On 16 April, Moutarde at WEAVE, Resorts World Sentosa, will host an exclusive, one-night wine dinner conceived as a retrospective of Chef Paul Pairet's culinary journey across cities, concepts and decades. The evening marks the first time Pairet and Xavier Thuizat present their collaboration in a dedicated, one-night format, bringing the full breadth of Moutarde's beverage programme to a menu that spans a career. 

If you're going to do a retrospective dinner, it helps to have lived an interesting career, and Pairet has certainly done that. Born and trained in Perpignan, France and spent the better part of three decades cooking across Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney, Jakarta and Istanbul before settling in Shanghai in 2005, where he opened the acclaimed Ultraviolet which three Michelin stars continuously from 2017 and ranked as high as No. 24 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. So this dinner at Moutarde is not just a retrospective in the abstract sense; some of the dishes on the menu come from a restaurant that no longer exists.

Moutarde itself opened at WEAVE late last year, positioned as a more relaxed counterpart to Pairet's other work. It is a bistro, not a laboratory. The centrepiece is a live carvery station where whole wood-fire roasted cuts are carved tableside, a format Pairet has said draws from a memory of the classic British carving trolley he encountered in 1990s London. The idea is that you can walk in on a weekday evening, eat well, drink well and not have to sit through twenty courses to get a sense of what Pairet does.

The wine programme at Moutarde, created by Xavier Thuizat, reflects a similar sensibility. It blends established European names with thoughtful, story-driven bottles that reward curious drinkers. Champagne is a clear strength: by the glass, guests can explore grower Champagne from historic houses like Delamotte and Bruno Paillard alongside cult producer Henri Giraud, as well as benchmark Loire and Beaujolais from domaines such as Domaine du Bel Air and Grégoire Hoppenot. The bottle list steps things up further, moving into reference-point estates like Rhône legend Georges Vernay and Alsace benchmark Albert Boxler, and Burgundy classics such as Henri Gouges and Geantet-Pansiot. Some of the bottles here have real story value, including Plaimont's remarkable "Vignes Préphylloxériques" Saint-Mont, a Tannat from pre-phylloxera vines in the village of Sarragachies, planted in 1871 and never grafted onto American rootstock, making them among the oldest continuously producing vines in France. The parcel was listed as a French Historical Monument in 2012.

Thuizat himself grew up in Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy. He was named Best Sommelier of France in 2022, awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2023, and received the Michelin Guide Sommelier Award in 2024. He is also a recognised Sake Samurai, one of a small number of non-Japanese professionals to hold the title.

On the dinner itself, the menu traces Pairet's career across time and place, with each course drawing from a different city and period. Among the dishes is Ultraviolet's Very-Sea, Sea Scallop (Shanghai, 2016), a signature built around sea urchin, seaweed and lime that captures the clarity of ocean flavours. Thuizat pairs it with Aramasa Junmai Daiginjo, a sake from the cult favourite Aramasa brewery in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. Readers may recall 88 Bamboo’s deep dive into Aramasa's full range last year.

Another highlight is A Lobster in a Jar (Paris, 1998), one of Pairet's earliest defining dishes, presented with vineyard smoke and a rich Américaine sauce. This one is paired with a Meursault Premier Cru from Domaine de Montille, one of Burgundy's landmark estates, with roots going back to the 1730s.

The dessert highlight is Lemon & Lemon Tart (Istanbul, 2001), a reimagined classic presented as a whole candied lemon filled with sorbet, curd and Chantilly. The pairing here is a Mas Amiel Muscat de Rivesaltes from the south of France, described as a nod to the chef's home town. Mas Amiel is a benchmark estate in the village of Maury, in the foothills of the Pyrenees in Roussillon.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, 16 April 2026 Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Location: Moutarde, WEAVE at Resorts World Sentosa, #B1-219-221, 26 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098138 

Available to the public for one night only, the experience is priced at S$228++ per guest, with limited seats now open via SevenRooms.

Kanpai!

88 Bamboo Editorial Team