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I haven't found barbeque CLOSE to anything in Chicago or Memphis in Singapore, but Windowsill Pies' homemade pecan pie pretty much fixes the Southern licks and itches. Mo'molasses for momma.
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Wonderful brunch at Symmetry this morning. Mozzarella beignets were a misnomer - they really were just fried mozzarella balls, but what's in a name? Delicious.
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At Symmetry: Duck eggs with salted yolk crumble - underneath was pancetta, chorizo, pearl barley, cress, and bread crisps. Woah my god.
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Continuing my exploration of Windowsill Pies - apple today, but not a fan, I'm sorry to say. More solid apples, please, and less custard and apple jelly. Gotta stick to tradition with apple pies.
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Superb dinner at Rabbit Carrot Gun - fabulously fresh ingredients all just put together perfectly well. Beetroot ravioli with mixed mescluns and feta.
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At Rabbit Carrot Gun: Mr. McGregor's fish pie topped with mash potatoes - found that fine balance between just enough savory cream and generous chunks of fresh cod.
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Pan-fried black cod on risotto cake with sundried tomatoes at Rabbit Carrot Gun - fresh fish, seared nicely with a light crisp and lots of juices underneath. If a fish could be al dente, this was it.
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Grain-fed (sorry, not grass) 120-days-aged ribeye - rare, no sauce - best compliment I could give to a sensational slab of steak at Rabbit Carrot Gun.
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The Perfect Platter at Rabbit Carrot Gun - five cheeses of marinated goat feta, Jindi Triple brie, farmhouse mature cheddar, Roaring Forties Soft Blue, and English Stilton. Favorites: Let's just say that's why they call it the blues.
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Earlier this morning on the balcony, an avian inspector.
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Earlier this morning on the balcony, an avian inspector.
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Mike and Kevin with their rides at The Wok & Barrel.
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Symmetry has absolutely skyrocketed into my list of favorite restaurants in Singapore, and I didn't even know why until I got to the end of Friday night dinner.
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Yeah, everyone and their Hard Rock Cafe chef serves truffles fries, but Symmetry calls theirs "potatoes" and that's because these frites are THAT solid.
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Hickory roasted corn with comté and lime is like Beale Street on its best behavior, although I sho'wished there had been more of that barbeque sauce, at Symmetry.
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You know when you eat bulgur with cranberries, hazelnut, crème fraîche, spring onions, and quinoa in Singapore and dream of Turkey, it's an Ottoman home run, at Symmetry.
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Pan-fried whole barramundi stuffed with fennel, onions and black olives in a great presentation - I only wish my stroke was as good as this fish's at Symmetry.
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Catharsis: Symmetry's chef Abby is Le Cordon Bleu-trained and attitude is Franco-Aussie, but can this Compressed Baby Carrots dessert be any more #SoScandi?
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You can taste the grass in this beets sorbet, that's how fresh and unadulterated it is.
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Back at Rabbit Carrot Gun for brunch, for the first time - went simple with Marmite soldiers and excellent scrambled eggs that are the cream of the crop.
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Second holiday chow of the season, with my oldest friends in the world and part of the best Raffles Gryphons softball team ever (1995 national champions).
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Great label by Brouwerij de Prael's Cacao Beer, brewed in Amsterdam's Red Light District, picked up from chocoladewinkel Metropolitan Deli (the city's favorite ice cream parlor), and lovingly cradled home.
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bRUNch with running mate Mary Czarnecki at Little Diner, which I TOTALLY wish was right by me (living dangerously).
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Please, what is the first meal after a long run without pancakes. Red velvet at Little Dinner. Big ups.
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Props to Zach at Suprette for brewing his own - he's crafty. Nice golden ale, summer in a pint glass.
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Vegetable stack at Suprette, expertly grilled, super-tasty. Veggies this good make meatheads look stupid.
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Crayfish and crab quesadillas at Suprette want to know how good? I was scrapin' that guac. #AntiAvocado
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Kok Kee Wanton Mee at Lavender Food Square
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Christmas turkey by June Foo
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Christmas turkey by June Foo
