginger soup, poached yabbies & fresh radish from Open Farm Community. The yabbies had the supple flesh of a Hot Flow Yoga enthusiast, whilst the chilled soup managed to be simultaneously creamy and refreshingly light. 3.9/5 This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Open Farm Community. Open Farm Community…
Caramelised Mango with Textures of Coconut from Open Farm Community. Generally faultless, apart from how everything seems somehow (over)familiar and then you look at the $17 price tag and go hmmm. 3.7/5 Open Farm Community 130E Minden Road Singapore 248819