F O O D
La Mamma
Say Ciao To The Best Italian Food In Town
Location Sheraton Abu dhabi
H
ospitality wise, there are only
a few hotels that match the
five-star criteria and Sheraton is one of
them.
La Mamma is on the hotel’s ground
floor. The warm and welcoming
interiors give it a very rustic feel. The
windows overlook the hotel’s main
entrance and a beautiful jardiniere.
Leading the kitchen, Chef Juri Pelusi
has worked in some of the finest
restaurants around the world. He
brings with him the experience from
Michelin star restaurants and blends
it with his expertise to create a cuisine
that makes you go back for more.
Most of the pasta is homemade by the
Chef without the help of any fancy
machine.
Our appetisers, the oven baked
eggplant (Parmigiana di melanzane al
Forno) and the fresh Stracciatella salad
look attractive. The salad is served in a
jar while the eggplant dish has a burst
of bright colours on the plate.
The eggplant and the tangy tomato
sauce combination is a definite try.
However, that one bite of the fresh
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cheese salad takes the taste buds
to a different delicious experience
altogether.
I find rocket leaves overpowering
and not a flavour I enjoy but the
Stracciatella cheese neutralises the
intensity and adds freshness to it.
You can taste every single ingredient
that goes into the dish created
by Chef Juri. All the flavours
complement each other.
While waiting for our main course, I
watch the Chef demonstrate various
pasta making techniques and tell us
about his experience working with
Michelin star restaurants, casual
dining restaurants and the difference
between the two. He says that one
gets to learn a lot in a Michelin star
restaurant. They have their rules and
recipes. The techniques are hard at
first and seem impossible to achieve
but once accomplished; it gives you
confidence and pride. With casual
dining restaurants, you have to
bring in your experience and recipes,
and you have the freedom to run
the kitchen with what makes you
comfortable.