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Hi, I would like the ham and eggs with a side of pancakes. Oh yes, give me a Lee Kuan Yew too. But serve it before the coffee please, thanks, xie xie.
Life throws you the strangest curve balls sometimes. You go looking for brunch on a sunny Spring day and the "Minister Mentor" pops up on a menu. Yup, just like that, No. 67, Lee Kwan Yew (see below, second column, second from bottom). The wrong spelling may be intentional to avoid legal problems. But that's just my guess.
Anyway, for some strange reason, Blue Frog restaurant decided to name one of its 100 shots after Singapore's dear leader, giving LKY pride of place alongside Chairman Mao, Tony Blair, John Howard and Nelson Mandela. No place for Deng Xiaoping. I guess the criteria must be height.
Although it seemed odd to have a shot before brunch, I just could not turn down the chance to down an LKY for 30 yuan (about S$6). I was tempted to go for the leaders' platter (5 shots for 130 yuan), but after seeing another shot named Ken, I had to have it. It's a tribute to a buddy who once went one on one with the old man. Five shots before bacon seem a little excessive anyway.
LKY the drink arrived and it was a shocking pink (below: on the right, Ken is dark brown on the left). Took a quick gulp and it was, erm, fruity. A LKY shot that is pink and fruity, haha, who would have thought? I was expecting it to be robust, hard and white. It also tasted somewhat like cough mixture - certainly not the minister mentor of drinks.
Still, at least Blue Frog served up a sumptuous brunch which would make the Gifted programme of any meritocratic streaming food system. Its Big Blue plate (85 yuan, below) is certified elitist. Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, diced potatoes, two pancakes, a slice of bread and a cup of coffee. It's definitely an A++.
But if you have abnormal heart rhythm, it may be advisable to go for the Two Eggs selection (60 yuan), which is similar to the Big Blue but minus the pancakes and only bacon OR ham OR sausage. Brunch goes from 10am to 4pm, which means you can laze in bed like you would during a Singapore Elections' polling day and then go for a nice long brunch since in all likelihood you wouldn't have a chance to vote anyway.
But unlike a Singapore GE, the LKY in this instance is not a definite winner.
3 comments:
What sort of drink can be "robust, hard and white"? No wonder you have a blog, not a regular column in Gourmet. That aside, the breakfast looks awesome because of the scrambled eggs. Were the pancakes soft and fluffy? Was there maple syrup? Gawd I am always hungry...
i'd imagine an LKY shot to be prickly, caustic, bitter and shiny (in honour of his head). so perhaps a double espresso, topped with a layer of jelly and served in a durian shell? bwahaha.
Lynn, I forgot to mention that the pancakes were really quite ordinary. Certainly not soft and fluffy. I think McDonald's Hot Cakes are better.
TPL, your bizarre concoction sounds like a killer - v appropriate I must say! Hahaha..
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