Food, art and life at the newly-revamped Nouri

IF YOU are what you eat, you are also where you eat - and that would be at the newly-revamped Nouri, where chef-owner Ivan Brehm takes his concept of crossroads dining to the next level.

Reopened on Jul 6 after a month-long renovation, the Michelin-starred eatery on Amoy Street sees Brehm pushing the envelope further on his intercultural approach to cuisine, but not in the way that makes you feel like you have to memorise the telepathic connection between a Tibetan momo maker and a siew mai-making dim sum chef in order to understand his food.

In fact, the newly-revamped Nouri has streamlined its presentation such that you can interact as much or as little as you want with what you’re eating. There will be no dissertations served with your starters - descriptions are kept to a minimum unless you say otherwise, in which case an illuminating conversation could ensue.