The wave of new Japanese restaurants and bars opening in Singapore is far from over, but we're not complaining. So when we heard that Hong Kong "it" restaurant Yardbird, known for their delicious yakitori, was making an appearance in Singapore, we got pretty excited. For one day only, Yardbird will be taking over Meatsmith for a pop-up event on Feb 12.

Chicken meatball yakitori at Meatsmith

Despite being a Canadian-born chef who picked up Japanese cooking much later, Matt Abergel's Yardbird has gained a huge following in Hong Kong (he also owns two other restaurants, Ronin and Sunday's Grocery). Both Matt and Meatsmith's Andrew Baldus will be collaborating to cook up some great yakitori street style food. At the pop-up event, which will also see a street party with music blasting as you take bites off sticks of meat, they'll be serving their signatures in Hong Kong like the Katsu Sando, KFC (Korean Fried Cauliflower), fried chicken with garlic and kewpie,  meatballs with tare cured egg yolk and wings with house-made shichimi. 

Stay tuned for more updates here.