Loss of passion for food? No way! That's prolly gonna be the last thing I'd ever do in my life.
Life has been a bit difficult for me recently as one of my cats, Puccini, passed away last month, and I still need time to get used to a life that's without him around. But the worst hard time of mine has gone, and, I believe that he's gone up to somewhere better than where we are now.
Okay, enough sentimental talks!
This blog post is an ode to my old boss, who took me to La Piazzetta for a fab birthday lunch treat last February (wot? last Feb? wow, Kenny you're lagging behind!). I was wooed by the food presentation there, and the pasta dishes were simply impressive! Grazie mille signora Donati!
We chose a table outdoors coz the weather was nice and sunny that day, albeit a bit cold.
Snack - Tomato and Rosemary Pizza (Thin Crust)
Pomodori e Mozzarella (Tomato and Mozzarella Salad)
Misto Salumi (Assorted Cold-cuts)
Super Marinara (Pasta with Assorted Seafood - jumbo size)
This is one GIANT dish! Look at that "plate"! It's actually a real shell!
The pasta was cooked al dente and served with varieties of fresh seafood, such as prawns, clams, mantis shrimps, scallops, etc., in a simple tomato based sauce, om nom nom nom, DIVINE!
Linguine alla Balzanella (Linguine with Sundried Tomatoes and Basil)
This linguine was my favourite that day. Simple and beautiful!
The friendly server was mixing the sea urchin sauce in front of us. What is this sauce for?
Would you like to have a taste, Sir? Oh certainly, hmm, a bit more salt and pepper, ah! and one more dash of lemon juice please! Tks!
Ta-da, the sauce is for this pasta dish - Spaghetti alla Polpa di Riccio (Spaghetti Sea Urchin)
Tagliata alla Florentina (Grilled Slices of Fillet Steak) - I don't eat beef but my colleagues said the fillet steak was a bit over cooked and tough.
Branzino Cartoccio (Baked Seabass)
Tiramisu
Espresso and Coffee
La Piazzetta
Address: G/F, 5 Tsun Wing Lane, Central
Tel: 2522 9505
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Hand me that shell of mixed seafood over! You can keep the rest!
Have a lovely weekend! (Time for some F1...)
Ciao,
Angie
First, let me say that I am sorry to read about the passing of yoru cat. I know our pets are like our family.
Secondly, holy cow! What an amazing meal. Thats eafood platter, leaves me speechless. Were you guys able to finish all that wonderful food? beautiful.
i know i'm not supposed to hate you for your birthday, but i really do.
why? u know, i'm not allowed to eat shell fish while i'm pregnant. and now u r showing me that pix of giant scallop and shrimp and freaking delicious everything......i want to cry.
wow..those are amazing food, never had them before.. and i love the tiramisu.. best!
greetings from reanaclaire.com
That seadfood dish looks amazing, Kenny!
Oh no, sorry to hear about your cat, Kenny. Take care, time will heal. Love the tiramisu!!
so sorry about your cat
and wow look at the seafood
keep your head up sweet kenny
Hello kenny!!
I haven't heard from you in a while!! I hope you are okay????!!!
This restaurant looks like a cool place. The food looks outstanding & waw!! Georgous too!
That large plate of fine seafood & pasta looks indeed HUGE!! I couldn't eat all of that!!
I am glad that you liked it!
Hi everybody, thanks for the comments!!!
Angie, ok, come get it, haha
Velva, it is huge!!! No, we couldnt finish everything and had to pack some leftover back to the office, haha. We didnt waste our food.
lululu, dont cry for me Van~couver.
reanaclaire, thanks!
Erica, it tasted so too!
Ellie, thanks!
Rebecca, thanks! Im trying to look for your app on iPhone!
Sophie, thanks you are sweet!
It all looks delicious to me and wish I had that seabass! But, for that matter, I'd like a taste of all of it! Great post!
Pam, good girl! Btw, thanks for stopping by!
I'm sorry to hear about your kitty, Kenny :( But I'm totally drooling over that cold cut plate...and that seafood...WOWZA! Delicious spread! :D
impressive array of seafood! and that pasta with sea urchin? i want! :)
OMG!!! The super marinara dish...really looks freaking SUPER! Wow!!!
And Kenny, yes I'll be in HK...tomorrow! From 18th-22nd! :-)
wow that enormous shell !!!
I'm so sorry to hear about your kitty. I'm sure he had the best life he could of with you.
And all this food looks fantastic. Wow! That seafood is impressive!
Confused at what to choose from..but I'm sure about the tiramisu..lol..
Woah..that Super Marinara looks amazing!
Thanks for passing from my blog. Those dishes look amazing and I am craving some tiramissu right now. Sorry to hear about your cat. I know how you feel as ours passed away eleven months ago.
Wow! Wow! Wow! I can't believe all of the spectacular dishes! I'm still stunned by the gigantic seashells jutting out of the super seafood dish! This place looks amazing!
So sorry about your cat :(
The pizzetas and seafood dish looks divine.
All the best,
Gera
Hey Kenny,
Thanks for the invitation! I would love to meet up with you, but my friend already set the itinerary...I've asked her if she wanted to meet up, but she's a bit shy with stranger, lol. Thanks for asking though...Spicy crab sounds amazing! Though...we're kind of on a tight budget because I went crazy with the shopping! haha!
I'm liking HK a lot...btw, where in HK do you live?
Hey Sophia, I have sent you an email.
That shell with seafood looks incredible! A great meal here!
Oh Kenny, everything looks so good!! I want that noodle dish, especially.
Wow! That seafood platter is definitely jumbo! The pomodori e mozzarella is my most favorite salad on earth! ;)
We used to have a siamese cat named Puccini too; I know how you feel.
This restaurant looks mighty good!
wow! i know what to order now if i'm ever in the area... the super marinara is super sized indeed!
Welcome back Kenny! I miss reading your English blogs. Don't feel bad about writing about Feb, I have some things I still haven't written about since last year (you know how I procrastinate)! And that is some serious seafood dish, can't believe the size of those mollusks! And the sea urchin spaghetti is making me drool.
Kenny, take care.
Browsing your pics of the good foods, I know you've been eating well. Great.
When will you come to Australia?
Goodness! I have never seen such big clams before!! That dish sure looks yummy. As a matter of fact, they all look good.
Sorry to hear about your cat. :(
That pizza looks like it doesn't have any cheese on it? Or it just hidden?
The food looks spectacular Kenny. This is my first visit to your blog and I had intended only to say hello. I, instead began to read your earlier posts and stayed far longer than I planned. You have a wonderful blog and I'll be back as often as I can to visit. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
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What a feast! I wonder what you've been up to lately :)
Kenny, you just can't seduce me with all these nice shots. Bring me, bring me! I love all dishes :D
Kenny, just jumping back in to thank you for your visit to my blog. I hope you'll stop by often. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary
Oh, so sorry about your cat! I know how hard that is! But the best thing is to dive into work, friends and blogging! This restaurant looks super delicious!
sorry for the loss :( cheers up!! :) this place sound super great!! hand me over someee of those delicious foodd!!! specilly the mixed sea food :)
cheers and have a lovely weekend!!
those clams are so big! I love your blog but I wont come when I'm hungry...this is torture!!
Kenny - I'm so sorry to hear about your cat xoxo.
That dish of seafood was HUGE!!!
wow I like it!
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