THE GOURMET MENU – the culinary highlight for Connoisseurs (min. 06, max. 12 persons)

This service presents great dishes of Tuscan, Italian and International Cuisine with colourful & creative arrangements expecially for those who like it very special.

INCLUDED are travel up to 100kms roundtrip, daily shopping for fresh food items, the preparation of your selected quality meal from scratch right in your home, all ingredients, a printed menu, bread, D.O.C. or I.G.T. red and white wine, table water, dishing up with your facilities and the final clean of the kitchen.
NOT INCLUDED are special D.O.C.G. vintages nor super Tuscan wines, but available on request. Further waiter service, additional table setup (linnen cloth, china, cutlery, glasses), flower compositions, live table music a.o. are available only on request.

WINE - If you desire to order D.O.C.G. wines, Chef Mattisse can bring in unbeatable drops (price-quality) and is also able to offer you a wide range of local and international labels, please indicate your favorite producer or how much you'd like to spend fo a nice bottle (0.75 l).

TIME - Arrival time around 4-5 pm, dinner time around 7-8 pm.

HOW - The following proposals shall help you to select the Menu for your event. But you can also mix & match within the Gourmet Menu below and compose the menu by yourself (always five dishes: 2 Starters, 1 First Dish, 1 Second Dish, The second course comes with roasted potatoes & herbed grilled vegetables of the season, 1 Dessert) indicating the numbers of the single dishes in the order form. (* = for vegetarians)

Red Meat Menu "Le magie della bella massaia"

GR1 Carpaccio di manzo con vinaigrette bruna, rucola & Parmigiano
(Beef marinated with dark vinaigrette, arugola & Parmesan)
GR2 Cornetti di Bresaola con lattuga, Grana & limone
(Air dried beef on a salad bed with lemon & Parmesan)
GR3 Tagliatelle strascicate con speciale ragu di manzo allo Zibaldone senese
(Pasta with specially spiced Tuscan creamy meat sauce)
GR4 Involtini di manzo con speck, Parmigiano e erbette al sciroppo del Chianti
(Beef roll with smoked bacon, Parmesan and herbs in Chianti wine sauce)
The second course comes with roasted potatoes & herbed grilled vegetables of the season*
GR5 Sformatino con ricotta, cioccolato & amarene (small ricotta cheese cake with amarena & chocolate)*

White meat Menu "Alla fattoria di zio Giovanni"

GW1 Crostini neri con erba cipollina
(Canapees with paté & chives)
GW2 Insalatina di pollo con radicchio e pistacchi
(Chicken salad with red radichio & pistachio)
GW3 Nido di Fidelini con ragout fin
(Pasta nest with white meat ragout)
GW4 Coniglio alla cacciatora in bianco
(Tuscan rabbit simmered with herbs, black olives, pine nuts and wine)
The second course comes with roasted potatoes & herbed grilled vegetables of the season*
GW5 Mousse di cioccolato al rum con mandorle tostate *
(Dark chocolate mousse with Rum & toasted almonds)

Vegetarian Menu "Ci vediamo all'uscio dell'orto"

GV1 La rosa Toscana (pere & pecorino)*
(Pecorino cheese with pears, lemon & olive oil)
GV2 Cuori di sedano al Gorgonzola*
(Celery hearts with Gorgonzola sauce)
GV3 Flan di parmigiano con miele & noci tostate*
(Small parmesan cake with honey & toasted walnuts)
GV4 Involtini di melanzane con pomodoro, ricotta, capperi & erbe*
(Grilled eggplant rolls with tomato, ricotta cheese, capers & herbs)
The second course comes with roasted potatoes & herbed grilled vegetables of the season*
GV5 Sfoglia alle mele e Ricotta*
(apple cake with Ricotta cheese)

Fish Menu "Un tramonto in costiera"

GF1 Fagottini di lattuga con gamberetti & finocchio selvatico
(Small salad bags with shrimps & wild fennel)
GF2 Filettini di Persico con mousse di zucchine
(White fish pan fried with herbs & zucchini mousse)
GF3 Spaghettini neri con ragù del pescatore
(Black Spaghetti with fish & shellfish ragout)
GF4 Cernia con cigliegini, vino bianco e basilico
(White fish with tomato, basil and wine)
The second course comes with roasted potatoes & herbed grilled vegetables of the season*
GF5 Arance al cioccolato e pepe nero
(Orange flambee al Cointreau with chocolate & black pepper)*

White meat Menu "Le delizie di nonna Giada"

GW6 Cornucopia con ragù fino bianco
(pastry with white ragout fin)
GW7 Spiedini di pollo marinato con salsa piccante
(marinated chicken spits with hot sauce)
GW8 Straccetti con galletto flambée al Marsala
(large pasta with small chicken filets flambée with amber Marsala)
GW9 Filetti di maiale con le erbe & crema di Taleggio & pinoli tostati
(herbed pork filet with Taleggio cream & toasted pine nuts)
The second course comes with roasted potatoes & herbed grilled vegetables of the season*
GW0 Bavarese al caffe & cioccolato
(Bisquit cake with coffee & chocolate)

Fish Menu "blubb" disse Nettuno"

GF6 Insalata di scampi e fave
(Shrimp salad with fave beans & toast)
GF7 Vellutata di ceci con merluzzo alle erbe
(Chick pea bisque with herbed sautée white fish)
GF8 Gnocchi di pesce al pomodoro & basilico
(Fish balls in tasty tomato & basil sauce)
GF9 Salmone con burro alle erbe
(Salmon steaks with herbed butter)
The second course comes with roasted potatoes & herbed grilled vegetables of the season*
GF0 Bavarese al limone e Limoncello
(Bisquit cake with lemon and Limoncello liqueur)

PLEASE NOTE: Until it is possible Chef Mattisse prepares all your Menus mostly with bio-dynamic or/and NO OGM ingredients. Usually all ingredients are available, but sometimes there might be a menu change. If so I beg your pardon and thanks for your understanding. Furthermore Chef Mattisse will not be responsible for any harm or injury, neither physical nor mental, resulting from any allergy or any hypersensitive reaction towards certain aliments.