Pumpkin Risotto at Carluccio's

Went for dinner with the girls to Carluccio's.  Unfortunately they didn't have wine as the restriction on alcohol in the Pearl is still happening.  We had an appetizer sampler and then pumpkin risotto.  Yum!!

Art & Design Exhibition: The Contemporary Classic Interior by ARTLAND and Colección Alexandra

We stopped by the Grand Hyatt Doha to see the Art & Design Exhibition running in the Al Maha Lounge from May 10-20, with contributions from Colección Alexandra, the Spanish home designer.

http://www.coleccionalexandra.com/doha-event-page.php

This mirror had a TV built in so you could be watching TV while getting ready...

I liked the Asian room with chandelier lamps on the tables.

After, we went over to Carluccio's at the Pearl for a pasta dinner.  I had "giardiniera" for 62 QR which was some big penne looking pasta and fried spinach balls.  They gave us freshly grated parmesan which was great.

Carluccio's again

pumpkin risotto

The pumpkin risotto was good but could have had more pumpkin...

tomato & mozzarella salad

Carluccio's at the Pearl

They gave us some bread samples at the beginning of the meal.  We got kinda full from them... oops.

I tried the ricotta-spinach ravioli, salad, and bruschetta.

The atmosphere is quite nice and it's one of the first restaurants open not in a hotel that serves alcohol...