These restaurants are turning healthy eating into delicious aff airs.
These restaurants are turning healthy eating into delicious aff airs.
From cold-pressed juices to grain bowls, there’s no doubt that the clean-eating trend is here to stay. Restaurants are offering more options, whether they be gluten-free items or more greens on the side.
It doesn’t have to be plain salad, though. “Singaporean diners are discerning, they want a dish that is both flavourful and healthy,” says Ola Cocina del Mar’s Daniel Chavez. Thus, in June, he opened Tono, a restaurant specialising in ceviche – a nutrient-rich dish of fresh fish cured in citrus and Peruvian chillies – as an alternative to the go-to poke and acai bowls. “It is no longer just about calories. Nutrients, food quality and portions play important roles too.”
Others work with experts to improve the nutritional value of their food. As a result, at Como Cuisine, which opened in July, executive chef Timothy de Souza uses tamari, a healthier alternative to soya sauce, for umami in an otherwise pedestrian offering of soba noodles. Agave syrup or fruits are also favoured over sugar to sweeten desserts, and a tandoori oven was installed as it naturally enhances flavour without relying on oil. The restaurant’s signature tandoor cauliflower, for example, takes on a smoky flavour and is served with a refreshing side of almonds, pomegranate seeds and yogurt.
Over at Shangri-la Hotel, a wellness menu has been introduced as part of a collaboration with nutritionists. Besides creating balanced and nutritious dishes, the kitchen looks for organic ingredients from reputable sources, and grassfed meat, to reduce fat and chemicals.
01 FRESHLY MADE
Fresh fish is used to make ceviche at Tono, for a quality nutrient-rich dish.
02 COMO’S WAY
Timothy de Souza works with a nutritionist to create healthier dishes.
03 LESS FAT
Como Cuisine’s kingfish sashimi is dressed with yuzu buttermilk for a healthier option.
A MEAL OF SKEWERS
A COURSE FOR CHOCOLATE CONNOISSEURS
When it comes to chocolate, The Dark Gallery is doing more than just easing a craving. Aside from its selection of desserts and sweets, the boutique off ers an exploration of single origin chocolates with tasting platters of ice cream or pastries.
Think chocolate mousse with an intense 72 per cent Venezuelan Dark Chocolate that will pique the interest of chocolate purists. Also worth trying is the hot chocolate made with a velvety smooth tempered chocolate blend. #01-K5 Millenia Walk.
