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FOOD & WINE
Taste: Luxurious Meals for the New Year
by Anton D. Javier
05 Jan 2022
05 Jan 2022
Forget about white tablecloths and stiff service. These restaurants are redefining the luxury dining experience by focusing on produce, innovative concepts, and even guilty pleasures.
- SUSHI SATO
- PATH
- CORDUROY PALACE
If there’s one travel destination most of us are pining for, it’s Japan. But since the chance of traveling there any time soon is still quite slim, we’ll have to make do with experiences within our reach. Enter Sushi Sato – a destination for sushi lovers hidden within Dempsey Hill’s greenery. Behind the counter is Master Chef Yuji Sato from Hokkaido, who brings with him 26 years of culinary experience and the concept of ‘kokoro’, which translates to heart, spirit, and wisdom.
The first thing you’ll notice while enjoying your meal at Sushi Sato is the relaxed atmosphere. Unlike other omakase restaurants where diners are sitting face to face with stern, tight-lipped chefs, Chef Sato is all smiles, eagerly sharing more about the ingredients he’s working with for the day. For lunch, diners can choose between the Uruoi ($150) course, Utsukushi ($220) course, and Tomi ($300) course. But it is during dinner where the freshest ingredients shine brightest, so choose between the Omakase ($380) and Kokoro ($480), which features around 16 to 17 outstanding dishes.
Given Chef Sato’s close relationship with sought-after suppliers in Japan, favorites like Hokkaido botan ebi, bafun uni and ikura will make frequent appearances on the various menus, in addition to seasonal specialties like katsuo, kamasu, winter buri, and his personal favorite, kohada. To complement the meal, make sure to peruse the drink menu as well, which is comprised of sake, Champagne, and wine that has been personally selected by Chef Sato to complement his creations.
Visit Sushi Sato at 6B Dempsey Road, Tel: 6971 8265
- SUSHI SATO
- PATH
- CORDUROY PALACE
PATH
Chef Marvas Ng’s first foray into the world of food as young boy earned him the title of “feather-plucker of chickens” (not to be taken too seriously, as this was at his grandmother’s kitchen after all). But this interest soon paved the way for a full-time culinary career, which led him to serve critically acclaimed French fare for over a decade in China and Hong Kong, followed by modern European food at a renowned resort back home in Singapore.
Today, Chef Ng can be found at his own kitchen at Path, which was recently realized through a partnership with 1855 F&B. Located at MBFC Tower 3, Path is a contemporary restaurant the highlights the familiarity of East Asian flavors juxtaposed with French cooking techniques. What results from Path’s menu is a multi-layered experience; the best of East and West that is translated on a plate through Chef Ng’s strong personal perspective and experiences. The dish that best exemplifies this is the Signature Butter Roasted Soy Glazed French Poulet, which undergoes brining, butter roasting, hot smoking, as well as a Cantonese technique that ensures crispy skin.
Other highlights on the menu include the Hokkaido Diver Scallop “Hot Stone”, Char-grilled Giant Spanish Octopus Tentacle, and the Imperial Stock Braised “Kuhlbarra” Fish Maw. Rounding everything out at Path is a wine list that is waiting to be explored, which is comprised of both popular and lesser-known labels.
Visit Path at Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, #01-05/06, E-mail: info@pathrestaurant.sg
- SUSHI SATO
- PATH
- CORDUROY PALACE
CORDUROY PALACE
Cleverly hidden behind Proper Slice, a street side pizza-by-the-slice concept by the folks behind Lucali BYGB, Corduroy Palace is a watering hole for the modern bon vivant – a place to see and be seen in the most unlikely location. Here, classic American fare is accompanied by a handful of local favorites, as well as a unique selection of wines and cocktails.
Corduroy Palace is best described as a love child between a dive bar in middle America and a grand hotel ballroom, which gives you an idea of what to expect from the menu. On one hand, you get to indulge in items like freshly shucked oysters, crab legs, and a thick slab of prime rib accompanied by an incredibly loaded baked potato. On the other, it’s elevated diner fare, so think sandwiches like turkey, chicken, and egg salad, alongside Chicken Cordon Bleu and Mexican tamales. An unexpected addition is the xiao long bao from famed hawker stall You Peng, whose luxe factor is cranked up with the addition of caviar.
Where drinks are concerned, Corduroy Palace boasts 10 wine coolers flanking the long wine hall, where natural and biodynamic wines share the space with classic and cult wines, as well as a variety of bubbly. While there is no extensive cocktail menu, Corduroy Palace will be able to share a small and concise list of classic tipples that include a Manhattan, Gimlet, Fernet and Cola, and a Dirty Martini, to name a few.
Visit Corduroy Palace at 110 Amoy Street, Tel: 9754 3897
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