PHUKET: It would finest be described as a celebration of fine friends sharing nice delicacies when Rose Maitland-Smith, brand ambassador for Pommery, hosted a night of nice dining on the beautiful Da Maurizio Bar Ristorante.
Invited guests on the occasion final month included famed vintner Pascal Jolivet, who flew in from his Loire Valley estate in France to style Chef Songka Saikang’s four-course menu.
“For more than 20 years I really have labored with some extraordinary Italian cooks from every region of Italy right here within the kitchens of Da Maurizio. I even have discovered something from each of them and now I can create a menu using distinctive Italian elements and recipes,” Chef Songka advised me.
Maurizio Laureri was home with dengue fever but friends were left in the succesful arms of Tonino, long-serving manager at Da Maurizio, additionally for 20 years, who developed the dinner menu with Chef Songka.
Itemized was tuna carpaccio flavored with fennel, pomegranate and pink pepper.
Chef Songka then offered fresh, traditional selfmade taglierini with black truffle cream for the primary course that left diners enthralled.
The primary course was an elegant presentation of rack of lamb with herb and mint sauce and roasted greens.
“The lamb at Da Maurizio is light and stuffed with taste,” commented Tonino.
A dessert of crepes with recent strawberry and vanilla ice cream put an ideal end to an excellent night..