192 278
WINE&DINE
192
April15
The latest trends in food and wine
WHAT’S NEW
Latin-laced
COCKTAILS
El Mero Mero has launched a new Latin-inspired
cocktail menu, now available at the restaurant’s
beautiful alfresco
El Bar
. Created by mixologist
Ad Isnin, the menu’s divided into four collections,
each inspired by a different Latin culture,
ingredient or country.
Favourites from the Las Margaritas and tropical
Caribeño offerings include the signature El Mero
Mero ($18), a margarita-influenced drink made
with orange mescal, freshly squeezed lime and
sugar; and the Latin Lover ($16), made with white
and dark rum, pineapple, passion fruit, orange
and lime, finished with aromatic bitters and
orange flower cocktail perfume and served in a
wooden bowl.
From the Exóticos range – inspired by the
streets of Havana and Panama – try the Old
Fashioned Chicano ($16), made with premium
aged rum and añejo tequila, and sweetened with
a touch of honey, chocolate mole bitters and
smoked cherry wood; or the Habanero-Mango
Martini ($16), spiced with housemade habanero
chili-infused tequila combined with cacao liqueur,
cilantro and mango puree.
For those with a sweet tooth, there’s the
Dessert collection’s Blackberry Marmalade ($16),
a vodka-based concoction with white chocolate
liqueur and blackberry jam.
El Bar also has a wide range of tequilas,
mezcals and Mexican beers and an extensive
wine list featuring fine wines from Chile, Spain
and Argentina, not to mention a delicious range
of bar bites – think smoked corn-mushroom
doughnuts and organic baby corn served with
cotija-mayo dipping sauce ($14), or guacamole
with tortilla chips ($16) – to complement your
cocktails. Don’t miss happy hour every day from
5 to 7pm ($9.90 on select drinks and cocktails,
and complimentary snack pass-arounds). 30
Victoria Street, #01-20 Chijmes.
6337 1377 |
elmeromero.sg
PROTEIN-PACKED SALADS
If you think healthy and hearty don’t
coexist, new salad service
Spinacas
is here to prove you wrong. The salad
delivery company prides itself on hearty,
low-carb, paleo-friendly salads packed with
protein, using fresh ingredients like pickled
cabbage, broccoli and baby spinach, and
paired with homemade dressings. With five
flavourful meat options and two vegetarian
options available in two sizes, you have just two key decisions: which protein
you’d prefer, and which size (regular, $11-13; or petite, $9-11). Delivery is
free for a minimum order of $30 – so get your office pals together and place
your lunch order a day ahead. Over at EL, we love the Moroccan spiced
chicken salad – complete with cashews, cheddar and hardboiled egg – and
the barbecue pulled pork, slow-cooked in a cinnamon stock, then tossed
with barbecue sauce.
spinacas.com
Heaven at Level 55
Calling all chocoholics and fromage fanatics – you
won’t want to miss this. Marina Bay Sands has
introduced a different new experience for guests at
The Club
, the hotel’s exclusive lounge that from 8pm
to 12 midnight turns into a cheese and chocolate bar
for the public.
Now located at Level 55 of Hotel Tower 2, The
Club offers spectacular, unobstructed views of the
city skyline and Gardens by the Bay, and the chance
to taste over 40 chocolate-themed creative desserts
– dreamy concoctions such as Milk Chocolate Blue
Cheese Cream with thyme foam verrine and Passion
Fruit White Chocolate Mousse Cake – plus a dozen
European cheeses with wine-pairing options. From $48
per person, $67 for one wine pairing, or $75 with three
wine pairings. For reservations, call 6688 8858 or visit
marinabaysands.com/chocolatebar
.