Chef Narin “Jack” Kulasai may have trained under Australian Thai food master David Thompson and Quay’s Peter Gilmore, but everything at Porkfat is completely his own. He can be seen calmly manning the pass at the split-level restaurant in Chinatown – assisted by maître d’ Tanya Boonprakong – where he sends out an array of fiery dishes, many inspired by Boonprakong’s grandmother’s recipes. While the room can be loud, the flavours in every dish shout even louder. There’s sweetness in a slice of pineapple ferrying an orb of minced pork, prawn and palm sugar; salty-savouriness in the larb dotted with rendered pork fat, fish sauce and toasted rice powder. Lemongrass and more fish sauce season a betel leaf salmon dish, while a scoop of coconut ice-cream flecked with candied pumpkin has an otherworldly creaminess. Spice underpins, but never overwhelms, the whole repertoire. BYO wine and you have a foolproof formula for an audaciously fun night out.
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