From April 16 to May 15, Villa Mauri is serving eight tasty dishes based on the main component of fresh Portobello mushrooms, at all three branches.

Only natural ingredients are being used in the dishes so that the rich flavour of mushroom will remain as the centerpiece, says the restaurant's main man, Maurizio Intrigila, who is better known as Chef Mauri.

The Portobello mushroom, which is as big as a fist, is cut into slices as the main item for the dishes.

Among the must-try dishes are the Pizza Portobello that comes with a helping of tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese and Portobello mushrooms and beef pepperoni.

Then there's the Ravioli Portobello, which is home made ravioli pasta stuffed with cream cheese and Portobello mushrooms tossed in butter and topped with Parmesan.

Other dishes include the Bruschetta Di Portobello, Portobello Insalata, Crema Di Portobello, Polio Portobello, Manzo Portobello and Salmone Portobello.

In an interview, Chef Mauri yesterday affirmed, "We don't use Ajinomoto (monosodium glutamate, because we want the rich flavour of the ingredients to remain in the dishes."

With three restaurants in Sungai Tilong, Panaga and Kuala Belait under his wing, Chef Mauri has vowed to maintain food quality for the local market.

As he explained, "The quality is maintained by following a strict procedure.

"First, we conduct training sessions for all of our staff; before launching a new dish.

"This is then followed by menu engineering, which is basically using a manual to explain the method of cooking, the table set up and product knowledge for the dining staff. For the kitchen staff, we have the recipe card, which is filed together with photographs to help them learn how to present the dish.

"Of course, we are human, and therefore a small margin of mistakes must be tolerated, but I tell my staff not to repeat the same mistake.

"I also encourage the team when they are doing a good job, and I try to guide them if they are not."

The Italian chef also had words of advice for all restaurateurs, "Being a boss it does not give you the right to scream or shout at the team, but to lead them to the correct path."

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