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Who’s cooking
Jamie Olivier’s culinary team from socially conscious restaurant Fifteen in London, which includes executive head chef Andrew Parkinson, senior sous chef Trevor Howard, head pastry chef Dean McClumpha and restaurant manager Robin Soutar, will be impressing palates at Equinox Restaurant. Expect a semi lunch buffet ($68/person) featuring traditional Italian cold and hot selections such as the Lightest Potato Gnocchi with Braised Octopus, Squid, Capers, Olives, Chilli, Tomatoes and Flat Leaf Parsley. And yes, you will get to try the famed Fifteen Carrot Cake. For dinner, the a la carte menu showcases signatures like Fifteen’s Fantastic Salad of Shaved Fennel, Artichokes and Celeriac with Coppa di Parma and Pecorino and Fifteen’s Classic Sicilian Fisherman’s Stew of (2 local types of fish), Tiger Prawns, Green Lip Mussels, Clams, Lentils, Bruschetta and Aioli. The Tiramisu with Strat Ice Cream and Espresso Sauce is not to be missed. A seven-course degustation affair ($170/person) is also available. 24 to 29 October.
Over at JAAN, chef de cuisine Julien Royer will welcome three Michelin-starred chef Bruno Menard, a proponent of ‘neo-classic’ cuisine, and whose 40-seater Tokyo restaurant, Restaurant L’osier, is awarded the highest accolades year after year. Menard will dish up a unique autumn menu that features Roscoff Onion Soup with Parsley Custard and White Truffle Foam as well as Venison Fillet and Ginger Butter with Beets ‘Noque’. (Lunch ($175/person, dinner from $388/person). 24 to 26, 28 and 29 October.