16-01-2013
Pork belly kakuni, crispy crust, potato foam at Keystone, 11 Stanley street, Singapore, tel. +65.62210046. The small Asian state will have an important representative at Identità Milano, Sunday 10 February: Ryan Clift from the Tippling Club
In the last few years, a few globally known chefs have opened branches in the city of the Merlion, where the food scene is pretty lively. From Jason Atherton, who already heads up venues in two locations (one being the new Gardens by the Bay where his restaurant is aptly named Pollen) to Wolfgang Puck, the American chef who chose the ugly but trendy skyscraper at Marina Sands to open his pricey steakhouse Cut. During our recent stopover in town, after getting our fix of local fare in food courts and traditional peranakan eateries, we decided to spend an evening in the modern and minimalist Keystone. The chef was born in Singapore but spent a few years training in Australian kitchens (such as Momo in Melbourne), gaining enough experience to come back home and take the helm of the new project by restaurant entrepreneur Eddie Han. In an area located between the traditional and a little touristy Chinatown and the business district, Mark Richards offers diners food influenced not only by Asian flavours but also western tastes, entirely nailing the concept of fusion.
In the foreground, chef Mark Richards
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