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I had my eyes set on Serene's for a supper club session but with the restriction of her minimum 8 pax per meal, I had trouble filling those seats so I hopped onto the bandwagon when she offered us seats with a guest chef, Chef Toshio Tanahashi. Also known as a vegetable whisperer, he brings to table Shojin Ryori cuisine, Buddhist Vegetarian to be specific and I was really curious. Religion aside, I love my vegetables but to take on a full course of vegetables...had to be an experience of its own It was a full turn out of at least 20 people that night. We were all allocated seats and given menus. Sesame cake flavoured with gocujang and wolfberrt topped with fig These are from the husks of sesame seeds used to make the next dish on the menu. Without wasting anything, these husks are then made into cakes like those above. I would never have guessed these were sesame husks even with the nutty aromatic fragrance that came with it. Hand ground sesame tofu topped with smoked eggpla...

~Invited Session~ The honest truth is I hardly eat vegetarian food, mainly because of the amount of gluten used and I usually have to compromise taste for that. If I had to, salad is always the top of mind to go and until Vegetarian House I had my reservations. This eatery along a the stretch stands out for being the only vegetarian place at People's Park Centre.  The bigwigs are located in the upper floors so I guess being more affordable helps reach the masses too. On top of the usual kopitiam beverages, they offer a range of homemade teas and the assortment of flavours is mindboggling! The spread for the meal - bet you cannot tell at first glance these are all vegetarian! Seaweed Beancurd Crispy Stick ($4) This is my all time favourite vegetarian snack and seaweed does make a world of difference. The only grouse is, this tends to be really oily. Homemade Dumpling with Spicy Sour Sauce ($4) Stuffed with mushrooms, this spicy and sour dumpling dish would give  红油抄手 a run for it...