Where Diets Don't Count And The Calories Don't Matter

@6lettercoffee’s platter boasts a generous serving of their signature wings (soy glazed crispy wings), Crispy honey wings, criss-cut sweet potato fries and salad. A great option for sharing, we really loved the well done, fluffy sweet potato fries that was great dipped in the ranch sauce provided. Really filling though (the crusts on the wings fills you up fast), so only get this if you’ve got enough friends in your party!

Newly opened along Rangoon Road is the sleek looking @daizu.cafe. Self referenced as a minimalist Japanese-Western restaurant, expect dishes like Garlic Butter Sakura Ebi Pasta, Chirashi Bowls and this take on the classic chilli crab dish.

This fared much better than the chirashi bowl; the sauce was thick and had just the right amount of heat and tang to keep things interesting. The toasted brioche was the perfect vessel for mopping up all that sauce too. Gonna keep it real and say the food was a little hit and miss for now, but definitely wouldn’t mind giving them another shot!

Simply decadent. This pasta dish from @winervlt has received a ton of praise and you’ll understand why the moment you get your first mouthful. Perfectly al dente fresh pasta tossed in a unctuous, creamy uni butter sauce. The Argentine red prawns are some of the most tender and sweet I’ve had too. If you order a side of bread, be sure to save some to mop all the sauce up, you won’t want any to go to waste. 😜

Was planning to brunch at @clintonst_sg, but the wait was a little too long so we moved a few doors down to the newly opened @slate.singapore. This seems likes their most popular brunch item, boasting a phat omelette chock full of blue swimmer crab meat in a creamy smoked ‘crab fat’ sauce. Quite a lux brunch affair, nicely complimented by the refreshing snow pea shoots salads.

Korio knocks it out of the park again! This oozy, cheesy mess of roasted cremini and shiitake are a mushroom lover’s dream. Sandwiched between perfected toasted sourdough, they have also added arugula and caramelised onions to cut through some of the thickness. I’d recommend to split this with a friend though, as there really can be too much of a good thing!

Felt like indulging a little this weekend, so we ordered in from The Broiler! The Duo Plus combo comes with a whole mud crab, prawns, mussels, clams, smoked sausages and corn. Overall pretty happy with the whole seafood shebang, the prawns being the highlight for me (the crab was good, but just a little mushy inside). Be sure to get their onion rings, still had a nice crisp to it and was great at soaking up all the sauces!

They do provide the plastic table sheet if you want to recreate the whole eating off the table experience at home, but I’d rather not be busy fending off @taro.and.kuri the whole meal.🤣

Finally tried Burger+ and dam, where have you been all my life! Even delivered, the burgers were warm and beautifully presented (they arrived like this!). The Korean Bulgogi Burger Combo ($12.80/double) was juicy and while the bulgogi part didn’t stand out, still a super yummy hamburger. And how is this fish burger $3??? The total bill only came up to $25! Definitely gonna got this up again before the end of CB.

Where has Korio been all my life! Hot damn, was this Breakfast Sammy one of the best morning pick-me-up I’ve ever had. Brioche toasted perfectly, meaty slabs of luncheon meat, and don’t get me started on that amazingly addictive and eggy sauce gribiche. The menu might be small, but these sandwiches got SOUL. 🙌

Taco Mantra has been serving up ugly delicious Indian-Mexican food out of Freehouse’s kitchen for a while now, and I’m glad to have tried a whole range of their offerings. One that’s sure to please meat lovers is their sharing platter; overflowing with ribeye steak, fried pork belly, chicken tikka, wings, samosas and papadum. Some of the standouts were the crisp pork belly, which had a pulled pork texture to it with the flavour and crunch of pork lard. If you’re out here to celebrate, no better way than with this platter of goodness! 👅

Made this a particularly satisfying meal by adding an onsen egg ($1) and salmon roe ($2.50). Loved the huge dollop of roe, really worth the top up! The salmon was nicely seared with that yummy, salty mentaiko hit and the soy citrus noodle had a nice chew and a hint of wasabi heat; made for a great office day lunch.

Pains me to say, but their signature dish seems to have lost its luster. The bee hoon felt a little limp, pork slices were tough and and prawns overcooked. Wok hei was still there but not as much oomph as before. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still tasty, but at its current price tag, a little hard to justify.

One of their signatures, this is their take on the popular exploding fishballs we all know and love in our steamboats. Their version is softer and bouncier, and the filling is smoother and less pasty than the packet kind; a definite upgrade for sure.

The superior soup is clear and tasty, with a shot of hua tiao jiu added in at your table (you can refuse if you want). While I definitely enjoyed my bowl of noodles, I did think the price was quite steep for the limited ingredients.