La Risata Restaurante, Damansara: The Authentic Italian Cuisine

 Hi guys, this is an overdue post but it is not too late to introduce you an Italian cuisine restaurant especially for those authentic food craver. So it was the La Risata Restaurante, Damansara that me and the bunch visited last month. The Damansara's the branch and they have another one in Ampang, opened since 1996.

I am sure that whenever you would like to taste some worlds' cuisine, you would love to try on some authentic one. Although you can never taste the 'real' local one, but good food can literally bring out the culture of the country, making you feel like as if you are in that country and tasting the awesome food! Same goes to me. Here is so a tips, I will always look around the restaurant, searching if there is any Caucasian because they know what is a good and authentic one. And there are many in La Risata!

I can tell that the ambiance is great and I was really in love with the brick walls and unfinished cement that bring out the modern yet rustic feel. The decoration is just simple, lovable and nice!

Love this bar counter:

They serve an extensive list of wine, and unwine too.

(From top to bottom, left to right): Soon Yuan and Ju Yew (Boss of the day), Wai Heng, Yours truly, Polim and Hon Sun. 

 We waited quite some time for the food coz it was the dinner hour, the restaurant is thoughtful enough to serve the bread with olive oil. (So western).What a nice combination but not everyone can take it, so you gotta watch out.

(Left to Right): Cafe Latte- RM8, 

Grapefruit Cranberry Breeze Soda- RM16

Kiwi Guava Soda- RM16

Passion Fruit Cream Soda- RM14

Apple Juice- RM 12

Frittura Di Calamari- RM 16

Deep fried squid rings in a light batter

The squid rings were good as an appetizer; crispy enough yet not too oily. Polim loves them!

Spezzatino Di Pollo Con Oliva E Capeari- RM 33

Chicken braised with olive, capers, onion, tomato & white wine served with roasted vegetables.

Yes, white wine. We finished every bit of it.

Sagliola Al Forno- RM 56

Wood fired oven baked whole New Zealand sole fish drizzled with truffle olive oil served with fresh salad & potato

If there is always a failure dish in every restaurant, I'm sorry that I will have to say it's this fish that tasted like it was not well- cooked by the chef or maybe it is just the culture of Italian that Asian could not take it. The only little part that flatters me was the potato!

Spaghetti Alla Risata (House Speciality)- RM 36

Mixed seafood in a hearty tomato sauce & baked in foil

 My stomach was much stimulated when I first saw the spaghetti served in foil. And after tasting it, yes yes yes, no wonder it is their house speciality, everything just went so well.

Spaghetti Con Arragosta- RM 38

Spaghetti with lobster, tomato, chilli & olive oil

 It was nice as well, and the lobster is so fresh and tender. Who can ever say no to lobster?!

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara- RM26

Spaghetti with beef bacon in cream sauce

Spaghetti Carbonara is like a must- have in Itallian restaurant, but theirs are special because you don't usually see beef bacon. 

Pizza D'anatra- RM36

Smoked duck, rocket, anchovy, caramelized onion& mozzarella.

I don't eat the Quack Quack Duckie but the pizza was so so so awesome!

Pizza Funghi E Proscuitto- RM 26

Turkey- ham, mushroom, tomato & mozzarella

Both pizzas are evenly great. What?! You want me to choose only one? Okay, I would go for the turkey- ham cause turkey- ham and mushroom matched so well.

So now finish the main course. Wait, how can we not ordering desserts?

Tiramisu (Pick-Me-Up!)- RM16

Layers of Savoiardi biscuits soaked in expresso & filled with Italian mascarpone cream cheese

Oh deary Tiramisu, luckily we picked you! It tasted so fine, so soft; this is so superb! Among all the tiramisu that I have ever had, it was the best tiramisu in my life and no one was even close to it. 

Tota Di Ciccolato- RM16

Flourless dark chocolate cake with a melting chocolate centre served with vanilla ice cream.

My first ever lava cake and it looks like the one Gordon Ramsay would say yes in MasterChef US.

The bunch

Thank you Soon Yuan and Ju Yew for the treat.

They serve really decent and authentic Italian food, bring out the essence of Italian cuisine. (except the fish, of course) It was a nice place for gathering that you could linger for hours. Recommending to all of you. xoxo.

Rate: 6.3/8

La Risata

Ampang:

16, Persiaran Ampang, 

55000 Kuala Lumpur, 

Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan.
03-4252-6269.

Damansara:

128, Jalan Kasah,
Medan Damansara, 

Kuala Lumpur.03-2095-9572.

适耕庄之旅Sneak Peek

为什么只是Sneak Peek? 

因为我手上的照片还不足够， 所以敬请期待。

话说这次的适耕庄之旅，是我们一班coursemates 期待了好久好久， 也策划了好久好久的Two-day One-night Trip!

先让你止止瘾吧！

Day One:

我们在大雨中骑着脚踏车， 在A村狼狈时:

雨过还是会天晴！

适耕庄热浪沙滩:

我们都爱适耕庄：

Day Two:

荡秋千去呗：

热情老板娘:

全女班：

鱼跃人愉：

假的长腿：

稻田稻田， 是稻田！

适耕庄post下星期和你不见不散！

原谅我

我以为大家是一体的，以为不分彼此。

我以为这个避风港永远不起浪。

我接受人总会犯错， 但不接受你受不住诱惑。

为何当一切看似完美的时候， 你要打破宁静的沉默。

想要质问责怪， 但我没勇气说。

放了多少自尊才肯让眼泪界解脱。

请求你， 不要等到体无完肤， 才承认你的懦弱。

原谅我， 你会说吗？

Platypodia?

So, I always remember when I was small, I used to fall down very frequent. So frequent that I could not recall how many times I have almost kissed the floor. Even now that I am obviously not a young girl anymore, I fall down or nearly fall down so often. 

Something interesting is that the moment I fell, the first thought I had was not 'How am I gonna get up?', but I would always gaze around and make sure there is no one seeing me at this so awkward moment. Then I will slowly, make myself up and keep my head held high as if nothing ever happens.

I used to blame this whole 'falling down' thingy to the slippery floor, frictionless flip flop or maybe even my careless self. Then, there is a day that ever since then, the boyf would tease at me after he found that my foot was slightly flat. Of course, I have reluctantly accepted the fact that, my feet was not-so-severely deformed. And, what I could only do all the time is just praying hard so that on day the Earth's force of attraction would somehow be reduced.

Unfortunately, according to Murphy's Law, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. It proved that my dream has not come true when I again got attracted by the enormous force, fell down the stairs and hit the floor. If the ground would have open up and swallowed me, it would have done me a huge favour. Sadly, it did not, and all I have is just bruises and this:

I urge you that if you ever see me fall down, do not have to lend your hands to me, just walk away silently as if you have seen nothing. Thank you!

Platypodia It is one of the most frequent foot deformations in infants. The term “platypodia” denotes deformity of all foot's arches. Flattening of the longitudinal foot arch is known as longitudinal platypodia, while flattening of the transverse arch is called transverse platypodia. Main support elements of the foot's arches are front and rear tibial muscles of the lower leg as well as short and long flexor muscles of toes. If those muscles become weak, the child's foot flattens under the body weight and turns outwards at the start of standing or walking. The inner edge of the foot rests on the floor, the forefoot is abducted outwards.

Precious of the Week!

Hi guys! These are 5 things that have made my week. Of course, not to forget the three tests that I have (hopefully) survived!

1. The PT Cultural Night

I am glad that I hadn't missed any yet.

2. The Throwing Machine

I have finally made my own pottery using the throwing machine, which is predictably hard.

3. The Products 

They aint perfectly perfect but I love them!

4. The Gigantic Milk Tea

Although I am always not a fan of it, but it is just too BIG to not post it!

5. The Sweet Grapes

Hate the skin and seed but love the rest of it. (The flesh)

你的石榴裙

突然好想再次拜倒在热浪岛的石榴裙下。

阳光、沙滩、吊床； 墨镜、短裤、凉鞋。

想念那份热诚，那份笑容， 还有半长不短的三千烦恼。

起码相较之下，生活、课业的烦恼更让我懊恼。

拜托不要这个时候世界末日，我还有好多想证明。

I ate a mouthful of molded bread!

So the tittle says it all. 

This morning when my stomach growls for minutes, I took the last bread that I have brought from home from the shelf. While enjoying the full- screen drama, I had my first bite. Well, it tasted alright. Then, I continued the second one with a mouthful of bread plus the stuffed chicken. It tasted awfully delicious?!! wt*. After swallowing it, I started to feel something wrong that I decided to spit it. 

This is one of the (many) dumbest things I have ever done in my life.

And now I am not sure if I still have a good appetite for my lunch.