Warm Chorizo and Octopus Salad from Open Door Policy, which recently launched a new gluten-free and dairy-free menu. A incredibly slick, Charizard tail-kissed, knee-softeningly salty bowl of after-hours chewy comfort. 3.9/5 ⠀ This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Open Door Policy. Open Door Policy 19 Yong Siak Street Singapore…
Vegan maccheroni pasta (portobello bolognese gratin, bechamel) from Open Door Policy. Open Door Policy 19 Yong Siak Street Singapore 168650
Braised short ribs in Shiraz with miso daikon, burnt leek purée and smoky bacon sautéed with bunashimeiji mushroom from my 4-course omakase meal at Amuse SG. The tender short ribs had an enviable shreddability, whilst elsewhere the creamy and buttery sweet potato mash concealed little bitey bits and the sweet…
Lychee prawn from Lin Rooftop Bar – chopped tiger prawns sautéed with garlic and stuffed in whole lychee, served on a bed of savoury tomato concasse sauce. The lychees wrap their angel wings around the happily garlicky prawns like a possessive crazy ex-girlfriend, positively smothering the prawns with sweet, sweet…
Wu Xiang Pop from Lin Rooftop Bar – deep-fried popcorn chicken tossed in five spice powder and crispy Thai basil leaves. The popcorn chicken had the vapid personality of a $0.50 URA/HDB parking coupon, but was reasonably redeemed by the assertive sassiness of the spicy, powdery dip. 3.6/5 Lin Rooftop…
Club Nasi Lemak from The Tiong Bahru Club Singapura – fragrant coconut rice served with chilli sambal accompanied with 2 pieces of Truck Stop Fried Chicken, seafood otah, sunny-side-up egg with fried anchovies and peanuts on the side. Unlike the travesty that was the Hainanese Chicken Rice Balls, this nasi…
Hainanese Chicken Rice Balls from The Tiong Bahru Club Singapura. The dark rage that this $16.80 dish ignites is equivalent to the feeling you get when you realise that obnoxious, Phua Chu Kang mole-above-her-lip, banshee-esque secretary from the other department who once stomped on your shoes while queuing ahead of…
Braised beef cheek from Open Door Policy – black truffle mash, roasted mushroom, red wine jus. The soft, chewy beef cheek here has the manly essence of a rugged and hard-working farm labourer, whilst elsewhere the truffle mash is as reliable as the Japanese train system and the roasted mushrooms…
Wakame & romaine salad from Open Door Policy – hamachi sashimi, tomatoes, onion & miso dressing. The hamachi slices were moist, supple and delectably oiled, with a thickness so bitable and substantial that you can club your friends’ faces with these marvellous and literally yellow tails, and elsewhere the wakame…