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5/3/2010; Coffee party, 100 guests, 7 organic cakes:

Orange Cakes
Almond cake with roasted hazelnut pastry cream and maple syrup

Raspberry Red Velvet cake served with whipped cream cheese
Saffron Bundt cake with dried apricots and a Kefir lime flat icing
"Death at Midnight" Chocolate cake
Biscuit cake filled with whipped kirsch butter and white chocolate shavings. 

12/12/2009; Sit dinner, 30 guests, 4 aperitifs and 6 courses menu:

Salmon Mousse,
Chicken Liver Pate alla Toscana,
Hummus,
Muhammara;

Greens and zucchini salad served with a basil infused oil, dried apricots and croûtons;

Chestnut gnocchetti with orange butter and shaved pecorino cheese, served with sautéed swiss-chard and a maple syrup candied chestnut;

Chicken drumstick braised in Chardonnay wine served with a star-anise and mandarin reduction, caramelized onions, pomegranate seeds and spicy cocoa shards;

Fragrant Indonesian broth served with a mandarin wedge and a rose-mint jelly;

Poached paupiette of sole with sautéed mirepoix, crispy rosemary needles and candied grapefruit peels;
Panna cotta with lime jelly, milk chocolate and white truffle ganache served with a half moon of dried Granny Smith apple.

02/10/2009; Sit dinner, 4 guests, Sicilian inspired 4 courses menu:

Zucchini rolls with mint and lemon peel stuffing & Eggplant rolls with parsley and orange peel stuffing;
Pasta alla norma with fried Eggplant and Ricotta salata cheese;
Cod fish gratiné with and almond crust served with blond oranges salad;
Mini cassata cakes with home-made pistachios marzipan.

04/07/2009; Confirmation party, 3 cakes:

Fluffy cheesecake on a caraway-chocolate crust topped by raspberry and dill;
"Death at Midnight" cake with caramelized walnuts;
Summer fruits crown. 

12/09/2009; Sit dinner, 6 guests, 4 courses menu:

Spicy pineapple salsa over whole-grain crackers;
Warm salad of Shiitake mushrooms and endive with Pink pepper and citrus fruits supremes over crispy arugula;
Chicken stir-fry Chinese style with roasted peppers spaghetti;
Napoleon of Honey mango, orange curd and spicy cocoa shards over a licorice pastry tampon

served with a raspberry coulis.

23/07/2009; Sit dinner, 6 guests, 5 courses menu:

Sesame cookie with black olives and thyme tapenade topped with fresh strawberries and crispy bacon;
Spicy chocolate coriander strudel, Red currants and Salmon pouch in rice paper served with Iceberg salad in shallots vinaigrette;
Multicolored homemade maltagliati with shredded braised chicken thighs and topped by a peanut nutty butter, served with tea glazed carrots and oven-dried tomatoes;
Black & White brownies mosaic served with a fresh cherries and Macadamia nuts ragout;
Red fruits salad with roasted sesame and basil chiffonade.

08/05/2009; Sit dinner, 4 guests, 3 courses menu:

Fennel salad with orange supremes, prawns bisque coffee-cup soup and panelle;
Linguine in black olives and thyme pesto, poached shrimps and sauteed asparagus with orange rind; 
Strawberries in English custard with a Riesling butterscotch sauce and Reims biscuits.

24/12/08; Sit dinner, 8 guests, 3 courses menu:

Hazelnut soup with rosemary oil and fried sage;
Roasted duck thigh with his potatoes, chocolate-caraway sauce, Syrah wine figs and sesame brittle;
Ricotta tartelette with morello-cherry and basil chutney.