Kee Hua Chee Live!: MIGF 2014---LA SCALA TIPS THE SCALES IN ITS FAVOUR AS KUALA LUMPUR'S BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT!

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La Scala is just 1 year old and is already established as one, if not THE, best Italian restaurants in Kuala Lumpur and definitely Malaysia.

Datin Su Day and Datin Anisah Abdullah

The Hosts! H.E Folco de Luca Gabrielli, Nilou and Brandon de Luca Gabrielli

Dato Salim Cassim, Datin Anisah, Royal Patron of MIGF Tg Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar, Datin Su Day and Dato Steve Day

Royal Patron of MIGF YAM Tg Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar, Nilou and Folco de Luca Gabrielli
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Located in upmarket Jalan Yap Kwan Seng opposite Australia High Commission, La Scala boasts a semi-openair rooftop bar and lounge with stunning views of Petronas Twin Towers.

La Scala is owned by His Excellency Folco de Luca Gabrielli the former Italian ambassador and his pretty wife Nilou who is not to be confused with Milou the famous pet dog of Tin Tin!

Asked why she chose the name La Scala, Nilou smiled, "I did not choose to name the restaurant Nilou or your name Kee Hua Chee as our names are not Italian! I wanted anyone to assume this is an Italian restaurant straightaway so I thought the world famous opera house in Milan would be an ideal name. The name is so Milanese and everyone will know we must be an Italian restaurant. However I have never been inside La Scala in Milan!"

Nilou is American of Persian origin and hails from a noble family in what is now modern Iran. Very de high class!

Of course Nilou has forgotten she DOES have an Italian husband and 'Folco' or 'Gabrielli' are also suitable names for an Italian restaurant! Their young son is named Brando which is too American as everyone will think of Marlon Brando but hey, 'Brando' might be suitable after all as Marlon Brando is synonymous with 'The Godfather' which is an Italian phenomenon!

The food here is world class as Chef Nicolino Bruno insists on authenticity and makes sure he gets it! All the ingredients are either imported from Italy or sourced locally from the best suppliers.

We were also superbly served by the experienced and skilled floor manager Bruna Filippeli while the fabulous wines were selected by Dinesh the operations manager.

La Scala's MIGF Festival menu is a true-blue Italian job!

APPETISERS

BURATA AL GELATO DI POMODORO PACHINO

POLPETTA DI SARDINA CON SALSA AROMATICA

CAPPUCCINO ALL'UOVO

CARPACCIO DI TONNO CON BOTTARGA

SOUP

CREMA DI ROSO, MELOGRANO E TARUFO NERO

PALATE CLEANSER

LEMON SORBET WITH PISTACHIO

MAINS

LASAGNETTA AL FOIE GRAS E PORCINI

OSOBUCO ALLA VERDI

PATATA AL BRANZINO

DESSERTS
TIRAMISU

PARFAIT GRAPPA MIELE E ZAFFERANO

RM 750 ++ PER PERSON WITH WINE
RM 350++ WITHOUT WINE

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LA SCALA ITALIAN RESTAURANT
183 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
www.lascala.my
+603 2161 2291
info@lascala.com

The MIGF Festival Menu is on till 31 October so see you there soon!

Sabah Bakhache with her Anya Hindmarch bag featuring Tony the Tiger

This is Tony the tiger in bed with wife Sabah. His full name is Antoine Bakhache who runs Christophe, Facets, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Mouwad and Truefitt & Hill. Sabah bought the Anya Hindmarch bag in honour of her husband as the tiger's name is Tony which is akin to Antoine! But I wonder if hubby paid for it

Dr Suzanne Rapp-Folger and Roland Folger the big boss of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia

Lovely couple---Dr Suzanne Rapp-Folger and Roland Folger

Dato Steve Day the founder, owner and organiser of MIGF (Malaysian International Gourmet Festival), Dato Dr Salim Cassim, Datin Kalsom Diamond and Dato Jeremy Diamond

Dato Steve Day, Dato Dr Salim Cassim, Datin Kalsom Diamond and Dato Jeremy Diamond

Datin Su Day and Datin Anisah Abdullah

Datin Su Day in Mary Katrantzou and Datin Anisah in Pucci

Datin Su Wai Fun, Datin Anisah Abdullah and Kee Hua Chee in tiger prints!

Notice Kee Hua Chee's pet panther which died so he sent its head to a taxidermist to turn it into a backpack

Dato Mohamed Khadar Marican and Datin Anisah Khadar

Appetizers

Bruna Filippeli

Bruna Filipelli the floor manager of La Scala

Dato Steve Day and Dato M Khadar Marican enjoying the passarounds

Sabah and Antoine Bakhache, H.E Folco de Luca Gabrielli

Fun

Dato Salim Cassim, Datin Kalsom, Dato Jeremy Diamond and Roland Folger

THE HOSTS! The former Italian ambassador H.E Folco de Luca Gabrielli, wife Nilou and son Brandon

The most good looking Italian family in town

Bruna Filipelli, Folco de Luca Gabrielli, Nilou Luca Gabrielli and Brandon

One for the road

Looking good

Datin Sue Falak, Dato Shamsul Falak Abdul Kadir and Nilou Gabrielli

Datin Su Day and Datin Anisah Abdullah enjoying the appetisers

La Scala Rooftop Bar and Lounge

Kee Hua Chee's eye no doubt

Dato Salim Cassim, Datin Anisah, Royal Patron of MIGF YAM Tg Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar, Datin Su Day and Dato Steve Day

YAM Tg Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar has been Royal Patron of MIGF for 14 years

Ever expanding party

Dato Shamsul Falak, Datin Suraya Falak, Dato Salim Cassim, Datin Anisah, YAM Tg Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar, Ambassador of Chile H.E Christian Rehren, Datin Su Day and Dato Steve Day who founded MIGF with Datin Su 14 years ago

Dato Shamsul Falak Abdul Kadir, Datin Suraya Falak and Chilean ambassador H.E Christian Rehren

Elegant

Datin Anisah shows cleavage, Datin Suraya Falak shows shoulders but something is still missing...

Arms! So Sabah Bakhache joins in to complete the show

YAM Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar, Nilou Gabrielli and H.E Folco de Luca Gabrielli

Stylish

Hot trio from MIGF, Khairul, Michael and Gillian

YM Che Engku Puan Sri Rozeeta Tg Abdullah and Datin Su Wai Fun

YM Che Engku Puan Sri Rozeeta Tg Abdullah and Datin Su Day

Nilou, Che Engku Rozeeta and Datin Su Day

Jeremy Smeeton is smitten by Puan Sri Rozeeta

Happy duo

Roland Folger of Mercedes-Benz, Jeremy Smeeton, Che Engku Rozeeta and Dr Suzanne Rapp-Folger

Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee, board of director of InvestKL

Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee was the former chairman of Tourism Malaysia

YAM Tg Dara Tg Naquiah Tuanku Jaafar, Jeremy Smeeton, Che Engku Puan Sri Rozeeta and Roland Folger

Lively chat

La Scale table setting

Fabulous!

This is a live grape vine with real grapes!

What a table display!

Nilou takes pride in her grape vine growing on her balcony outside!

Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee and Kee Hua Chee

Datuk Seri Victor Wee and Kee Hua Chee

Checking their seats

This is mine

Love the red hot orchids!

The flowers match the theme 'Red Hot Chefs'!

Dato Steve Day welcoming his guests

And introducing Nilou

Elegant

Magnifico

Stylo

Fabuloso!

Bravo!

Happy staff of La Scala

VIPs listening to Dato Steve Day and Nilou

Group photo!

Burata al Gelato

Chef Nicolino Bruno introduces each dish which is translated by Bruna Filipelli

Polpetta Di Sardinia co Salsa Aromatica

Cappuccino All'Uovo

The egg yolk is inside, yummy!

The egg yolk is released

Carpaccio di Tonno con Bottarga

Crema Di Riso rice soup

Palate cleanser of lemon sorbet

Lasagnetta Al Foie Gras with mushroom

Ossobuco Alla Verdi

Patata Al Branzino

The red orchids are so stunning and artistically displayed! Obviously the work of interior designer Nilou!

Look at the syringe containing a shot of grappa in the parfait!

The tiramisu is so ingeniously presented with its own syringe for us to inject as much grappa as we liked!

Coffee selection with Bruna Filippeli

These are really fine coffees

Dr Suzanne Rapp-Folger selecting her coffee

Decisions, decisions!

Repast is now past, now Dato Steve Day thanks the culinary staff of La Scala

Well done, guys!

Royal Patron YAM Tg Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar speaks on behalf of guests

The Royal Patron even wrote notes

But he admits his writing is like mine---nearly illegible!

Everyone listens

to his comments

"The cooking is authentic but my handwriting is so bad it looks like 'aristocratic'!" beams the bon vivant and connoisseur of life's finest offerings!