Catering Renata

Menu San Lorenzo presents all the delicious flavours of a classic Italian wedding feast in a slimmed down 3-course format.

Drawing on years of experience catering for British weddings in Italy, Menu San Lorenzo has been designed to offer classic Italian flavours in the form of a more traditional British / Irish wedding menu.

The menu includes 3 courses plus the wedding cake and the courses of this menu are:

• an aperitif served around the pool
• a buffet of appetizers or a first course as you prefer
• a main course with a side dish
• the wedding cake
• fruits and coffee or tea

Vegetarians will be served an alternative to every non-vegetarian dish served to the other guests, thus enjoying the same number of courses as everyone else.

As far as relatively common allergies are concerned (e.g. wheat allergy, celiac disease, allergic to dairy products, nuts allergy), we’re keen to ensure that guests don’t miss out so our caterers will be ready to prepare all the selected dishes, avoiding any problematic ingredients. This means that all your guests, including allergy sufferers, will enjoy the same number of courses.

WELCOME APERITIF SERVED AROUND THE POOL:

• tarts, vol-au-vents, carpaccio, fried tidbits, Tuscan bread salad and assorted canapés

TO FOLLOW IN OUR OUTDOOR MARQUEE:

BUFFET OF APPETISERS:

• Assortment of fried seasonal vegetables (vegetarian)
• Assortment of charcuterie: Cinta Senese ham, Tuscan salami and local cold cuts
• Sheep cheese (Pienza pecorino) served with jams and honey (vegetarian)
• Spicy croutes (vegetarian), tuna mousse (fish-vegetarian), mushroom croutes (vegetarian) and croutes with Tuscan-style chicken livers.
• Local flatbread with Norcia prosciutto
• Local flatbread with rocket and stracchino cheese (vegetarian)

OR A FIRST COURSES TO BE CHOSEN AMONG:

• Trenette with pesto (vegetarian)
• Gnocchetti with farmer-style duck sauce
• Smoked penne
• Trofie with cherry tomatoes and salted ricotta (vegetarian)
• Homemade Sardinian gnocchetti with spicy tomato sauce (vegetarian)
• Bocconotti with farmer-style duck sauce
• Pasta bonbons with truffle filling and cream
• Tagliatelle with boar sauce
• Pasta hearts with four cheeses (vegetarian)
• Sticks of potatoes (a type of potato dumplings) with farmer-style sauce
• Thick tortellini with mushrooms and truffle
• Half-moon shaped pasta filled up with nuts sauce
• Stars’ shaped pasta filled up with “cherry” tomatoes and rocket
• Pancakes with tomatoes sauce, cream and béchamel
• Risotto with Prosecco (Italian sparkling wine) and saffron
• Star shaped pasta with truffle (Vegetarian)
• Ravioli pasta with cherry tomatoes, pine nuts and rocket (Vegetarian)
• Potatoe tortelli with mushrooms (Vegetarian)
• Tagliatelle pasta with mushrooms (Vegetarian)

VEGAN OPTIONS

• Risotto with prosecco and saffron
• Trophies pasta with cherry tomatoes and rocket
• Tagliatelle pasta with mushrooms
• Trenette pasta with pesto
• Potato dumplings all’arrabbiata
• Trophies pasta with zucchini and saffron

ONE MAIN COURSE TO BE CHOSEN AMONG:

• Filet of beef with porcini mushrooms
• Veal rump with green peppercorns
• Freshly sliced roast leg of pork
• Mixed grill (chicken, pork, duck, guinea hen)
• Roast duck with a stuffing of veal, duck, eggs and cheese
• Soy steak with porcini mushrooms (vegetarian)
• Soy steak with green peppercorns (vegetarian)
• Carpaccio of warm vegetables with cavern-aged cheese (vegetarian)
• Roast loin of beef with Montalcino red wine
• Beef cuts with Rosemary
• Fillet of pork with aromatic herbs
• Flank of pork with wild fennel
• Mille-feuille of eggplant (aubergine) buffalo mozzarella and tomato
• Flan of vegetables with cheese sauce
• Chicken strips with Rosemary
• Omelette with seasonal vegetables (Vegetarian)
• Eggplant parmigiana with bufalo mozzarella (Vegetarian)
• Caprese salad (Vegetarian)
• Zucchini and strachino rolls (Vegetarian)
• Vegetables flan with melted cheese (Vegetarian)
• Eggplant balls (Vegetarian)

VEGAN OPTIONS

• Eggplant parmigiana with rice mozzarella
• Vegan flan with mixed vegetables
• Soy burger with mushrooms
• Vegetables burger with mushrooms
• Chickpeas and eggplant balls
• Tofu salad

ONE SIDE DISH TO BE CHOSEN AMONG:

• Vegetables au gratin
• Vegetables sautéed in butter
• Small flan of artichokes or seasonal vegetables
• Salad
• Roast Potatoes

DESSERT

• The traditional Italian wedding cake is “Mille foglie” which is a cake made from layers of light filo pastry, and it has a layer of chocolate cream and a layer of vanilla cream and seasonal fruit.

FRESH FRUIT KEBAB

COFFEE OR TEA

A celebration of classic Italian flavours, this lavish menu is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

Menu Antica Toscana brings together an array of traditional Italian wedding dishes, making it the perfect choice if you’re keen to realise an unmistakably Italian wedding experience. It’s also a guaranteed crowd pleaser, brimming with irresistible flavours and quality local ingredients.

The menu includes 6 courses plus the wedding cake, as follows:

• an aperitif served around the pool
• a buffet of appetisers
• 2 first courses per person
• 2 main courses with side dishes per person
• the wedding cake
• fruits and coffee or tea

The menu also includes all costs connected to renting the tables, chairs, tablecloths, napkins, glassware etc.

When the menu indicates “choice of two”, it means that each guest will be served both the selected dishes, i.e. two pasta dishes, two main courses etc.

This is a tradition at Italian weddings and, while it might initially seem extravagant, we’ve found that this type of menu always goes down well with guests!

Therefore, a menu listing appetisers, first courses, main courses with side dishes and dessert is, in effect, a six course meal. We think it’s a suitably lavish touch on a day that’s all about extravagant celebration.

In fact, we’d even suggest keeping this little detail from your guests until the very last minute – in our experience it’s a surprise that tends to go down very well indeed!

Vegetarians will be served an alternative to every non-vegetarian dish served to the other guests, thus enjoying the same number of courses as everyone else.

As far as relatively common allergies are concerned (e.g. wheat allergy, celiac disease, allergic to dairy products, nuts allergy), we’re keen to ensure that guests don’t miss out so our caterers will be ready to prepare all the selected dishes, avoiding any problematic ingredients. This means that all your guests, including allergy sufferers, will enjoy the same number of courses.

WELCOME APERITIF SERVED AROUND THE POOL:

• tarts, vol-au-vents, carpaccio, fried tidbits, Tuscan bread salad and assorted canapés

TO FOLLOW IN OUR OUTDOOR MARQUEE:

BUFFET OF APPETISERS:

• Assortment of fried seasonal vegetables (vegetarian)
• Assortment of charcuterie: Cinta Senese ham, Tuscan salami and local cold cuts
• Sheep cheese (Pienza pecorino) served with jams and honey (vegetarian)
• Spicy croutes (vegetarian), tuna mousse (fish-vegetarian), mushroom croutes (vegetarian) and croutes with Tuscan-style chicken livers.
• Local flatbread with Norcia prosciutto
• Local flatbread with rocket and stracchino cheese (vegetarian)

FIRST COURSES: CHOICE OF TWO

• Trenette with pesto (vegetarian)
• Gnocchetti with farmer-style duck sauce
• Smoked penne
• Trofie with cherry tomatoes and salted ricotta (vegetarian)
• Homemade Sardinian gnocchetti with spicy tomato sauce (vegetarian)
• Bocconotti with farmer-style duck sauce
• Filled pasta (bonbons) with truffle and cream sauce
• Tagliatelle with boar sauce
• Pasta hearts with four cheeses (vegetarian)
• Sticks of potatoes (a type of potato dumplings) with farmer-style sauce
• Tortellini with mushrooms and truffle
• Half-moon shaped pasta with nuts sauce
• Stars’ shaped pasta with “cherry” tomatoes and rocket sauce
• Pancakes with tomatoes sauce, cream and béchamel
• Risotto with Prosecco (Italian sparkling wine) and saffron
• Star shaped pasta with truffle (Vegetarian)
• Ravioli pasta with cherry tomatoes, pine nuts and rocket (Vegetarian)
• Potatoe tortelli with mushrooms (Vegetarian)
• Tagliatelle pasta with mushrooms (Vegetarian)

VEGAN OPTIONS

• Risotto with prosecco and saffron
• Trophies pasta with cherry tomatoes and rocket
•  Tagliatelle pasta with mushrooms
• Trenette pasta with pesto
• Potato dumplings all’arrabbiata
• Trophies pasta with zucchini and saffron

MAIN COURSES: CHOICE OF TWO

• Filet of beef with porcini mushrooms
• Veal rump with green peppercorns
• Freshly sliced roast leg of pork
• Mixed grill (chicken, pork, duck, guinea hen)
• Roast duck with a stuffing of veal, duck, eggs and cheese
• Soy steak with porcini mushrooms (vegetarian)
• Soy steak with green peppercorns (vegetarian)
• Carpaccio of warm vegetables with cavern-aged cheese (vegetarian)
• Roast loin of beef with Montalcino red wine
• Beef cuts with Rosemary
• Fillet of pork with aromatic herbs
• Flank of pork with wild fennel
• Mille-feuille of eggplant (aubergine) buffalo mozzarella and tomato
• Flan of vegetables with cheese sauce
• Omelette with seasonal vegetables (Vegetarian)
• Eggplant parmigiana with bufalo mozzarella (Vegetarian)
• Caprese salad (Vegetarian)
• Zucchini and strachino rolls (Vegetarian)
• Vegetables flan with melted cheese (Vegetarian)
• Eggplant balls (Vegetarian)

VEGAN OPTIONS

• Eggplant parmigiana with rice mozzarella
• Vegan flan with mixed vegetables
• Soy burger with mushrooms
• Vegetables burger with mushrooms
• Chickpeas and eggplant balls
• Tofu salad

SIDE DISHES: CHOICE OF TWO

• Vegetables au gratin
• Vegetables sautéed in butter
• Small flan of artichokes or seasonal vegetables
• Salad
• Roast Potatoes

SERVED IN THE GARDEN OR IN OUR OUTDOOR MARQUEE:

DESSERTS

• The traditional Italian wedding cake is “Mille foglie” which is a cake made from layers of light filo pastry, and it has a layer of chocolate cream and a layer of vanilla cream and seasonal fruit.

FRESH FRUIT KEBAB

COFFEE OR TEA

Over many years and hundreds of weddings we’ve refined the art of the wedding reception.

It’s impossible to understate the importance of a reception – after all, this is your chance to transform your wedding day into a truly unforgettable celebration. We take great pride in helping couples realise a magnificent reception that more than lives up to everyone’s expectations and our wedding planning expertise means your reception couldn’t be in safer hands.

While we’re more than happy to tailor the event to your special requirements, a typical wedding reception at Villa San Crispolto or Villa Baroncino will proceed as follows.

Aperitifs will be served around the pool, with a view of the Lake Trasimeno on the east and west sides. The group will then move towards the villa where, on the east terrace with a view of the lake, guests will be seated at tables.

A string quartet, band or, if desired, music selected from CDs will accompany the dinner, with individual servings of appetisers, first course, second course and vegetables. Lastly, the wedding cake will be served.

While the bride and groom have their pictures taken, the waiters will lay out the dessert, also serving the wedding cake.

After dessert coffee will be served.

The entire reception is created to reflect traditional characteristics that are in keeping with the Italian setting. Evocative aspects of traditional Tuscan and Umbrian culture will feature throughout, including delicious local cuisine, decorations and table settings.

Our exacting attention to detail extends to every aspect of the reception, including table settings. Here’s a summary of the table settings that accompany our Catering Romana menus.

• Round porcelain dishes from Richard Ginori with relief
• Glassware: crystal goblets
• Flatware in silver-plated steel

Tables

• Round table, diameter 110 to seat 5 – diameter 160 to seat 8
• Round table, 6 meters, to seat 28
• Imperial table (rectangular or square table, much larger than usual, where all the guests are seated around the table for a maximum of 24 seats) to be constructed as required
• Chairs Thonet

Table linens

• Tablecloths and napkins in Flanders fabric (cotton and silk), colors: cream, blue, red, gold.
• Please let us know which color you have chosen.

Composition for each table setting

• Napkin
• Three crystal glasses (water, wine, champagne)
• 2 forks, 1 knife, 1 dessert fork and a fruit knife
• 4 Richard Ginori porcelain plates