REVIEWS - DELHI/NCR Kapil insists even restaurants tried Cavalli Caffe’s thin crust must line up to buy a few portions pizza, which, I kid you not, isn’t of the stuff. much more than a single millimetre thick. If you like your pizzas Our splendid starter was followed and want low carb meals, this is by an equally great cold Crema the place to go. We ended with di Porcini (300) and a very well Hot Chocolate Foam with Rum presented, but more-like-pizzaGranita and Red Wine Poached sauce Crema di Pomodoro (200), Figs and Apricot Crumble with a cold mushroom soup and a hot, Wild Berry Semifreddo. The hot very thick tomato soup served in chocolate foam was closer to a a margarita glass and a hollowed mousse and quite delicious; ditto out loaf of bread respectively. My for the crumble and semifreddo. mushroom soup was smooth, resplendent with all the flavor As you can see, preconceptions of porcini and button mushcan be dangerous things. If you’re rooms while Kapil’s tomato soup, in any of the three malls, do try I believe could have used some Cavalli Caffe as an alternative to cheese to cut through it’s thickyour regular lunch. ■ ness, accompanied by a very cold winter draft. It’s true! Sometimes, enjoying the things we order, the way they’re cooked, depend on climatic conditions. In this case, I believe a withering, winter wind and a crackling fireplace were essential elements that really should have accompanied this particular soup. I suggest you try this soup in peak winters and avoid it in summers. After an enjoyable Rucola and Goat Cheese Salad with Pine nuts and Oranges (550) that included a very generous helping of goat cheese, we began on the mains, a Traditional Chicken Cacciatore (450) for me and Caponata stuffed Zucchini Canola (400) for Kapil. I wasn’t too happy with my dish, given it too tasted like pizza sauce, with the same cliched flavors within. Kapil thought while his dish was very well executed, the stuffing needed flavor and seasoning, without which the final result was stolid chewing and little else.
by Sid Khullar
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