had excellent 2pax dinner celebration at stellar @ 1-altitudet.

his a pop up by chef ace tan who helms 1-vu (pronounced one view) at outpost hotel sentosa..

outpost hotel is closed till jan2021 becos covid & chef ace tan has pop ups at various locations this month including at stellar which belongs to the same one group.

the view from stellar is stunning in daylight & when litted up in the darkness

chef tan’s dishes equally stunning..

after the first dish of pen shaped shellfish (fan scallop) we asked to upgrade from 5-course to the 7-course menu

every dish was excellent!

my favourite of all the great dishes = the F1 wagyu (1st gen cross between wagyu & angus) was simply amazing, marbled & beefy flavoured at same time.

the wrap dish was very interesting too. like a Vietnamese rice paper wrap…very tasty too. like it!

the iberico pork was very good (chef said korea not exporting jeju black pig yet)..

though the squid preparation cannot c/w galician octopus and the even better spanish grilled octopus..

amadai (tile fish) was superb too! & the sauce bestest!

chef ace tan expert in sauces..very good, umami!

& the abalone porridge so tasty especially the oyster flavours..actually it is oyster porridge with abalone slices..abalone great texture, sweet but not same tasty as chinese braised abalones..

maybe I can try improvise here..no need abalone or used can braised abalones ok ..the porridge itself already so tasty..

the ginger tea jelly dessert was super very refreshing!

hope to try out ace chef tan’s other dishes at 1-vu outpost hotel when they teopennin jan2021.

c.h.e.f andy

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Stellar @ 1-Altitude(Chef Ace Tan pop up Korean fusion degustation)

Address:

Level 62, 1 Raffles Place, 048616

Contact:

+6564380410

stellarrestaurant.sg

after checking out on 10.11.2020 & back home,

decided to go chef kang tpy jackson square for late lunch..

about 1.40pm still queue & quite slow about 15mins queue just 8pax

*****

everything good

char siew was perfect, tender, smooth, flavourful, nicely charred

the hk stringy noodles nicely QQ & the sauce & chilli also perfect, and super larpok (crispy lard) as well.

wanton more like large 水饺 good standard plump and tasty..

soup a bit of tonkotsu variety not usual ajinomoto soup..tasty too & smooth, a bit “smoky”?

price S$6 but good serving. 2 of us shared a bowl.

charsiew S$12 a plate also reasonable size serving..

c.h.e.f andy

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Chef Kang’s Noodle House

Address:

11 Lor 3 Toa Payoh, Block C Jackson Square, Singapore 319579

Contact:

+6582802782

Opening Hours:

breakfast quite poor on 10nov2020.

had a great staycation at andaz.

superb dinner at 665deg & wonderful after dinner drinks at mr stork rooftop

hotel down to 1/2 staff & 1/2 capacity..

no breakfast buffet e-menu and servers delivered orders

laksa was well below average..not a good hawker laksa standard..gravy was ok..frozen crystal prawns below par c/w hawker fresh prawns..

dimsum very poor..har gow skin thick & doughy, siew mai ok, served with ketchap instead of hk dimsum chilli

egg cocotte was only 1/2 good dish..baked egg with cheese. egg, egg yoke & spinach good..

bacon & sausage cold & poor..probably taken from a buffet line in the kitchen

croissants cold..smoked salmon & cold cuts not good.

breakfast to forget!

c.h.e.f Andy

excellent dinner at 665 at hotel andaz on 9nov2020.^^

we had the 5 course tasting menu..

dishes are more traditional but excellently executed & best ingredients

baguette was nicely warm crisp & soft inside great with butter

amuse bouche of smoked salmon very light like cured..kind of underwhelming

seared hokkaido scallops very good tender & sweet..this of course many good standard restaurants can make

foie gras was a big serving with pear & brioche

the lobster bisque was par excellence..very intense, flavourful & smooth & the lobster bits were good too..

& the 110g A4 kagoshima wagyu was heavenly, superlative, perfectly charred, flavourful..

so the 665degF pira charcoal grill oven was really something!

& the dessert mille feuille superb too..

a truly wonderful dinner & evening

c.h.e.f andy

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665 Degree Fahrenheit

Address:

5 Fraser St, Level 38, Andaz 189354

Contact:

+6564081255

Opening hours:

my close friend and bro bought 5pax lunch @putian ion orchards on 5.11.2020.

food quite average, nothing special.. the bun quite nice actually, tasty..nice filling..

药材虾competent..prawn fresh, soup light, nice herb flavours,smooth

salt pepper trotters competent too, nice gelatinous inside..

3 eggs spinach was good..more intense & tasty than many others

heng hua beehoon was competent not special

松子鱼was good standard..not quite my preferred preparation also seabass not ideal for this.

food here ok just not my preferred dishes and preparation..

c.h.e.f andy

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Putian Ion Orchard

Address-

2 Orchard Turn, #04-12 Ion Orchard, Singapore 238801

Contact-

+6565094296

putian.com

Opening Hours-

metamorphosis bros tapao food to celerate biden victory & blue wave on 4.11.2020^^

but is was not to be…not yet anyway..

so need another celebration!

thanks to all meta brothers for lovely evening, wonderful fun company & time together

& taikor LCM for organising..

CCG brought adam road kambing soup-super shiok! also french loaf & baguette

KWL brought flavourful 当归roast duck roast pork & braised eggs..also msw ice cream

beng san brought yam basket..also fruits which he cut & presented impressive platter

tai kor brought soon heng rojak from tpy & umeshu from his jap friend, & disposables

NCL brought coffee ribs & veg.

after makan, tai kor presented his top quality RI coffeetable book..akan datang

& beng san brought the walnut birthday cake.

a lovely, yummy dinner with my RI meta bros. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

had 4pax family lunch with wife, son & PT @ bukit cafe today on 31.10.2020.^^

dishes very good today.

satay was excellent, tasty, moist and nice peanut sauce, sometimes satay can be dry.

char kuay teow & ngoh hiang always good here.

and the indian dishes always good. today the butter chicken and bharta very good.

lovely lunch. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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SICC Bukit Cafe

Address:

240 Sime Rd, Singapore 288303

Opening Hours: