Sugababes

The proceedings felt a tad everything and the kitchen sink-esque, and the flavours at play were heavy-handed. The very spank-deserving whip wore its whisky breath with brutish vigour, whilst elsewhere the brownie was richer than a Russian oligarch and the salty, crisp paper was more oink than cocoa. 3.7/5

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Essentially a pleasing reinterpretation of mango sago dessert - think a fresh, luscious mango marvel having a bit of a spa day (which explains the soothingly familiar smell of lemongrass), relaxing in a bath made from a sour yogurt-tau huay hybrid, with decidedly un-bubble tea-esque sago pearls for crunch. 4/5

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The Bailey strides in and pulls you in with its irresistible alcoholic machismo, whilst elsewhere the moist, wet and eggy pudding is two thirds bread and one third goreng pisang. 3.6/5

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Essentially a rich, fragrant yam cake-mousse which is likely to evoke memories of coconut-based neighbourhood confectionery cakes you had as a TAF club child. The pumpkin purée was a confused cross between savoury and sweet, and somewhere out there lurked a source of peppery spice, which provided a jack-in-the-box-esque jolt to the mouth. 3.6/5

Essentially a ménage à trois involving three mango dessert concepts (mango sago pomelo, mango lassi and textures of mango) which ultimately remained cautiously tame and generated less heat than expected. 3.7/5

This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Ding Dong.

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The passionfruit element tasted like it was birthed from a Koi/Yakult collaborative crossover, and the ice cream was like a malt/caramel-esque hybrid wrapped by a soft cookie shell. Elsewhere, the tart crust was nicely chilled, with a lick of citrus along the inner lining like the remnants of an improperly-wiped butto-(that’s quite enough from you – Editor). 3.9/5

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Essentially sensually gooey and remarkably intense apple meets happily grainy sugar crumble. 4/5

This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Open Door Policy.

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The fragrance of lemongrass makes an instant, impressive debut but it is quickly overshadowed by the vivacious sexiness of the mixed berry compote, a delirious combination of sweet, squirm-inducing tarty and, in the case of one particularly naughty berry, rather improper in-mouth squirtage for which it should be duly punished. 4.1/5

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One for the berry fans – the cooked strawberries are succulent and pleasurably sweet while the Frutips-esque berry jellies will make you feel like a candy-grubbing annoying eleven year old, and together they distract you from the other comparatively lowkey elements like a big-ass red feather fan wielded by a dancing headless chicken. 3.8/5

This was a hosted meal, courtesy of The Disgruntled Chef.

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Very, very wet, and the difference in coffee they use – here it’s Nanyang coffee – is instantly noticeable. 3.8/5

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Essentially a thick sweet chocolate mousse in mid-embrace with a squirmingly-sour Ribena glacier, with the resulting combination of extreme taste profiles being a clash of Titanic proportions. 3/5

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Essentially your usual apple crumble dessert, only deconstructed and reconstructed. The tortilla was like a cross between curry puff and Chinese baked pastry, and elsewhere the warm apple pie chunks and generous amount of crumble (which flanked both entrances of this fortress) kept things comfortably familiar. 3.8/5

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