music & chow
insing.com asked us last week for our thoughts on food trends in 2010 as we cruise into the new year.
2009 has truly been the year of new start-ups appealing to the growing consumer demand for food experiences. we’ve seen this with the likes of new concept restaurants like standing sushi bar n krish.
we’ve also seen new restaurants where ambience takes precedence. as delicious says, just take 2009 new entrants for example - wild honey, tippling club n fiftythree - the food might not be earth shattering but the experience is worth the dosh to most.
most noteworthy for me perhaps out of personal interest is the rise of bar food n the blurring of lines between restaurants and music joints. the surprising quality of food at kpo n stereolounge were perhaps two of the top food highlights for me this year. who would’ve thought hokkien mee n roti john at a bar could taste so good? or that a club could serve up such a delightful pulled pork sandwich?
we’ve also seen timbre start delivering pizza - an extension of their food channel considering its raison d’etre is to feature n promote local live music artistes.
another new addition to this pool of music bars with a surprisingly decent food menu is new kid on the dempsey block CM-PB. no, not THAT cm-pb. this stands for contemporary melting-pot and bar.
read more about it here.