The Pizza Guys founders to launch Pi.Dubai in July

The founders of The Pizza Guys set to open Pi.Dubai in July 2015 in The Dubai Mall, serving contemporary Italian soul food. Located on the lower ground floor of The Dubai Mall, Pi.Dubai is a full-service restaurant co-founded by Amber Haque and Rami Badawi, the creators of The Pizza Guys. "At the heart of the restaurant concept is the dough,” said Haque, who underwent an intensive course at the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (Association of True Neapolitan Pizza), which protects and promotes the original methods of traditional pizza making. Months of research and testing enabled the two to create their own artisan dough recipe for the venue. Maintaining the same approach of quality ingredients and artisanal methods the duo established at The Pizza Guys, Pi.Dubai's menu was created by chef Joe Truex, who brings over 27 years of international culinary experience, starting from his hometown in Louisiana and across multiple award-winning restaurants in New York and Europe. The menu has dishes which include fresh, organic seasonal vegetables, wild harvested seafood, and humanely raised antibiotic-free and hormone-free meats. Ingredients are sourced from various European markets, including Rungis in Paris, Australia and Canada, whilst poultry is carefully selected from a local UAE farm. Story continues below Advertisement The team takes pride that all ingredients are fresh and no frozen foods are used, as the restaurant will not have a freezer. With flour that comes from a 13th century mill in Italy, the dough is handmade and proofed for two to three days before it is ready for consumption. Pi.Dubai was designed and conceptualised by creative director David Irvin of Folklor, Los Angeles, who worked closely with local interior designer Atefeh Bashir of Ruiz Velasquez Design. The 3,000 sq. ft interior consists of old-world inspired interconnected spaces, with materials such as statuario marble flooring, brass finishings, and genuine Italian leather seats reflect a commitment to authenticity. Pi.Dubai will also feature an indoor greenhouse, as well as a 1000 sq. ft. outdoor terrace facing the Dubai Fountains.

United Arab Emirates · 23 Jun 2015

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