Singapore Job Guide > Food For Thought Itadakimasu*! Looking for a place for lunch when you're meeting a client? Having a working midday meal with bosses or co-workers? Need good food to keep you going for the rest of the day in the office? In 'Food For Thought', we suggest various eateries near and around the CBD and other commercial areas to give you ideas about where you can tuck in next! Written by Linda Lee - 4 July 2007 .............................................................. I'm referring to their gracious table manners, some of which I picked up at Sui Japanese Dining restaurant during a recent visit for a memorable epicurean experience (worth $70). To kick-start my appetite, I first had some fried octopus (Kyuban). Unlike ordinary zichar-style fare, this version was crispy yet tender, with a smooth texture and delightful taste. I followed this with the Atama Yu. Steamed for hours, this nourishing consommé of yellowtail or hamachi fishead, leeks, Japanese wild parsley and shimeiji mushrooms oozed aromatic appeal and nutritional goodness. Taboo! I had shifted my utensils to take pictures of the food. Seeing a "harmony of discord", the host promptly reset my cutlery. Moral of the story: Don't mess around! Precise table settings constitute important aspects of Japanese dining. As I drank some miso soup, a sushi master deftly wielded a sharp blade to prepare my salmon with sea kelp, tori (chicken) and beef ensemble. Lightly seared for added flavour and tang, these items proved scrumptious and of top quality. Taboo! One should slurp the soup in between each sushi item. Each piece of sushi must also be eaten (without adding soy) in a single bite. Risk doing otherwise at your peril, for hell hath no fury like a sushi chef scorned. To finish, I indulged in a poached plum dessert and sake. I liked the savoury dessert's refreshing taste and jelly-like texture, but was even more enchanted by the alcoholic beverage's tingling, sweet-sour allure. Taboo! Instead of simply gulping down the spirit, one must nose it, sip it, and then drink it to appreciate its appeal. Tempted to embark on such an exquisite Japanese feast, too? Suss out this cosy enclave today. Kanpai*! *Japanese for 'let's tuck in' and 'cheers' respectively. Add: 38 Craig Road Tel: 6423 0630 Please feel free to share the URL of this article with your friends and colleagues