Dinner of Saint Sylvester…Dec.31 2009

Dinner of Saint Sylvester…Dec.31 2009

Cenone di San Silvestro 2009 / New Year’s Eve dinner at Walter’s

Lenticchie di Castelluccio “Porta Fortuna’ con salametto dolce in brodo di sedano e finocchio

Soup of lentils “Good Luck” with sweet salame, simmered in celery and fennel broth

 

Tortino “Infornato” di polenta taragna, porcini del Matese e Taleggio scrematochampagne

Buckwheat flour polenta baked tart with Porcini of Molise and young Taleggio cheese

 

Strozzapreti in ristretto di radicchio Trevisano, crema doppia e salsiccia sgretolata

“Priest Strangler” dumpling in braised Trevisian radicchio, rich cream, and house-made Virginia pork sausage

 

Tagliata di manzo alla brace con glassa di Amarone, cipolline in agrodolce e marmellata di peperoncino

Tuscan style “Rib-eye” cooked on charcoal, finished with a glace’ of Amarone wine, pickled cipolline onion and hot pepper-chestnut honey marmalade

 

Crema di mascarpone e ricotta con acqua d’arancio e biscottini zaleti

Mascarpone and home-made whole milk ricotta cream “spoon dessert” spiked with orange blossom, toasted pistachio and Zaletti corn meal cookies. 

Price $ 75 all-inclusive p.p.