Osteria del Caffe Italiano winter menu

December 7, 2009

The most original expressions of our cuisine and the best way of discovering them: every day we propose carefully selected dishes from the menù that are closely linked to fiorentine traditions. This menu, based on similar traditional schemes, is designed to aid appreciation of the scents and flavours interpreted by our chef Andrea.

A’ la carte

Hors d’oeuvres

Tasting of salami and mixed pickles from Tuscan farms 12 euro

Selection of Tuscan “Crostini” made with soprassata, lardo from Colonnata, stewed chicken liver, cannellini white beans, cherry tomatoes and basil 9 euro

Selection of Tuscan cheese with sweet chutneys 11 euro

Parma ham 11 euro

Tripe “Florentine style”, with tomatoes and parmesan. Crunchy Tuscan bread with new olive oil 11 euro

Buffalo mozzarella from Falciano del Massico 200g 11 euro

“ “ with tomatoes and basil 12 euro

“ “ with Parma ham 14 euro

Soup and pasta dishes

Ribollita 10 euro

Savoy cabbage and lentils soup 10 euro

Pumpkin purée with chicory 10 euro

Polenta with mushrooms and parmesan cheese 10 euro

Tagliatelle with duck ragout 12 euro

Fusilli with sausage and white onions sauce 12 euro

Ravioli stuffed with potatoes, pecorino sauce and thyme 13 euro

Traditional lasagna with meat sauce 13 euro

Main courses

Stewed and grilled mixed season vegetables 15 euro

Selection of vegetable flans and baked endives 15 euro

Aubergines “timbale” with parmesan sauce 15 euro

Stewed lamb with Sicilian honey from Zagara flowers 16 euro

Braised lamb offal: liver, hart and lung 16 euro

Pickled chicken breast with lemon, garlic and rosemary; season vegetables 16 euro

Stewed beef with Chianti Classico wine and mashed potatoes 16 euro

Shin of veal with crispy potatoes and garlic sauce 16 euro

Boiled meats with green sauce, mixed pickles and hot Cremona mustard 20 euro

Wood fire grilled specialties

T-bone Florentine steak, white beans, roast potatoes and season vegetables at Kilo 50 euro

Grilled beef fillet, or beef fillet with balsamic vinegar 22 euro

Our traditional beef “Tagliata” with green salad 18 euro

Mixed meat en brochette with grilled vegetables 16 euro

Roast baby chicken from Valdarno with potatoes 16 euro

Side dishes

Mixed salad; mashed potatoes; roast potatoes 7 euro

Stewed vegetables, grilled vegetables, white beans with olive oil or with tomatoes sauce 8 euro

A Tuscan taste

Tasting of Tuscan salami

Ribollita

Ravioli stuffed with potatoes, mature pecorino cheese and thyme sauce

Braised beef with Chianti Classico wine and mashed potatoes

Tiramisù

50,00 euro per person

for booking and reservation: + 39 (0) 55 289080

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Osteria Caffè Italiano menu for New Year’s Eve in Florence

December 3, 2009

Here is the menu for the New Year’s eve dinner at Osteria del Caffè Italiano, restaurant in Florence, Italy.

Capon and mushroom broth with traditional passatelli pasta made with Parmigiano cheese

Stewed baby octopus and potatoes

Tortelli stuffed with chickpeas, duck ragout

Pumpking flan with black cabbage and Pecorino cheese

Beef fillet with Brunello di Montalcino sauce and stewed turnip

Traditional “zampone” pork leg and lentils

Our special New Year’s eve cake and “petit fours”

Osteria del Caffè Italiano
Via Isola delle Stinche 11/13 r
50122 Firenze
Cenone di San Silvestro 2009
100,00 €

for info and reservations:

+39 (0)55-289080
info@caffeitaliano.it

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Menu di Capodanno Osteria Caffè Italiano

December 2, 2009

Ecco il menù di Capodanno dell’Osteria del Caffè Italiano

Passatelli in brodo di cappone e pioppini
Inzimino di Moscardini e patate

Tortelli ripieni di ceci con ragù d’anatra

Sformato di Zucca con salsa di cavolo nero e pecorino di Pienza

Filetto di manzo al Brunello di Montalcino con le cime di rapa

Zampone e lenticchie del buon augurio

Piccola pasticceria
Dolce delizia dell’ultimo dell’anno

Ristorante in centro a Firenze (vicino piazza Santa Croce)
Osteria del Caffè Italiano
Via Isola delle Stinche 11/13 r 50122 Firenze
Cenone di San Silvestro 2009
prezzo tutto incluso 100,00 €
per informazioni e prenotazioni:
tel. 055-289080
info@caffeitaliano.it

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TASTING MENU 31st December 2009, Florence

December 1, 2009

TASTING MENU – Alle Murate restaurant in Florence, Italy
31 December 2009 – New year’s Eve dinner

Welcome aperitif
Pickled salmon and crunchy crackers with oregano

Lettuce soup, cod fish cream and crispy sweet pepper

Sicilian red prawns with burrata and chive

Hand made tortelli stuffed with sea-bass, sea-bass and cherry tomatoes sauce

Sword-fish and foie gras, broccoli cream

The lamb from Casentino country: baked leg, fried chop and braised shoulder.
Certaldo sweet red onions and traditional artichoke flan

Chocolate and raspberry mousse, cinnamon wafers and cream

Coffee and petits fours

160,00 euro per person
(a spumante wine bottle included for midnight toast)

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