Friday, February 27
Kick off your weekend with a trip back to the golden age of Hokkien cooking as Ming Pavilion at Island Shangri-La marks its second anniversary by welcoming Singapore’s legendary Beng Hiang for a six-day guest chef pop-up.
The collaboration brings things full circle for Ming Pavilion, as Beng Hiang was the original inspiration behind the restaurant. The special lunch and dinner menus lean into time-honoured dishes such as a fish maw and crabmeat thick soup and Beng Hiang’s Hokkien noodles, alongside collaborative plates like steamed red tilefish with star fruit and bean paste, crispy pork rib with mint, and braised chicken with sea cucumber and pork tendon in claypot. This is all preceded by an appetiser spread featuring deep-fried five spice bean curd pork roll, Hokkien braised pork belly, scarlet prawn terrine and live sea whelk salad with crispy taro. It’s a quietly luxurious and deeply nostalgic feast best shared around a big round table, with optional Chinese tea or wine pairings if you want to make a proper occasion of it.
