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Buffet at Beach Road Kitchen, JW Marriott Singapore South Beach

September 2, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Beach Road Kitchen, the all-day dining restaurant of JW Marriott Singapore, does not immediately occur as a hotel dining concept. The venue has its own entrance off the restaurant row in South Beach, with an elegant facade and floor-to-ceiling windows that reveal just what’s inside. This is where hotel guests have their breakfast. Outside of these hours, Beach Road Kitchen attracts a steadily growing clientele made up mostly of residents looking for the latest buffet concepts.

Recently during my stay at the JW Marriott Singapore, I got to check out exactly what Beach Road Kitchen has to offer. A sign by the entrance shows the prices for different timings and at first, it may seem like another one of those usual hotel buffets. However, after having my dinner there, I must say that there are quite a number of differentiating factors here compared to other buffets in Singapore.

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Ding Dong – Modern Southeast Asian Flavors in Amoy Street

August 22, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Ding Dong which is now located in Amoy Street has been in Singapore’s restaurant scene for around 5 years now if you count its debut back in Ann Siang. The venue is unique in the sense that it was one of the first to showcase Mod-Asian flavors with dishes coming from all over Southeast Asia. I do come here from time to time as well as the place is near my office and they do have some value-for-money lunch sets that do well for business meetings. Recently, Ding Dong’s menu underwent a revamp with 18 new dishes in its ala carte menu. I went back to Ding Dong again, this time for dinner to check out the novel offerings.

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Chef’s Table at Shang Palace in Shangri-la Hotel Singapore By Chef Mok Kit Keung

August 18, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Shang Palace at Shangri-la Singapore has launched its The Chef’s Table, a monthly affair where fans of the restaurant and of Cantonese cuisine can come check out one-of-a-kind culinary creations by Chef Mok Kit Keung who has helmed Michelin-starred restaurants in Hong Kong in the past. I recently attended the very first The Chef’s Table event held on the 15th of August. As is the intention of all The Chef’s Table events, the dinner was held in Shang’s Palace private dining room. The meal consists of six-courses – with each session comprising different dishes based on seasonal produce.

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Review: Botanico at The Garage – New Menu In This Singapore Botanic Gardens Stunner

August 16, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Botanico which is located at the upper storey of The Garage – a colonial building in the middle of the Singapore Botanic Gardens – is as much a feast for the eyes as it is a feast for the taste buds. With the alfresco area draped in vines and electric lights and with a view of the shrubbery of the Botanic Gardens, the ambiance is quite unlike any other restaurant in Singapore.

I was there in the evening but imagine the whole scene would work just as well, if not even better during the day. This is a place where I could imagine people would spend lazy afternoons watching the world go by. Other than the beautiful space, the cuisine here has been getting quite a bit of buzz as well. The new head chef, Sujatha Asokan, has come onboard to showcase her flavors – western with a distinct local sensibility. Recently, I dropped by Botanico to check out the new menu.

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Labyrinth – Michelin-Starred Singapore Food That Will Make You Think

August 5, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Labyrinth is not the restaurant you go to if all you’re after is to have reliable and tasty Singaporean food. You’d be better off in a hawker center if that was your sole intention. The type of local cuisine presented in this venue helmed by Chef Han Li Guang is so carefully deconstructed that dining here is very much an experience that defies the traditional concept of eating. It is probably no wonder then that Labyrinth has won a number of awards, the most prominent being the Michelin Star it has had for a few years. Truly, this is a place for the thinking and discerning gourmand.

I was recently invited to check out the revamped menu at Labyrinth. Chef Han Li Guang himself attributes his cuisine as a constant work in development that mirrors where he is in his personal and professional life. Similarly, the new menu has evolved from one that showcases fancier versions of local favorites to one that shows off the bounties of local produce. For a country that is just over 700 square kilometers, it is probably hard to picture farms and fisheries where one can get local produce but Labyrinth’s new menu shows exactly that – through postcards that tell stories and inspirations behind each dish. The new “Homage to My Singapore” menu comes in three versions – lunch, pre-theater (the restaurant is located in Esplanade after all) and dinner. My visit to Labyrinth coincided with dinner which is offered at S$178++ per person.

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Revisiting Birds of a Feather (2018) – What A Difference A Year Makes

July 26, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Birds of a Feather is a Western-Sichuan fusion restaurant that has been etched into my mind since I first visited the venue back in early 2017. At the time, I was quite impressed by the chef’s interpretation of modern Sichuan cuisine which is not only visually arresting but satisfying to the palate as well. Despite the cool factor of the place and the dishes, the level of authenticity here is not compromised although those who prefer their dishes fiery hot may be slightly disappointed. For people like me who don’t want their dishes too hot, Birds of a Feather certainly delivers.

My previous visit to Birds of a Feather was in the evening while my revisit coincided with lunch time. I quite like the natural lighting that peered through the ceiling, giving the hip decor a different dimension in the day. Birds of a Feather is as much a cafe as it is a Sichuan restaurant, owing to the owners’ expertise with GoodWood Coffee in Chengdu, China.

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Madame Fan by Alan Yau – Etiquette Free Chinese Fine Dining in NCO Club

July 23, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

The NCO Club opened earlier this year as a lifestyle destination within the upscale South Beach precinct. Within the conservation building’s halls are four venues:

Madame Fan is a 222-seater Chinese restaurant conceptualized by restaurateur Alan Yau
Cool Cats is a jazz bar inconspicuously tucked away from the rest of NCO Club by a doorway (which happens to have excellent soundproofing!) with a live band playing every night
Fish Pool is a champagne and oyster bar set beside a diving pool. If you come here on the right evening, you may catch a mermaid swimming in full view!
Stags’ Room is an intimate wine lounge that has a decor that doesn’t look out of place in exclusive gentlemen’s clubs

Recently, I was invited to check out The NCO Club – particularly the Chinese restaurant Madame Fan for a progressive and etiquette-free dining experience.

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A Look at Scoot’s Inflight Meals – What to Order When You Fly (KIX – SIN)

July 15, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Scoot is Singapore Airline’s budget carrier arm. The airline flies to many regional destinations as well as some long-haul. The carrier has even started to fly to places such as Honolulu, Athens and Berlin. The bulk of the food offerings with Scoot is pretty much standardized. The only exception are those routes that are too far or where the plane isn’t making a direct turnaround back to Singapore. For these flights, the food menu gets a bit interesting.

Check out my review of ScootBiz here

Those flying on Scoot’s ex-KIX (Osaka) get a treat in terms of a special menu with hot meals that are entirely distinct from those the carrier offers on any other route. The main reason for this is that the aircraft for ex-KIX flights don’t immediately come from Singapore and as such, Scoot needs to get a caterer from KIX to prepare the meals. The aircraft ex-SIN usually comes from either Taipei or Honolulu.

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