The inaugural Singapore Restaurant Month has kicked off, and if you're pondering over which of the 50 participating restaurant brands to show some love to, consider Portico, which is helmed by one of my favourite local chefs, @nixonisticalism.

Together with his team, he has come up with a 5-course set menu priced at just S$50++ (get the SG50 reference?), including this inspired laksa risotto dish that highlights Pulau Ubin's very own seabass in the form of a homemade fishcake. The main body of the dish, the risotto, comprises quinoa, barley and orzo – a mix of grains that provides varying degrees of bite. Giving balance are a laksa leaf pesto, homemade laksa and a delightful coconut foam, while impeccably grilled prawns and crispy tau pok complete the dish.

Kudos to the very talented Chef Nixon Low for never failing to blow my mind with his creative and contemporary interpretations of all-time favourites, always pushing the envelope without taking well-loved flavours too far out of context.