Restaurants

My Favourite Collin’s Pairing

Argentine Black Angus Ribeye Prime Steak (200gm) ($26++) comes with seasonal vegetables, potato au gratin, pesto cream and black pepper sauce. Chateau La Tour de By 2015 ($89++) pairs perfectly with the beef. This classic Médoc red has cherry/berry/curranty fruit balanced by crisp tannins, complete with a hint of tobacco. Decant 15 to …

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My Favourite Collin’s Pairing

Seafood Risotto (S$18++) is a harvest of cuttlefish, squid, mussel, clams and prawns in a roasted tomato sauce. Like the ocean’s roaring waves, it shouts for a white wine. Woodlands Wilyabrup Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 (S$89++) was fermented entirely in French oak barrels employing natural, indigenous, wild yeast. Elegantly buttery in texture, it …

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My Favourite Clan 7 Pairing

Hong Kong-born Chef Dee Chan is very popular with celebrities Deep-fried foods love wines that are fresh and salivating. The acidity in such wines is like a “handkerchief”, which helps wipe away the grease from the food. Crispy Fish Skin with Salted Egg Yolk My favourite pairing is a 100% …

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My Favourite Collin’s Pairing

Our regular Friday  column returns now that dining-in is again allowed in Singapore. Baked French Foie Gras S$19++ comes with a sunny side up egg, a harvest of mushrooms, and a balsamic reduction. The 100% Chardonnay Champagne Chapuy Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Reserve S$139 ++ is the perfect pairing. I declare …

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My Favourite COLLIN’S Pairing

At COLLIN’S, you can have either pasta or rice with Beef Bolognese. Since we are still confined – in Singapore anyway – to a maximum 2 to a table (until Monday 12 July 2021 when it goes up to 5), an entire bottle may be too much, especially if you are going …

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My Favourite Collin’s Pairing

This column resumes now that Singapore allows dining in a restaurant again, albeit a maximum 2 to a table. Duck Confit is the favourite duck dish of France. Of the 8 reds I selected for COLLIN’S, two favourite pairings are Mount Difficulty Roaring Meg Central Otao Pinot Noir 2019 and a Spanish red. …

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