lunching at 53

the stars aligned last week when my gorgeous date, jeanette, had no work and i had no boss. so as always... when the cat's away the little mouses go out to play. or in this case, just take extra long lunches :D

it was great seeing michael as always and to finally find time to head down to 53 afterall, its been a really long time since i've been back and im glad to see that his food has actually matured and tastes a lot more cohesive. i really should make more time to go back more often... or at least everytime he changes his menu. anyway since this happened  more than a week ago, i dont quite remember the detail of the food but pictures always make up for it rite?

pork skin that tasted like really crispy fish skin like the ones you get in bangkok... just more awesome coz this is a much lighter version of it. and it came with carrot something and shaved parmesan?

i love love love their potato bread... both are the same thing but one had charcoal in it for the blackness.

now if only i can convince michael to give me some bread weekly and not need to go down to dine to have it

crabmeat with apple sauce at the bottom, walnuts, a really yummy crunchy something which is the circle things and croutons made from the potato bread

i had braised beef cheek for the main that came with pretty edible flowers and spring onions. this was really really yummy. the beef just melted in my mouth after being braised for a really long time. jeanette's other main which was basically roast pork with beet sauce also didnt disappoint

for dessert i ordered an apple crumble that had rosemary foam and hibiscus on it. while i really like the apple part of it the foam was wayyy too overpowering. so i basically pushed it aside and ate everything else up. oh! and right after serving it, it sprayed rosemary scented water too haha

jeanette's dessert i thot was the best... dark chocolate swirl with fruits and merigue kisses and sweet corn icecream. really really yummy.