Sheraton Skyline Hotel Presents Italian Fine Dining The Traditional Way   "Buongiorno" to Al Dente Ristorante, the stylish new restaurant located at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel and the only way to dine in West London offering the best of contemporary Italian cuisine. Combining an authentic knowledge of Mediterranean cuisine with the creativity and passion of new executive chef Marco Di Tullio, Al Dente will have an unmistakable Italian style atmosphere with a sophisticated menu choice, a refined selection of regional wines and contemporary Italian music, creating the perfect ambience for the taste buds to be tantalised. The menu encompasses the rural cooking of Northern Italy with the sumptuous cuisine of some of the world's most luxurious hotels and restaurants - reflecting the experience and heritage of Chef Di Tullio. The blend of classic with rustic is portrayed in the 'Italian room' terracotta place settings, the pestle and mortar coarse salt and pepper set on each table and welcoming samples of home-made herbed ciabatta bread with aged Balsamic vinegar, strictly from Modena, accompanied by dipping olive oil, parmigiano reggiano and cured parma ham. Al Dente is the ultimate experience in fine Italian cuisine where the menu combines tradition, creativity, presentation and simplicity, based on finely honed traditional cooking techniques and obsessive research into the best ingredients available in the UK. With experience at Primavera Restaurant in the famed Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, The Marriott Hotel Porte de Monaco in France, as well as consultancy work in Sparco Café in Monte-Carlo, award-winning chef Marco, is ready to tempt the palates of West London's gastronomes and Italian cuisine fans. Flavio Bucciarelli, General Manager of Sheraton Skyline Hotel comments, "Our mission with this new restaurant is to make Al Dente stiff competition for existing Italian eateries in London and change diners' perceptions of Italian cooking - a far cry from the conventional ristorante pizzeria serving pizza and lasagne dishes. I am sure that with the talents of our new Chef we can rise to this challenge." Selections from the Al Dente menu include: Antipasti Honey ginger cured quail salad with egg and truffle oil Tomato Variation: tomato spicy soup, tomato bruschetta, and tomato basil sorbet Primi Risotto "Experience" three ways: Black ink and squids, saffron pistils, rucola pesto and duck Signature Dish: Open homemade raviolo with sea scallops, sun dried tomatoes and sauted spinach Secondi Baked salmon in parchment with clams and home style vegetables Dolci e Formaggi Pannacotta with ice cream and mini millefeuille Fruit minestone with basil Trio of Tiramisu' Cheese board with an extensive regional selection including Fontina Valle d'aosta, Gorgonzola novarese, aged parmigiano reggiano         top