It’s been ages since we last visited Otto with our beloved Minowa-san. He kindly invited us to lunch today after much planning as he was out of town on business trip and finally managed to fix for this reunion.
We left for early lunch as my stupid MONKEY is out of town to find his bananas… we were happy to lunch with Minowa-san as he is such a great boss or friend to hang out with. When we arrived at Otto, we were seated almost immediately as everyone knows him.
We browsed through the menu but Minowa-san ordered for us instead as he is very familiar with the menu and we definitely trust his taste always. While waiting for our food to be served, the waiter served us with a glass of champagne… that’s VIP man…
I was really happy to see the spread of bread they had and I picked my favorite bread with onions. Honestly, I can finish that whole loaf… it was really tasty and the taste of the onions weren’t too strong. Shortly after the champagne, the waiter came with a small starter – cauliflower which was compliments by the chef. That little dish looked very simple but it tasted great. The cauliflower was soft and it tasted like mash potato… it was that soft…
Minowa-san ordered the month’s special Braised Veal baked cannelloni with porcini mushroom ragout and pan roasted Foie Gras with port caramelized apple and arugula. I am a great fan of Foie Gras and this one tasted perfect! It wasn’t oily and taking small bites simply take you higher!! Totally heaven!
As promised, he ordered our favorite Spaghetti with sea urchin and grey mullet bottarga and homemade ricotta cheese and spinach ravioli with tomato and basil sauce. We are great fan of the spaghetti with sea urchin… it was really out of this world I tell you pals… the way the chef cooked it was really fantastic and I am still craving for it even after lunch…
The homemade ricotta cheese and spinach ravioili with tomato and basil sauce was simply great too… it looked like our Chinese ngoh hiang but in the Italian way… hahahaha… But seriously, this is a damn delicious piece man… it wasn’t as cheesy as I thought and it blended so well with the spinach. After having all the two pastas, we realized that it wasn’t enough to fill our greedy tummy.
Minowa-san went on to order the Usda beef rib eye with sautéed potatoes and baby spinach. The first bite on the tender and juicy was totally unforgettable. I wished I could have a bigger piece of it though I am almost stuffed.
As for desserts, we ordered strawberry ice-cream, mango & raspberry sorbet. Mmmh… I think the strawberry ice-cream is not as nice compared to the one at Greenhouse, Ritz-Carlton. There wasn’t any strawberry bits in it and was quite tasteless… quite a disappointment… However, I was woken up by the aroma of the cappuccino.
It was indeed a delicious and enjoyable lunch with wonderful companions. Thank you Minowa-san for this fantastic lunch! We should do it more often as a family reunion… hahhaahahaha
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