BACK TO BASICS

Bedrock Origin proves that an ocean-meets-land menu does not have to be typical and uncreative.

- Bryan Goh

For all of the dining scene’s hijinks and hype — the diversity, ingenuity, and creativity notwithstanding — a great restaurant in today’s context has four main concerns. How it keeps employees on a constant payroll, keeps them healthy, and navigates government-mandated rules. Most importantly, how does it muster the courage to plan for an unknown future? Dealing with day-to-day blood and guts — literally and figuratively — seems like a daunting task but for Bedrock Origin, the team has been toiling through the routine for 13 years.

It launched in 2008 when an appetite for new experiences came to the forefront. Suddenly, everyone became their own nutritionists (nutritional scoring applications became just one more thing to thumb through during dinner) or they wanted to patronise places where they only served just one thing. Even toddlers had their time — #GastronomyForKids.