Ray Mak
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I'm an avid foodie and I particularly love authentic Italian Food and good wines. Usually, I would frequent different Italian Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur with my awesome Italian friend Dr Daniele Gambero, who shares the same passion as me. Even though my Italian friend has been in Malaysia since 1998, his DNA still writes ITALIAN.
Today is a public holiday, Dr Daniele and I visited Nerovivo with our families. We were greeted with a nice welcome drink. Staffs were friendly and nice. Even before the first dish, it was a pleasant experience, from the way the wine bottle is held to the way our dish are served. It may sound insignificant to some, but these are tiny little things that define the fine dining experience. The wines and our food were well paired, food were authentically Italian, fresh ingredients, and most importantly, from the texture of our pasta, we could tell that it's skillfully prepared. There are many restaurants with great pasta, but due to pasta takes time to cook, the common practice is that they have to be precooked and then cooked again prior to serving. With this common practice, some pasta become too soft. We asked Chef Rizal, the chef in charge, regarding the preparation of our pasta, and the secret lies in the timing of the precook. Mesmerized!
Throughout our lunch, we talked to both Chef Rizal and Chef Diego Reali, and we learnt a lot about their food preparation and the restaurant culture. From our conversation, I also found out that Nerovivo is famous for their seafood. The Chefs were generous in sharing their knowledge and experiences. When we crave for Italian food, this is a place that we will definitely frequent.