Hearty and Wholesome Italian Food

• Tweet
• Sharebar

• Tweet

It was just a few days ago when I was rushing back from work to get ready for dinner. Braving through the rain and the after work traffic, Saucer and I finally made it to the heart of KL, at Renaissance Hotel. We had a dinner appointment with a few of our friends but I guess the traffic was holding some of them back, which was good! Because we then had the chance to sample these cute little cocktails which tasted like margarita.

Cocktails before dinner

While waiting, I also went into their wine room to check out some of their wines. Halfway browsing, we saw something generating smoke inside the room! Upon asking, it was just the humidifier, maintaining the humidity of the wine room.

Some exquisite French wines

Glorious collection of white wine and glasses

The collection of wines

Soon, when the party arrived, we proceeded to the dining area of Med @ Marche-Live. Being a Mediterranean restaurant, Marche now has a new and hip Executive Sous Chef Paul Lewis who hails from Australia, serving his rendition of fine Italian food. Did I hear Italian? That’s my favourite!

Dining area of Marche

Some bread sticks and rolls, Dipping of Pine nuts with eggplant and Olive oil with crushed pistachio

I loved eating these long and crispy bread sticks whenever I dine at Italian restaurants! Why don’t more restaurants have it? I’d much rather eat these than rolls. The rolls here were divine too, warm and fluffy, they were perfect with the dipping that came together – Pine nuts with eggplant and Olive oil with crushed pistachio. Whoever invented the combination of pine nuts and eggplant is a genius! The texture was creamy and nutty, with a slight saltiness, making the roll taste so good! It’s almost like eating butter without the guilt! Awesome!

with my favourite bread stick <3

The first appetizer arrived soon, which was Pesto Pizza, a thin layer of pizza crust topped with semi-dried tomato and parmesan  cheese. Simple as it was, crispy at the edges, chewy at the insides. The cheese was not overpowering, making it just nice as an appetizer.

Pesto Pizza (RM28)

If pizza sounds too heavy for an appetizer, perhaps a bowl of Seafood Brodetto should do the trick. The concoction of seafood, garlic, tomato, saffron and white wine vinegar was hearty and flavourful, sure to put any stomachs to satisfaction.

Brodetto (RM40)

I opted for a glass of white wine to go with the pastas, which was smooth and pretty easy on the palate.

White wine

The bottle of white wine

Since there was a group of us, we ordered several types of pasta to be shared. The first to arrive was the Tortellini stuffed with goat cheese, thyme, roast pumpkin and balsamic vinegar. This was Saucer’s favourite as he loved the chewy texture of the tortellini combined with the gorgeous and creamy texture of cheese, pumpkin and vinegar as the filling. This was perfect for anyone who loves cheese!

Tortellini (RM38)

CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE

THIS IS A MULTI-PAGE POST: 1 2