NEW RESTAURANT

Maison Boulud B1-15 & L1-83 The Shoppes Marina Bay Sands 2 Bayfront Avenue Singapore 018972 Tel: 6688 6088 Open daily for lunch and dinner. Level B1: 12pm to 2pm; 5pm to 9:30pm. Brunch from 11:30am to 2:15pm on Sat and Sun. Level 1: 12pm to 5pm (4:30pm on Fri). Brunch from 11:30am to 4:45pm on Sat and Sun.

SOMEWHERE along the line, Daniel Boulud must have had to make a choice. Remake db Bistro as some fashionably progressive, Mediterranean omakase zero-carbon farm-to-table paean to contrived dining, or risk being dismissed as a has-been boomer chef.