With Damien
Fish and Chips $16 (6 pieces)
It always fascinates me when I think about how far apart the cuisines of France and Britain are. One one side you have Foie Gras, Truffles and Pressed Duck and on the other side of the channel the national dish is Fish n Chips and Meat Pies.
Many would not think of Fish and Chips as fine dining, but it is the kind of food that you sometimes just crave to eat. Nowadays you can find Fish n Chips in almost every corner of Singapore and there are many different variations of it. The fish can be coated with bread crumbs, thin and crisp batter, tempura or even Hainanese pounded cream cracker batter.
Personally, I still like it with the original beer batter and you can find this over at the Cricket Club, but the problem is that it is only available to members and their guests only. Thankfully, Molly Malone's also makes quite a mean Beer Batter Fish n Chips which is available to plebians like myself.
What I like about the batter is that it is crispy on the outside but it has that nice layer of moist and tasty batter on the inside that gives the fish that extra bit of moisture and tastiness. Fishwise they use a very good grade White Basa (Dory) here. I might get lamblasted by the fish fanatics for saying this, but I actually think that you don't really need an expensive fish to make a good Fish n Chips. Any good quality white fish would do. I have tasted Fish n Chips made with John Dory, Atlantic Cod, Haddock and Sablefish and I would admit with a degree of abashment, that I found White Dory to be as good, if not better than the premium alternative. 4.5/5
Conclusion
One of the best Fish n Chips I have eaten. The beer batter is very good and they serve it with malt vinegar and tartare sauce. Funny that you would find such great Fish n Chips in a pub rather than a fish restaurant! Then again, you always find great food in Pubs.
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 How much did you spend on lunch today? $10 for a salad at Chop't? $7.50 for a sandwich at Pax? A whopping $175 on the lunch tasting menu at per se? Regardless, if you set that amount of money aside tomorrow, May 14th, and donate it to City Harvest's Skip Lunch, Fight Hunger campaign, you can make a difference in the lives of hungry New Yorkers.
That $5 you'd ordinarily spend on two slices of pizza can help feed four children for a week and you don't actually need to skip lunch to help out! You can help, even with a small donation. Make a tax-deductible donation online here.
According to City Harvest, 1.5 million New Yorkers currently live in poverty, struggling to afford basic necessities including buying good for themselves and family--and more than one million will rely on emergency food at some point during the year. Last year's campaign raised more than $460,000 in a single day and the City Harvest Team is shooting for $500,000 or beyond this year.
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Sometimes I just don’t know when my mustard is going to expire. Or what if I make a hollandaise sauce from scratch - how long can I keep it around? Well, have no fear, the “Table of Condiments that Periodically Go Bad” is here to help you through your terribly important concerns.
I know this is a little bit hard to read, but I thought it was super cute so I just had to share. To view it larger, simply click on the photo or right here. While this information isn’t guaranteed to be accurate, the ballpark estimates are actually quite useful!
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