This bread exemplifies Preludio's conceptual approach. Made with rye and fermented mushrooms for umami depth, it's glazed with honeyed bacon until it develops a sticky, savory-sweet coating. It's both technical and comforting.
Tips from diners
Ask the server about the fermentation process — the mushrooms are a key part of the bread's depth.
This is Preludio's signature conceptual dish. Each component is prepared over a different duration: scallop ceviche cured for an hour, fermented garlic ice cream prepared over a month, aged fish with foie gras aged for a week. Together they explore how time transforms ingredients.
Tips from diners
The server will explain the time involved in each component. Take a moment to appreciate the planning required.
The most ambitious component of The Time Machine course, this ice cream is churned with month-old fermented garlic that has become sweet and almost caramel-like. The herbal basil pesto cuts through, while crispy purple potato adds textural contrast. It's savory-sweet.
Tips from diners
This is a savory ice cream, not a sweet one. It's meant to challenge expectations about what ice cream can be.
Part of The Time Machine course, this scallop is cured for one hour in a vibrant leche de tigre (tiger's milk) made with lime, chilies, and seafood essence, plus corn water for sweetness. The one-hour cure is deliberate — it affects the texture precisely.
Tips from diners
If ordering as part of the menu experience, understand that the curing time is central to the dish's concept.
Representing the week-long preparation time in The Time Machine concept, this amberjack is aged to develop flavor concentration. Layered with silky foie gras and topped with crispy quinoa for texture, it's an exercise in how maturation affects fish.
Tips from diners
The aging process is what makes this dish special. Taste it slowly and think about the transformation that week created.
Chef Fernando Arévalo runs this conceptual restaurant based on a rotating theme system called 'Author's Cuisine.' Each menu chapter lasts 18 months and explores a concept deeply — past chapters have focused on monochrome, time, and culinary journey. Located in the historic Frasers Tower in Cecil Street, Preludio merges visual art, wine pairing, and conceptual cooking into an integrated dining experience.
Choose the menu experience over à la carte. The entire experience, including the thematic art sculpture at your table, is designed to tell a story.
Beverage master Chip Steel designs the wine program to pair with the chapter's theme. Ask about the wine pairing option.
Every table receives a unique art piece or sculpture as a conversation starter. Each one relates to the chapter's concept.
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