Food Review - Taste of Italy by Heinz Beck

The best place to eat Italian food outside Italy has to be Dubai and one such place in Dubai is Taste of Italy by Heinz Beck. Headed by chef Federico, under the guidance of Heinz Beck himself, this place really brings the flavours of Italy to Dubai. And we started this amazing food journey with fresh homemade bread which was nothing less than art, in favours like walnuts, olives, multi grain accompanied with Italian olive oil and balsamic vinegar. After the bread we moved on to starters and first up was the fried calamari served with zucchini , green apple jam and home made mayo. The batter fried zucchini was a bit too salty for me, but the flavour was neutralised by the sweet apple jam. Besides the calamari, the star of this dish was the mayonnaise which was thick and creamy and full of flavour. From here we moved on to the burchetta, topped with fresh cherry tomatoes imported from Italy. It is these tomatoes that literally bring down the taste of Italy. The fresh flavour contin