Chefie’s World

Mozzarella Salad

Roast Beef Sandwich

Roasted Fennel and Prawn Pasta

Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce, Vanilla Ice Cream

Milk Chocolate with Kiwi Fruits

July 24, 2008

I was invited to have lunch today by a friend of a hundred full moons ago, I wanted a new place to go to, something interesting so Sala Bistro was right smack to what fitted my requirements. We were quite early so we had a choice pick of table to seat on so I can get good pictures of what we were going to eat….even had the freedom of photo shooting without the usual stares of the diners.. I was amazed with the modern and masculine interiors, it was also very clean to look at…we had all the attention of the servers. I chose to have the specials of the day which was buffalo mozzarella salad with a simple balsamic vinaigrette and their roasted fennel and shrimp cream bavette pasta. My friend had their roast beef sandwich with horseradish cream and tons of alfafa sprouts. When orders were taken, I enjoyed nibbling on their hot crusty Italian bread smeared with butter, it was just right to the taste….and when the salad came it was just right for one person, my friend and I wanted to split it which was so “Pinoy” of us but the server hesitated since the serving was just for one. It was good but I found it too engrossed with olive oil, the sliding factor involved in the salad gets too dramatic and changes the whole flavor and texture…the mozzarella was something else since it had so much cheesiness into it. Then came my order, where all the taste factors of the ingredients were highly tangible although the prawn factor was bland, might have been my receptors became so overused that when it was time to take it the prawn there was none to taste it….or it simply lacked salt….hehehe….I also found it very slippery or should I say “ oily “. Let’s be happy for having the al dente pasta….my friend’s roast beef sandwich is something to put a smile on your face since it has a big lump of horseradish cream right on the side….good crusty bread and great tasting roast beef. For dessert, we had a sticky date pudding with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream, I think, I am not too sure since I was getting too full and very sleepy already.. sticky was not the pudding but was more of the sauce….the ice cream fell to the side of the plate, so I had to rearrange it in some form for better picture quality. In the end, I ate more than I was suppose to….walked to Power book and saw the latest issue of Yummy, I look like a big mushroom this month in my column picture but guess what, I am even bigger now after all the “lamon” galore I did in Davao…..
Before I go, ever tasted Kiwi Fruit Chocolate…it was really good, a little tartness in chocolate…………..

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