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| Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:43 PM PDT  Vivo Pizza has lots to offer besides pizzas. — Pics by Eu Hooi Khaw Perhaps he should head for Vivo Pizza instead and have the Honey Chicken Wings. These are plump, meaty ones, golden brown and glistening with their honey marinade. They are served hot from the oven, with crispy skin and moist, tender flesh  The Honey Chicken Wings at Vivo Pizza are absolutely delicious. You would come here of course for the pizzas too. We are in the 1 Utama outlet in Petaling Jaya, and the best one on the menu to me is the Mushroom Pizza, because it had a fragrant pesto spread on the thin crust, overlaid with shiitake mushrooms and almond flakes and dotted with cream cheese. Once baked, the mushrooms turned soft, smooth and moist, the almonds crispy. One bite and I got the delicious pesto marrying well with the mushrooms. I was told that some customers thought the pesto – a basil, olive oil and pinenut paste -- was a little strange, but I love it. The Italian Deluxe Pizza had beef pepperoni, red and green peppers, black olives and shiitake mushrooms in a generous topping. There was enough Mozzarella to turn it all gooey and stringy as a good pizza should have. There are dessert pizzas too, and I liked very much the Choco Almond one. There was a saltty edge from the peanut butter, the marshmallows on it had turned brown and crispy with the baking, and so had the whole almonds. The sweetness came from the melted chunks of Belgian chocolate on it. Altogether it tasted amazing. It's been a hit in the Johor Baru outlet, but surprisingly not so in the 1 Utama one. Vivo Pizza does an exceptional Volcanic Chocolate with Vanilla Ice-cream. It was perfect, chocolatey and not too sweet. It's been a hit with locals and foreign visitors.  My favourite pizza here is the mushroom one. I asked for a salad, and the Waldorf one was recommended. It could be a light meal on its own as it had crispy fried chicken tenderloin on the salad of Romaine lettuce, apple, cherry tomatoes and orange segments, tossed in a light mayonnaise dressing. The chicken was crispy and crumbly on the outside, and moist inside.  Got a sweet tooth? You will love the Choco Almond Dessert Pizza then. The NZ Mussel with Prawn Pasta in a tomato sauce was not as good as the pasta was soft, but I'm told this would be rectified. Chicken seems to be the main meat in this pork-free restaurant. There was the Panini Bread with Crispy Chicken that came with crinkle cut fries. You could change the filling to tuna, grilled fish fillet, chicken meatballs or chicken strips. I liked the texture of this soft bread, which also has a variation of Parmesan Oregano, and Oatmeal. If you need a fruit juice, look no further than the Mango Delight which is made with Philippine mangoes. It was so good. Vivo Pizza is a local franchise, and the first outlet opened at The Curve in Petaling Jaya eight years ago. Since then its menu has become more comprehensive, offering a wide range of choices. You have a choice of thin or thick crust in an 8-inch, 10-inch or 14-inch pizza, priced at RM12.90, RM22.90, and RM29.90 respectively. The Honey Chicken Wings are RM11.90, Chicken Chop RM15.90, Baked Seafood Pasta RM18.90, Volcanic Chocolate with Ice-cream RM15.90, Choco Almond Pizza RM15.90. Vivo Pizza is at LG311B, lower ground floor, 1 Utama, tel: 03-7732 9799, 016 524 5206. It's also at The Curve, Tropicana City Mall, PJ, Berjaya Times Square and Jusco Bukit Tinggi.  A dessert worth every sinful calorie... the Volcanic Chocolate with Vanilla Ice-Cream. |
| Ginkgo biloba found to not prevent Alzheimer’s disease Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:26 AM PDT  The Chinese herb ginkgo biloba did not help prevent Alzheimer's disease among patients in a new study. — AFP-Relaxnews pic Scientists from the University of Toulouse tested the effect of ginkgo biloba on more than 2,800 elderly volunteers who took the supplement for over five years. Half the participants were given twice-daily doses of ginkgo extract and half received a placebo. During the trial, rates of dementia and Alzheimer's symptoms hardly differed between the two groups. In the group that supplemented with ginkgo, 61 people were diagnosed with Alzheimer's, compared to 73 people in the control group. In Europe and the US, ginkgo supplements are among the top-selling herbal medicines. Findings from the study were published Thursday in The Lancet Neurology. "While our trial appears to have shown that regular use of ginkgo biloba does not protect elderly patients from progression to Alzheimer's disease, more studies are needed on long-term exposure," said the study's lead author Bruno Vellas. "The fact that prevalence of this debilitating disorder is expected to quadruple by 2050 suggests that research into preventative therapies for this disease needs to receive urgent attention." In a prior study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that ginkgo biloba did not slow cognitive decline in elderly adults. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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