Biella's Tiramisú

A while ago, when I was at Doha, Qatar, my parents and I paid a visit to Biella for dinner. Biella here is a favorite Italian restaurant of ours that we regularly visit from time to time. One night, after we stuffed ourself with Ravioli and Veal, Mom, Dad, and I decided to order a plate of Tiramisú for dessert to be shared among the three of us. It was the best decision that we made that day.

The Tiramisú was square in shape, decorated with half of a Strawberry and a piece of chocolate. Dusted with cocoa powder and powdered sugar on the side, this particular Italian trifle consisted of "Biscotti fingers soaked in Espresso, layered with sweet Mascarpone Cream". The Italian dessert is very fragile, judging from the fact that the whole cake vibrated when I accidently hit the table with my knee. Mom, Dad, and I were mesmerized.

29 Qatari riyals was spent for this Tiramisú. It's pretty expensive for a cake. But, if I were Dad, I would not regret every single riyal I spent on that cake. Biella's Tiramisú is the real deal! It's a genuine Tiramisú!

The Biscotti that was soaked in Espresso was very light and fluffy, the bitterness and the acidic taste of the Espresso was very strong. On the other hand, the Mascarpone cream was as light as feathers. It was sweet, slightly cheesy, and very creamy. 

Biella's version of Tiramisú melts in your mouth the moment it enters your mouth! Seriously, it did! "Oh wow, how do you describe this cake," said Dad, "it actually melts in your mouth!". Even my Dad couldn't lie about how delicate and fragile the cake was. 

To be honest, words escape me to describe the perfection of Biella's Tiramisú. It's just that good. 

Biella

The Mall D-Ring Road, Old Airport

Doha, Ad Dawnah, Qatar

Phone: (+974) 4467-7732

Hours: 10 AM - 12 AM

We meet again, Biella!

Dad took my Mom and I to Biella for lunch today. It was my second time to dine in at Biella and, I have to say, I looked forward to indulge on some Italian cuisine. Dad told me that his roommate once recommended him a delicious dish when they ate at Biella, and he ordered that particular dish for me today. I was full of anticipation, yet unfortunately we had to wait for around half an hour for the dishes to arrive at our table. Thank God, they provide a basket of toasts for starters at Biella.

Ciao, Biella!

Some toasts for starter

A bottle of olive oil and Anchor's butter were available for us to use

Mom, experimenting with some balsamic sauce and cheese

Mixed it up and dip the toast in it

The waitress offered us some drinks when we were waiting for our food to come. I asked her for a glass of iced lemon tea, while Mom ordered herself a glass of Mint Lime and Dad ordered a glass of iced tea. Do take note that when you eat something greasy and full of fat, don't order yourself a glass of milkshake or coke, a glass of iced tea will suffice. If you drink any kind of drinks that contains milk after you eat fatty food, the amount of fat in your body will increase rapidly. You don't want that to happen, do you? Well, if you do, I assume that you're currently wanting to gain a few pounds, or you might be a sumo wrestler.

Always go with the tea when you eat something greasy, fatty, and high in calories 

I had a rather large glass of iced lemon tea

After a long wait, our food finally arrived. Mom ordered herself a plate of pasta with tomato sauce. Garnished with well-cooked broccoli and cheese, Mom's lunch tasted fantastic. I took a bite of Mom's order and I simply love the pasta. I was rather thick and full of flavor from the tomato sauce. I was going to finish her plate when she told me that she couldn't finish it because she was full, but she forbid me by saying that I might get stomachache from eating too much later on. Glad I did what she told me to do.

Mom's pasta, which tasted fantastic

Scaloppine de vitello o di pollo ai funghi was the name of my dish. Translated, it was a well-cooked veal escalope smothered with mushroom sauce, and garnished with either rosemary or mashed potatoes. I asked for some french fries instead. I didn't know what "veal escalope" means, so I had to look it up in Google. It turned out that what I ate for lunch was a thin meat, all meat and no fat. It was a delicious Italian cuisine, not to mention it was coated with a glassful of great mushroom sauce as well. I'm not fond of mushroom, but I eventually finished the whole dish. Well, not literary, because I left some sauce and a few sticks of french fries. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to go back to this Italian restaurant for its tray of delicious cuisine, someday in the future!

My mushroom-sauce-covered lunch

Buon Appetito!

Biella

The Mall D-Ring Road, Old Airport

Doha, Ad Dawnah, Qatar

Phone: (+974) 4467-7732

Hours: 10 am - 12 am

A Touch of Italian Beneath the Arabian Moons

One night, during my last days of vacation at Qatar, Dad took me and my Mom to a place named Crepe Away to indulge some sweet and cold desserts. I had a huge plate of banana and chocolate syrup filled crepe, with whip cream and a strawberry at the side of the plate, and vanilla ice cream on top, while Mom had a luxurious plate of pasta and Dad had a nice plate of black pepper steak. Yes, Crepe Away didn't only serve desserts, but it also serve various options of fulfilling main course. My craving for a nice plate of pasta didn't start until I tried to have a bite of my Mom's chicken fettucini. I was going to order myself the same thing that my Mom ate, but it was too late - I finished my crepe and I was beyond stuffed. So, I asked my Dad whether if it is possible if we go out for dinner again on the next day and, fortunately, he said yes. I was one step closer on having a bowl of creamy pasta!

The next day, Dad took me to this bistro named Biella, which was located at The Mall. It was not far from our apartment, it took us 10 minutes to go to the restaurant by car. The place was not filled with hungry Qatari that night, which was an advantage for us because we were given a decent table and also a friendly serving from the, mostly, Filipino waiters and waitresses.  

One of the waitress, which was surprisingly Indonesian, handed us the menu. I immediately went to the pasta section and made my choice. The menu was pretty unique because we could chose any kinds of pasta that we like, along with the sauce. It took me around five minutes to decide which food that I should have. In the end, I chose spaghetti for my pasta and a nice creamy white sauce with bacons for its topping, which name escapes me. 

Eating at Biella made me feel like as if I was dining at Burger King,
because they allow you to have your dinner your way

I made my order, and so did my Mom and Dad, and the waitress told us to wait for the food for around half an hour. I was so excited at that time because I was going to have pasta for dinner, so I didn't mind to wait for thirty minutes. A second later, the same waitress that took our order came to our table with a basket filled with loafs of bread and some thin-crusted pizza. How more awesome could your night be if you were me? 

Which one would you chose, the thin-crusted pizza
or the crunchy bread that goes swell with butter?

I felt really classy at that moment

Thirty minutes had passed and the Indonesian waitress, once again, came to our table, but this time she brought a tray of pasta for the three of us. I was looking forward to have a bite of the mouth-watery pasta that I ordered. Mom ordered an appealing plate of tomato Fusilli, that was served with cherry tomatoes and some spinach pure, while Dad was being simple and casual by ordering a plate of Spaghetti Bolognese. We said our prayers and we started consuming our toothsome meal. 

The sight of the appealing and mouth-watery
creamy pasta that I ordered at Biella

I felt happy for fulfilling my wish-list of having some pasta for dinner. Mom and Dad were also satisfied with their choice of meal. Clearly, Biella was being kind by serving the food accustomed to our preferences. The creamy sauce of my pasta was balanced, as in not too salty nor sweet and sour, and the chewiness of the pasta was perfect, not to mention the chef was being generous with the bacons. It was a wonderful night, which ended with a wonderful dinner.

Biella
The Mall D-Ring Road, Old Airport
Doha, Ad Dawnah, Qatar

Phone: (+974) 4467-7732

Hours: 10 am - 12 am