HOT Magazine July 15, 2015 | Page 15

in butter Julienne of zucchini and pink pepper sauce. The flavour was as complex as the dish sounds: Incredibly creamy, aromatic through the cheese, balanced, with a great combination in tangy and soft tastes and impeccably al dente. Then came the rigatoni pasta with melted spicy sausage, cherry tomato and ricotta cheese. This was a very special dish, soothing, crafted greatly to balance the tomato and the ricotta and if that weren’t enough, the parmiggiano grated right in front of you provided it some intensity in the flavour. Then came the heavy guns, in the form of a large and juicy grilled Wagyu strip loin steak served with roasted potato and spinach. Tender, creamy, flavourful, smooth… We’d run out of adjectives to describe it, it was truly special and was made even better by the warm mushroom sauce that was brought on the side. Next and last, was the sautéed lamb rack served with heart of artichokes and roasted potatoes. Brought directly from New Zealand, exquisitely balanced and tender selection of meat provided us a true taste of heaven, with a glorious almost tangy aftertaste, this dish granted us a true pampering of the senses. But we couldn’t have left Mamma Mia without being given the fifth reason to definitely come back in the near future: The desserts. A brilliantly aromatic tiramisu culminated a wonderful evening with its intensity, its permeating coffee flavour, a flavour that turned to chocolate and ended in a liquor hinted taste which made the tongue feel mellow. A juicy and succulently moist base balanced a creamy and fluffy top, a veritable spectacle of textures. The dessert ended with a beautiful treat: a sweet, strong and scented limoncello, which put the dinner to rest. Tangy and very easy on the throat, it rounded it all off. Mamma Mia is definitely a place worth visiting for those with a fine palate. We’ve given you five, do you really need another reason? Mama Mia 032 512 250 8/4 Naresdamri Road July 15 - August 15 , 2015 15