Bottega di Carna (Duxton)

The Pumpkin Ravioli (SGD $28) has a lovely golden yellow hue from creamy pureed pumpkin, with tender handmade packets of ravioli stuffed with soft cacioricotta cheese, garnished with sage leaves. The result is a delicious vegetal sweet earthy cheesy herbal savoury flavour, yum.
.
The Pici (SGD $28) features thick chewy al-dente strands of hand-rolled pasta noodles, coated in a luscious Tuscan francesina braised beef and tomato gravy, garnished with pecorino romano cheese and chili oil. This results in a robust meaty savoury salty grainy vegetal sweet cheesy spicy flavour, enticing the palate.
.
The Grilled Stockyard 200-Day Grain-Fed Beef Ribeye (SGD $88 for 300g) features a large cut of Australian black angus beef ribeye, dry-rubbed with the house signature 'Profumo Del Chianti', an Italian herb blend that includes sea salt, bay leaf, thyme, sage, fennel pollen, juniper, rosemary, and lavender.
.
Grilled to your choice of doneness (we opted for medium rare), the beef is succulent, tender, and juicy, with bold meaty savoury salty herbal flavour. Served with a side of grilled eggplant, which is soft with vegetal earthy herbal salty sweet flavour.
.
.
.
Bottega Di Carna
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2024/01/bottega-di-carna.html

The Focaccia Bread (SGD $Complimentary) is soft and warm and fluffy, with bready earthy sweet herbal flavour. Dip into some olive oil and black vinegar for added earthy sour kick.
.
Chef treated us with the dainty Artichoke Tart (SGD $Complimentary) to sample. Within the crisp open pastry shell is piped creamy artichoke heart puree, crumbly parmigiano and goat cheese, juicy caramelised pear, and crunchy artichoke chips. This tasty morsel carries lovely vegetal earthy fruity sweet cheesy milky flavour, though its unique profile is an acquired taste.
.
The Calamari (SGD $20) was well received, with the crisp outside bouncy inside battered squid rings carrying addictive grainy savoury salty flavour. Paired with a creamy lemon aioli for added milky herbal zesty tangy sour kick.
.
The Puglia Burrata (SGD $26) has a base of juicy cherry tomatoes and crisp spinach leaves, lending combined vegetal herbal sweet flavour. The salad is drizzled with balsamic vinegar, lending an earthy sour kick. In the center sits a soft creamy burrata cheese, carrying milky cheesy sweet flavour. Nice.
.
The Varlhona Chocolate Fondant (SGD $22) features a base of soft crumbly chocolate fondant with a gooey chocolate center, topped with a crunchy cocoa nib tuile, and a creamy scoop of vanilla ice cream. The fondant and tuile carries bold chocolatey bitter sweet earthy flavour, complemented by the milky floral earthy sweet notes of the ice cream.
.
.
.
Bottega Di Carna
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2024/01/bottega-di-carna.html

280g, Australian Black Angus

smoked paprika, olive oil, lemon