Crumby : Serving a slice of authentic North Italy in Dubai
In my
honest opinion the word “Hidden gem” is one of the most overused and redundant
terms in the lexicon of food bloggers in this part of the world. So, I
thoughtfully always desist from exploiting the word. However this wont, in any way stop me
from raving about this new-old “Gem” of a little Italian restaurant that I
recently visited.
Crumby
Dubai is a pretty little shack run by a hospitable and hardworking Italian
couple Massimiliano and his wife Alessia at the ground level of the Iconic
Omniyat tower in Business Bay. The restaurant
is so pretty, the very first thing you want to do as you enter, is click lots
of pictures. By the end of your session, you’ll be taking more pics and selfies
with the entrepreneur duo Max (Massimiliano’s nick name) and his pretty wife,
who even has a sandwich named after her. I’ve met very few restaurateurs in
this part of the world, that are so hardworking, passionate about what they do
and friendly to the core as Max and Alessia.
Max didn’t
waste time to seat us and treat us to a glass of freshly pressed green apple
juice. Crumby’s fresh pressed juices are healthy,
less on sugar and more on the natural taste. So crumby gets a brownie point,
right there!
About Crumby Pizza
Crumby is a
brand that combines taste with the values of tradition and innovation by welcoming
customers in a warm and refined being-at-home kind of place and surprising them
with flavors and aromas that feast them with fast food but in the highest of
quality and taste. The crumby brand is dedicated to those who have no time but
want to eat real made in Italy. Crumby Dubai serves a delicious array of pizzas, pastas, soups, sandwiches and created
with authentic Italian ingredients with passion and finesse.
Origins of Crumby Pizza
The origins
of pizza Crumby date back to Italy in 1950, to Oncino a small mountain village
in the province of Cuneo near Turin, where Mr.Luigi – Massimiliano’s
grandfather prepared the pizza in an iron pan cooking it on the stove, for the
people of his country.
What’s Unique about Crumby Pizza
Don’t you feel
that sense of heaviness when you indulge on a regular thick crusted pizza from
any of these fast food outlets? Crumby pizza is totally different from that and
the very fact that separates the Crumby brand from other pizza vendors in the
market is that their pizzas are delicious in taste, look heavy to see, but is
absolutely light on the stomach. How
they manage to do this is by placing the pizza bread inside a small aluminum
pan before baking it in oven. The dough is left to rise a second time within
the same container in which it is cooked. The result is a Crumbier (read
higher) and softer pizza with a marked crisp edge.
What we ordered
We decided
to take the recommendation of Max and started with Penzerotto. I went for the
Panzerotto Pollo which is chicken, mozzarella and pomodoro, while my dining
companion went for Classico which had pomodoro, mozzarella and pecorino
romano.
Both the
variants of pomodoro tasted fantastic. The mozzarella cheese inside was
perfectly melted and the taste was supreme. We wanted to order more of that but
we decided to leave some room for the main dishes.
Pasta
In pasta we
ordered Tortellini Ham & Cheese.
This dish was utter bliss and the glitter in the eyes of my dining companion as
the first bite touched his palettes, did very well nudge me to dive in right
away. I nodded in complete agreement to my dining partner. It was utter-utter
bliss. The cream was so delightful and juicy, the tortellini was soft, luscious
and the shreds of Turkey ham in it tasted extremely good. At only AED 44, this
dish was very filling, palette placating and standout!
Pizzas
In pizzas
we ordered Lorenzo and Vegetariana. I’ve never tried Anchovies on pizza before
which made me order the Lorenzo. My dining partner went with Vegetariana.
The Lorenzo
was more saltier than I could imagine on a pizza, so I asked Max if this is how
their regular customers liked it. He nodded in agreement and also went on to
tell me that some of the customers who order this pizza love it for its saltiness.
Well, not
for us, I guess. The bread was soft and
fluffy though, I must note.
My dining
partner was kind enough to offer a few slices of his vegetariana, which I found
to be quite different, less salty and more palatable for me. It came with tomato,
mozzarella, bell peppers, black olives and zucchini.
We decided
to do some bit of palette cleansing and ordered Burrato and that was not at all
a bad decision. The burrato was so soft, fresh, creamy and delicious. Slicing
through the luscious dish was a pleasure
in itself and the resulting goodness that oozed from inside, completely feasted
the palates.
Risotto :
If I visit
Italian, Risotto is a must for me. This is aside from the fact that I am from a
rice loving part of India, risotto usually is my parameter for judging Italian
restaurants apart from the regular pizza or pasta. On this occasion though, I
wouldn’t want to judge Crumby solely based on the dish. The risotto, in my opinion
could have had more character and flavor to it, and perhaps some more cheese.
It was okay-okay, but not standout, as compared to the other dishes there. It
was also slightly salty. I think I have become totally salt intolerant
generally.
Desserts
After a
truly appetizing meal, we decided to try their Tiramisu which Max and his wife
were raving that we try before we leave. We did. It was another piece of bliss.
It tasted very different from the slightly loose tiramisu we tried elsewhere.
This one was quite thick in consistency, had that perfect shot of café on a bed
of cheese mascarpone whipped up with eggs and chocolate.
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