PRIVATE DINING: MY NEIGHBOUR'S KITCHEN

I was recently elated to hear that my friend Wilson, had intentions to start cooking for his family and friends on a grander than usual scale.

A close group was invited to suss out his menu yesterday evening.


A collaboration between Wilson and his neighbour, the concept reminded me of a cross between the ambience of PS Cafe at Harding Road during its fledgling days and casual fine dining.

So, Wilson and his wife cooks while his neighbour provides the location and wine pairing.

What you get is honest, home-cooked dishes that surprises you when least expected.

The medley of prawns, butternut squash and that explosive consomme of prawn was nothing short of restaurant quality.

If you are a cod-fan, you would love that oh-so crispy skin of the fish. Basking in a bed of chicken and wolfberry consomme, you would be hard-pressed to find much faults with this well-executed dish.

Fret not too if you are averse to garlic, the bits in the braised beef cheeks dish are actually chopped water chestnuts. A nice touch with the Japanese fried rice.

Unfortunately, this photo was taken after I was done with my portion of the desserts. You get dehydrated strawberries, collagen strawberry jelly, and a literally popping chocolate-coated strawberry which was cleverly infused with those fizzling candy of yonder.

Nevertheless, it is a very good effort for a start. If you want something private, cosy and customisable, you can buzz Wilson at ong.c.wilson@facebook.com for a dinner.

Don't miss the tricycle while you are there ;)