Opened on Tanjong Katong Road earlier this year, Bottega is a Italian grocery that doubles up as a casual eatery serving antipasti, pizzas and pastas, as well as Italian beverages including wine.
We dined there last night and for the pizza, we decided to try the "Mantovana" as it features pumpkin cream instead of the usual tomato sauce. Strewn with pieces of soft pancetta and, here's what I think is particularly brilliant, deep fried capers, the combination of flavours is very appealing to me. I just love the bursts of saltiness the capers bring to the pizza, which by the way, consists of a light brown chewy crust that's praiseworthy.
I learned from the young Italian chef on duty that they use Petra 3 flour for their dough. It is a 100% Italian soft wheat blend grown in a responsible, trackable method and is supposedly, free of pesticides and preservatives. In other words, it's healthier. Now that's good news for sure.