8 Days — October 05, 2017

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8 DAYS

where to eat

Hungry like the

wolf

Wolfgang’s Steakhouse from New York

opens its doors Oct 14.

Taco Libre is a taco

festival (till Nov 4)

featuring uniquely crafted

tacos by an acclaimed chef

every fortnight. It’s hosted

at Mexican restaurant Lucha

Loco on Duxton Hill. There

are six guest chefs starring

in this event, including

Andrew Walsh from Cure,

Dave Pynt from Burnt Ends,

and Rishi Naleendra from

Cheek by Jowl. This week’s

featured taco is the Taco De

Sticky Beef & Chimichurri

($10), stuffed with beef cheek,

burnt onion crema, bacon bits

and green bean chimichurri.

It’s created by chef Dave Pynt

The highly

anticipated New York

City steakhouse chain at

the new InterContinental

hotel in Robertson Quay

is set to open October

14. Nope, it’s not related
    to Cut by Wolfgang Puck
    at Marina Bay Sands.
    The posh 150-seater
    is a venture between
    the American owners
    and local F&B company, THP Global. The
    steakhouse was founded by Mr Wolfgang Zwiener,
    78, formerly head waiter at the famed Peter Luger
    Steakhouse in New York for four
    decades. There are nine
    outlets in the US
    and another nine
    in countries
    like Japan. The
    Singapore branch
    is headed by the
    ex-executive chef

of Morton's The Steakhouse

in Macau. Prime USDA Black

Angus beef is flown in weekly

from the US. The steaks are

then dry-aged for 28 days in

an ageing room within the

restaurant. This results in a

more tender and flavourful

steak. There are four cuts of

meats available, including the

Bone-In New York Sirloin ($99 for 570g), Bone-In Rib-Eye

Steak ($118 for 620g), and the bestselling Porterhouse

($185 for 910g; feeds two). The meat is cooked on a gas

broiler at 1600°F (871°C) before being served on a hot

plate. For side dishes, seafood and dessert offerings, try

the baked German Potatoes ($20), Seafood Platter with

Jumbo Shrimp ($50), and Wolfgang’s Cheesecake ($15).

Opens Oct 14. Second Floor, InterContinental Singapore

Robertson Quay, 1 Nanson Rd, S238909. Tel: 6887-5885.

Open daily 11.30am-11.30pm. Last orders at closing. http://www.

wolfgangssteakhouse.sg

Dig into limited-edition tacos created by famous chefs.

Eat all the tacos

and prepared by Loco’s in-

house chefs. On November 14,

there will be a reunion of all six

featured chefs and their taco

creations (including Bjorn

Shen’s Surf & Turf Taco) in

a ticketed event (pricing

details unconfirmed at press

time). The tacos will be

judged by a panel including

Sarah Benjamin, a host on

Asian Food Channel. The

winning chef will receive

a “Luchadore wrestling

belt with the golden taco

emblem and the chef’s

name engraved on it”.

Part of the takings from

the sale of the six tacos

will go to the Singapore’s

Children Society.

15 Duxton Hill, S089598.

Ends Nov 4. ‘Grand Finale’ on

Nov 14. http://www.facebook.com/

LuchaLocoSingapore

CHEF DAVE PYNT’S

TACO DE STICKY BEEF

BAKED GERMAN

POTATOES

PORTERHOUSE