Most people like to wind down and head out for lunch on Fridays, but I reckon it's all the more important to eat something happy on Mondays. Pretty meaty, this Spaghetti Vongole Alio Olio ($16.80), with a very generous amount of crab meat and clams.
PS. I'm kicking myself for having been too lazy to snap a photo of our Le Grand Noir – a whole globe of dark chocolate mousse on a hazelnut feuilletine base – because it turned out damn good.
No eggceptions, this elicites an eggciting eggsplosion of eggxtraordinary flavour. Molten yolk cradled in soft smoky white that yields instantly to your first bite. Most eggcellent.
Whammied by the flu bug and even my voice has left the building 😶 Need some nourishing comfort food pronto.
I also got the Pomme Fromage ($6) which is a delightful cheesecake with apricot sauce. The Mille Feuille is definitely nicer to look at but the cheesecake was the one that stole my heart. Thanks @dairyandcream for the recommendation!
Sum Yi Tai's famous char siew is good, but my heart still belongs to Foong Kee. Even Char is still one step behind. And them crispy salmon skin need a more generous hand with the salted egg yolk sauce. *grumbles*
#latergram #burpple
I've always passed by this place with nary a second glance, and finally stepped in to give the Ondeh Ondeh eclair ($6.80) a go. Well, that was pretty decent but it was actually the Mount Fuji ($8) that stole my heart. I'm always skeptical of matcha-azuki cakes since they tended to be too harsh and powdery for my taste, but I really loved the bittersweet balance of the matcha white chocolate ganache here. And that snowy cap of whipped cream is so prettyyyyy. What's more, I think I'm in the good books of the chai gods because the espresso-spiked Dirty Chai Latte ($6) here was pretty darn good too! Whoop!
I've always passed by this place with nary a second glance, and finally stepped in to give the Ondeh Ondeh eclair ($6.80) a go. Well, that was pretty decent but it was actually the Mount Fuji ($8) that stole my heart. I'm always skeptical of matcha-azuki cakes since they tended to be too harsh and powdery for my taste, but I really loved the bittersweet balance of the matcha white chocolate ganache here. And that snowy cap of whipped cream is so prettyyyyy. What's more, I think I'm in the good books of the chai gods because the espresso-spiked Dirty Chai Latte ($6) here was pretty darn good too! Whoop!
I'm not physiologically dependent on coffee, but I'll confess that I'm psychologically addicted to the aroma and the bittersweetness of a damn good cappuccino. And now extra grouchy cuz it doesn't look like I've got coffee on the forecast anytime soon. -_-
PS. Don't go rushing down to Mavrx, because #latergram. And they're closed on Saturdays. And they don't often have waffle cups.
It's such a yoga/hippie trend to rave about chai latte, and while I've always been intrigued (I love masala milk teas!) all the chais I've had in Singapore were plain meh. The milk tends to overpower the spices, and spices also come across as punchy but disjointed. Even Kith Café's version seemed disappointing. And don't even get me started on the ridiculously underwhelming at the self-professed chai specialist, Chaitime. UGH.
I've near given up on chai lattes in Singapore, but somehow I found myself ordering it at Montana, telling the cashier and barista that I hate milky drinks and could you please dial up the spice. The barista was spot on.
There's a gentle fragrance, and creamy froth has been fully infused with the spices. And hey, pretty latte art to boot. (=
Disclaimer: I've never been to India and don't completely know what an authentic chai is, but I've used masala milk teas as a bench mark in terms of balance. I'd be the first to admit that it's all likely I've gotten it my idea of chai wrong, but this right now is The One for me.
It's pretty amazing to see how cafes in Singapore are upping the game by bringing concepts that have been done overseas to local shores. The soft serve surprisingly lasted quite long without melting too drastically and the combination was perfect with the sea salt adding enough savoury flavours to the palm sugar taste. A pretty good way to cool down in this current crazy heatwave!
I am gobsmacked that I am so bowled over by the food. The shop space is in a nook at the SCWO compound, very unassuming and the ambience resembled a casual neighbourhood joint, so I wasn't in the least bit expecting to rave about this place. This pan-fried sea bass (from Ah Huat Kelong) is crisp-skinned without being overcooked and the pearl barley is such a brilliant idea for our ridiculous equatorial heat. I love the gentle balance of tart and briny in the broth, and the grains have an al dente bite. The flavours here did so much more for me than the Cat Cora-headlined Ocean restaurant. So happy. Thanks for the recommendation, @smackeral83! *_*
I'm so so so happy to discover that this stall actually opens on Saturday, because it's the dish that I miss most after I stopped working at Raffles Place. It's a breakfast-only item on weekdays (the shop sells soy sauce chicken rice in the afternoon), but apparently it's available till about 2pm on Saturdays. I can never get over how flavourful the bee hoon is on its own, and it just gets even more amazing with those cubes of lard and slivers of meat.
