Marinated red miso cod with dehydrated parsnip chips, almond eggplant & roasted pumpkin puree. Besides being visually arresting, this was quite the marvelous-tasting main. Despite its angry exterior, the marinated cod was quite the soft-spoken gentleman, so feathery soft that it virtually dissolves in your mouth like oily granita on warm…
Lobster cappuccino & brandy with juniper foam from Violet Herbs. Essentially a thick, creamy and savoury lobster coffee which leaves a lingering layer of lobster wealth on your lips. 3.7/5 [This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Violet Herbs.] Violet Herbs 81 Tras Street Singapore 079020
Mango scallops with parsnip puree, mango gel, parma ham-infused potato chips, mango salsa, micro herb and chocolate crumble from Violet Herbs. The marquee stars were happily plump and reliably delectable, whilst the parsnip puree was essentially a slightly bitter and herby potato mash, all hipster now after having traipsed to…
Aglio olio with prawns, mushrooms and squid from The Wicked Garlic. These are my comments from my virgin experience a year ago: “Amazingly wok hei prawns, and wickedly value for money. It’s the PSLE top student of aglio olios seriously, why it doesn’t have its own Brands Essence of Chicken…
Pandan chiffon cold brew with a complimentary Malay kueh. Methinks the baker mistook cheena Longjing Tea (龍井茶) leaves for pandan when preparing the chiffon batter. 3.3/5 Nest Tea Bar 265 South Bridge Road Singapore 058814
Red velvet waffle with pandan kaya and lychee rose ice cream. The waffle had crispy edges but was a warm cross between sticky goo and bread on the inside, with an ever so faint bitterness. Whilst the lychee rose was fragrant, creamy and competent, I very much preferred the pandan…
Leite creme com farofias flutantes em nuvem de caramelo – vanilla custard, egg white “clouds” in caramel. Essentially a dessert consisting of a foamy marshmallow relaxing in a pool of smooth, eggy custard with a massive spider-spun caramel golden sugar web serving as a luxurious canopy, although the disgruntled spider…
Açorda de Bacalhau – bread “porridge” with cod, extra virgin olive oil, fish stock and coriander. Tastes like comforting rice porridge, but with random soft bread crust bits and the occasional whiff of fermentation which tease that you aren’t eating rice. The cod was fresh and chewy, but this Portuguese…
Yam Coffee Bailey cake. Pleasingly fragrant, but fairly dry despite being rather creamy. Methinks the Yam probably couldn’t hold his Baileys and was on Attend C. 3.2/5 Monochrome Fusion Bistro 291 South Bridge Road Singapore 058836