Restaurant Zen, spawned from Stockholm’s Michelin 3-starred Frantzen, is a worthy addition to Singapore’s fine dining scene.
A Zen for Fine Nordic Dining in Singapore
Category: Singapore
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Jypsy Rolls (and Rocks!)
I wouldn't go to Jypsy for classical Japanese dishes but most definitely for its own take on sashimi and sushi rolls and fantastic chicken karaage. This is a nicely adorned modern izakaya in Singapore, and a comfortable place I can bring friends to without breaking the bank. After opening in early July, I made three visits within two weeks. This is just solid comfort food that Jypsy's parent, the P.S. Cafe group, has managed to perfect at manageable pricing (for Singapore). And the dessert...
More from Nouri with Guest Chef Darren Teoh of Dewakan
Another great "Four Hands" dinner at Nouri with chef Ivan Brehm and guest chef Darren Teoh creating some really good Malaysian inspired dishes. Darren is from Dewakan in Kuala Lumpur, a restaurant that I've heard lots of positive comments about but haven't had the chance to try. With the current Four Hands meals running today (January 17) for lunch and dinner, I'd encourage anyone with time today to head to Nouri. It it isn't convenient, look forward to more Four or Six Hands meals coming up...
Nouri – Salsa to Sambal in Singapore
A meal at Nouri is like a trip around the world. Chef Ivan Brehm hails from Brazil and takes those influences as well as a focus on local ingredients to create his take on what I'd describe as creative french food with a good dose of international influences. This seems to be the trend these days but which is done well at Nouri with Ivan's own touches. A lot of pride is taken in using "locally" sourced produce especially a plethora of organic vegetables grown in Malaysia's Cameron...
Bam! Special Evening with Paco Perez
Bam! on its own is already worth going to but the occasional special guest chef dinners are great events. The following photos are from when Paco Perez guest chef-ed earlier this year. Paco is chef of Michelin two-starred Miramar in Llanca, Spain. The featured photo above was the first of our six courses (five savoury and one dessert). Over the sweet peas, a freeze dried consommé melts to form a thin gelatinous layer. The ingredients were fairly exotic - sea cucumber, eel and tendons -...