La Famiglia: Seasonal Menus

Alvaro Maccioni

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Cooking Courses in Italy & Masterclasses in London

Examples of the special seasonal dishes on the menu
Availability subject to market and seasons, of course!

La Famiglia is a restaurant that has always served seasonal food,
long before it was "the fashion" and subject of television programmes.

Alvaro is a passionate advocate of using fresh, seasonal produce
and traditional methods of cooking.

CARCIOFINI FRITTI
Deep fried baby artichokes (vegeterian)

FIORI DI ZUCCA
Deep Fried Marrow Flowers

POMODORI RIPIENI
Stuffed Tomatoes

CAPELLI D'ANGELO ALL'OLIO TARTUFATO
Angel hair egg pasta with truffle oil and parmesan (vegeterian)

RISOTTO CON LE FRAGOLE
Strawberry risotto

RISOTTO CON ORTAGGI STAGIONALI
Seasonal risotto ( a different one each week )

VITELLO TONNATO
Thinly sliced veal with a tuna mayonnaise

CARPACCIO DI TONNO
Thinly sliced raw tuna

ARISTA AL CINGHIALE
Roast wild boar with rosemary, garlic and olive oil

SPIGOLA AL VAPORE
Steamed sea bass sprinkled with extra virgin olive oil and new potatoes

PETTO DI POLLO IN BELLAVISTA
Cold breast of chicken with summer truffle pate on a bed of mixed green salad

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BACCALA IN CARPIONE
Salted cod sauté and marinated with onions and balsamic vinegar

RIGATONI ALLE COZZE
Big macaroni with garlic tomato, mussels sauce

PAPPARDELLE AL CINGHIALE
Egg fresh pasta (hand-cut) with wild boar sauce

TAGLIATELLE CON PORCINI
Fresh noodles with porcini sauce

RISOTTO AL TARTUFO
Risotto with white truffle

NODINO DI VITELLO AI PORCINI
Veal chop with porcini mushrooms sauce

FAGIANO FARCITO
Stuffed pheasant with wild boar, garlic and fennel

QUAGLIE ALLA MEDICEA
Quail stuffed with quail egg wrapped with pancetta bacon

DAINO AL VINSANTO
Filet of venison sauté in vin santo sauce

POLENTA FARCITA
Maize puree layered with porcini mushrooms sauce and parmesan cheese

TRIPPA ALLA FIORENTINA
Tripe with tomato onions sprinkled with parmesan cheese

ZUPPA DI LENTICCHIE
Lentil soup

COTECHINO CON LENTICCHIE
Special Italian salami cooked with lentils

BOLLITO MISTO ALL'ITALIANA
Mixed boil meats ,beef, veal, chicken, special itlalian sausages served
with green sauce or pickled fruit

FEGATELLI DI MAIALE CON RAPE
Skewered liver of pork served with turnips tops

MACCHERONI CON CIME DI RAPE
Fresh home made pasta with turnips tops

BACCALA ALLA LIVORNESE
Salted cod sauté in onions tomato sauce served with polenta

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The Tuscan Chef at Lucca , hands-on-cooking classes in
our beautiful Tuscan kitchen
in the heart of this splendid aristocratic estate,
near Lucca, Italy

Information & special discounts

Examples of the special seasonal dishes on the menu
Availability subject to market and season of course