[CLOSED] Monniker

Home’age
3 course lunch (S$40+) Popup at @AirShipMonniker on 28 & 29 July 2018
Taking over the space formerly occupied by Bistro Du Vin.
By Jordan Lim Zhuodan, Ching Ian Tan, Tay Jin Rong, Edison Low
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@SeaFarmersUbin Oysters
raw & poached (lemongrass, lime leaf)
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Somen in fish and chicken broth, topped with scallion and kombu oil
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@Kuhlbarra Barramundi
local greens, turmeric, curry leaf
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Toh Thye San French Poulet
local greens, panggang demi-glace .
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@HayDairies Goat 🐐 Milk
pandan, cream cheese, corn 🌽, ginger flower
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Interestingly the goat 🐐 milk wasn’t as overwhelming as I thought. Slightly gamey but balanced by the pandan flavour and strong flavoured ginger flower.
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Monniker
Location : 56 Zion Road, Singapore 🇸🇬 247 781
opposite Great World City, besides Zion Riverside Food Centre
Beside Pepperoni, look out for red door with glass panels

Nothing too fanciful about this dessert to end off the 4-course meal. In fact, the simplicity of the Neapolitan ice cream brings back childhood memories. A good variety of flavours, from the sweet caramel popcorn to slightly sour assorted berries and bitter chocolate ganache and chocolate tuiles. The chocolate brownies weren't too sweet and dense.

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A dish that looks simple, but so flavourful. Indulge in risotto cooked using a rich stock, extracting sweetness from the crustacean by the boiling of scampi shells and splash of white wine. Tomato cream contributed a taste of citrus tanginess. Scampi was seasoned and flambé just right, retaining its original freshness. Not forgetting the seasoning, garnishing and fragrant shallots that completed the dish with a well rounded flavour.

Thank you Damn Worth It for the giveaway!
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Monniker prides itself as a restaurant that serves dishes of different dining concepts on each weekend, helmed by rotating chefs. On the weekend when I went, the 4-course menu was designed by chefs from The Windmill Cafe & Bar that will be opening in Feb 2018.

For the starter, there was a choice of either Mozzarella & Tomato salad or the Alaskan King Crab Bisque. For a green option, the mesclun salad had a good variety of beetroots, tomatoes, mozzarella and basil oil. I preferred the Alaskan King Crab Bisque for its tangy creamy base as tomatoes were used, which blended well with the white wine and brandy. The tanginess was pretty refreshing. But the highlight was definitely the sizable piece of crab meat that sat right in the middle. Fresh and sweet.
Thank you Damn Worth It for the giveaway!

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last weekend at monniker, jordan @chubsthebelly and his team brought it to the next level and made it into a risotto. tasty risotto, boiled and fried batang fish slices, and a whole lot of other ingredients that I don't eat like cabbage, tomatoes and yam, but I polished off everything. not sure if jordan and team will ever be back at monniker or will be involved in food events where people can try the dish.. but y'all just know your common fish soup can level up and something so good can actually exist ok :')
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@airshipmonniker features a different professional or home chef every weekend and each meal takes about 1.5 hours. reservations are very necessary, drop them a DM to make one.
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thank you @airshipmonniker and @chubsthebelly for having us. I can't say this enough: food was AMAZING.

Palate:Nostalgia | Got a try at 'Weekends at Monniker' last Sunday, with a menu inspired by local flavours and childhood memories that's specially curated by young chefs, Jordan and Jing Ting. The meal started off with Sourdough Bread before moving on to Lala that came with a robust crab broth, XO lupcheong bits and leeks. Mains were between Pork Chop 'Satay' and Batang Risotto (inspired by fish soup), then it ended off with Fried Ice Cream, a delightful scoop of coconut ice cream encased in a crisp bread exterior with gula melaka sauce! Got to say we were so impressed by the quality of dishes coming out from the kitchen by these home cooks. It's all the familiar flavours being elevated!

Monniker adopts a unique concept of inviting different chefs (home cooks, bakers and more) to take over the kitchen every weekend = You get to try something new all the time! It was a more than pleasant experience being able to taste the dishes on the menu and speak to the chefs behind it. Frequent updates and reservation deets are up on their FB page and if you’re interested to be in the kitchen, they are more than happy to speak to you!

A huge thank you to @airshipmonniker for having us and @gnohznaij for the kind invite! 🙆🏻