The following 12 menu proposals shall help you to select the menu for your (first) event. But you can also mix & match and compose the menu by yourself (always five dishes: 1 Starter, 1 First Dish, 1 Second Dish, 1 Side Dish, 1 Dessert) indicating the numbers of the single dishes in the order form. If you do not find your choice and for any other reason or question, please be so kind and contact Mattisse for help. The service includes roundtrip 100km, daily shopping for fresh food items, the preparation of your quality meal, final clean of the kitchen, ¼ l of table wine per person and table water.

WINE: If you desire to order D.O.C.G. wine or special vintages, Mattisse is 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 for a good bottle (0.75 l) and quantity.

TUSCAN MENUS
Tuscany has a particular cooking style with great combinations of vegetables, legumes & bread a.o. The following four menus are part of the meanwhile world famous Tuscan cuisine and Mediterrainian diet.

Menu „Nisio sempre in amore"
TM11 Bruschetta tricolore (Toasted garlic bread with fresh tomato, rucola & Parmesan) *
TM12 Minestra contadina toscana (Special Tuscan soup with grain, legumes & vegetable) *
TM13 Tagliata di pollo con Vinsanto & salvia (Special Tuscan chicken with fresh sage & flambée with Vinsanto)
TM14 Bietola saltata (Large Tuscan spinach sautée with garlic & olive oil) *
TM15 Panna cotta con le briciole & cioccolato (Fresh Tuscan custard with almond bisquits & chocolate sauce) *

Menu „Giocondo il mago dei Campi"
TM21 Panzanella (The true Tuscan bread salad with tomato, cucumber, red onions & basil) *
TM22 Spaghetti con le briciole (Great pasta with lots of garlic, hot pepper and bread crumbs) *
TM23 Maiale ubbriaco (Tuscan pork stew with red wine, fennel, tomato and of course … garlic)
TM24 Patate aglio & rosmarino (Rosemary potatoes) *
TM25 Mattonella di frutta della stagione (Fruit aspik with cream) *

Menu „Vieri la pancia soda"
TM31 Bruschetta classica (Toasted garlic bread with fresh tomato and basil) *
TM32 Ribollita (The world famous Tuscan bread soup) *
TM33 Pollo alla cacciatora (Tuscan chicken with black olives, pine nuts & other good stuff)
TM34 Verdura di stagione saltata (Vegetable of the season sauté with garlic & olive oil) *
TM35 Panna cotta con salsa di frutta (Fresh Tuscan custard with fruit sauce) *

Menu „Nicola il fagiolaro"
TM41 Frittata (Tuscan egg-cake with what is in season & Parmesan) *
TM42 Pappa al pomodoro (Thick Tuscan bread soup with tomatoes & basil) *
TM43 Peposo di Impruneta (Tasty hot Tuscan beef stew with lots of black pepper, garlic & red wine)
TM44 Fagioli all'olio (White Tuscan beans with olive oil, sage & garlic) *
TM45 Sfogliata con le mele (Thin Tuscan apple cake with honey and toasted pine nuts) *

ITALIAN MENUS
It is not easy to talk about Italian Cuisine, because it can vary a lot from region to region. The following dishes randomly touch several Italian regions, choose your favorites and „Buon Appetito".

Menu „Adriano di Sicelle"
IM11 Scamorza calda con sedano & rucola (Warm smoked cheese with celery & arugola) *
IM12 Scotelloni con pancetta (Short pasta with bacon, onion and tomato)
IM13 Scaloppina al Marsala (Veal/beef with Marsala)
IM14 Insalata a scelta (Salad of your choice) *
IM15 Crema stracciatella (Mousse with fresh cream,vanilla, chocolate and bisquit) *

Menu „Nando detto il goloso"
IM21 Carpaccio di zucchine con parmigiano (Sliced marinated zucchini with Parmesan) *
IM22 Gnocchi/pasta rosé (Potato balls or pasta with tomato, basil & cream) *
IM23 Saltimbocca (Veal/beef with ham, fresh sage and flambee with Marsala)
IM24 Piselli saltati con aglio & limone (Peas sautée with garlic & lemon) *
IM25 Mousse di cioccolato (Chocolate mousse) *

Menu „Zio Beppe"
IM31 Carpaccio di manzo con rucola & parmigiano (Raw thinly sliced marinated beef with arugola & Parmesan)
IM32 Tagliatelle/risotto con funghi (Pasta/rice with mushroom sauce) *
IM33 Scaloppina alla Pizzaiola (Veal/beef with tomatoes, capers, mozzarella & parsley)
IM34 Verdure alla griglia (Grilled season vegetable) *
IM35 Tiramisu Classic (No comment) *

Menu „Carmelo della Rosa"
IM41 Uovo affogato (Egg in tasty tomato sauce with Parmesan) *
IM42 Paccheri al Gorgonzola & rucola (Short big pasta with creamy Gorgonzola sauce & rocket) *
IM43 Pollo con olive nere (Chicken with black olives & wine)
IM44 Peperonata (Mixed sauté bell peppers with onion & tomato) *
IM45 Tiramisù all’Amaretto (Bisquit cake with Mascarpone, Amaretti, Amaretto liqueur and chocolate) *

FISH MENUS
Most of the vegetarians I met on my way give permit to fish and very often also to poultry. If not, vegetarians find their choice a little bit further.

Menu „Costanza la bella ballerina"
FM11 Insalata d´arancio (Orange salad) *
FM12 Spaghetti neri alla pescatora (Black pasta with assorted fish & shellfish)
FM13 Pesce al profumo di erbe toscane (White fish with tuscan herbs)
FM14 Finocchio al tegame (Simmered Fennel) *
FM15 Torta al Limoncello (Limoncello cake) *

Menu „Giulietta fiore della riva"
FM21 Insalata di finocchio & cetrioli (Mixed fennel & cucumber salad) *
FM22 Risotto/pasta con pesce & zucchine (Rice/pasta with white fish & zucchini)
FM23 Pesce con cigliegini, basilico & vino bianco (White fish with cherry tomatoes, basil & white wine)
FM24 Patate all´origano (Potatoes with oregano) *
FM25 Tiramisu al Limoncello (No comment) *

VEGETARIAN MENUS
The following two Menus are for vegetarians and NOT for vegans, which means that animal derivates like eggs, cream, cheeses etc. must be permitted within your diet. But it is also my aim to please the eating habits of more and more people who prefere meatless food. If you want to interchange dishes, there are many vegetarian dishes mentioned in the above menus, watch out for this sign *.

Menu „Marina fa mercato"
VM11 Insalata di farro (Spelt salad)*
VM12 Spaghetti alla Vesuviana (Spaghetti with fresh tomato, garlic, wine & basil)*
VM13 Flan di Parmigiano (Parmesan cake with nuts & honey)*
VM14 Zucchine saltate (Saute zucchini)*
VM15 Coppa di pere (Pears with chocolate & cream)*

Menu „Nell´orto di zia Giada"
VM21 Cetrioli allo Yoghurt (Cucumber with yoghurt, garlic & herbs)*
VM22 Velutata di verdura (Vegetable soup with cream, wine, croutons)*
VM23 Cipolla rossa con Taleggio (Grilled sweet red onions with Taleggio cheese and reduced Chianti)*
VM24 Tortino dorato (potato pancake)*
VM25 Macedonia alla Grappa (Fresh fruit salad with Grappa)*

Please NOTE: Usually all ingredients are always available (excl. season menu), but sometimes there might be a menu change. If so I beg your pardon and thanks for your understanding. Further Chef Mattisse will not be responsible for any harm or injury, whether physical or mental, resulting from any allergy or any hypersensitive reaction towards certain aliments.