Hostess With The Mostest

September, 2007

AURUM SERVES UP A DIFFERENT KIND OF HOSPITAL FOODLife is short; eat some­thing weird. That's one way to read Singapore's Aurum restaurant, a joint to delight goths and science geeks alike. The morgue-hospital theme has wheelchair-bound din­ers rolling up to metal operating tables for far from conventionalfare. But the gimmicky decor is only half the story here: Chef Edward Voon practices something called molecular gastronomy—think of it as better eating through chemistry. The reimagined kitchen...