Amoy Street is where a trio of chefs from three restaurants along the row struck up a friendship. And it’s where they’re taking diners on a little food journey through the history of the area and their own heritage. Over two nights in October, chefs Jeremmy Chiam of Le Binchotan, Eugene See of Birds of A Feather, and Miller Mai of Ding Dong will collaborate to offer up six courses across their eateries.
Calling themselves the “Backstreet Bengs,” the trio will each present a signature item and a playful dish created just for the event, inspired by the colorful past of Chinatown.
At Le Binchotan, you’ll be treated to a bowl of uni okayu with charcoal youtiao, influenced by rice porridge, with kombu and scallop bouillon as a bed for charcoal youtiao chunks and mounds of fresh uni. Those who’ve never sampled the restaurant’s “edible charcoal” will be surprised yet satisfied by the generous amounts of 16-hour braised angus beef short rib stuffed into dark-hued spring roll skin.
Next up — Sichuan-style Birds of A Feather, where the special dish is a play on the humble chwee kueh. Here, it’s made in-house the usual way with rice flour, but that’s where the similarities end — instead of circular shapes topped with chye poh, the rectangular block is elevated with crispy kohlrabi, spicy red oil, scallion oil, pickled daikon, and black fungus. Accompanying it is a plate of baked Japanese eggplant marinated in vegetarian yuxiang and paired with mozzarella and fried mantou.
Last but not least, Ding Dong gets creative with chee cheong fun, wrapping a mixture of blue swimmer crab and tiger prawns in “sheets” made from scallops, served with a blend of fish sauce, lime juice, clam stock, and chili. The dish comes alongside the restaurant’s signature of Iberico pork belly char siew topped with chicharron and pineapple mousse.
Diners interested in sampling a slice of what the trio has to offer will have to book their slots in advance for either Oct 17 or 31. A day before the dinner, you’ll get a schedule notifying you of where your meal begins and ends.
FIND IT:
The dinner is on Oct 17 & 31 at 7pm at Le Binchotan, Birds of A Feather, and Ding Dong. $90.
E-mail events@spa-esprit.com for booking details.
MRT: Telok Ayer/Chinatown/Tanjong Pagar
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