I’m a skilled chef with over 30 years experience, I bring a blend of flavours , I like to think that I have a refined palette and a keen eye for detail

Inspiration Menu:

Taste of Italy

STARTERS – Choose 3

• Ripped Mozzarella – Sun-dried tomatoes & chilli flakes dressed with rich tomato oil & sweet basil (gf / vg)
• Calamari – With aioli dip and rocket & Parisian salad
• Caprese Salad – With fried capers, anchovy dressing and micro herbs
• Italian Prawns – Garlic, olive oil, chilli rings, parsley, served with a chunk of bread
• Carpaccio di Manzo – Thinly sliced rare fillet of beef, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, shaved parmigiana (gf)
• Potato Gnocchi – Chestnut mushrooms with sage butter
• Polpette al Sugo – Mini meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce
• Arancini – Crispy Sicilian rice and creamy mozzarella balls on a bed of spicy tomato sauce
• Bruschetta – Grilled focaccia topped with tomatoes, red onion, basil & pesto dressing

MAINS – Choose 3

• Baked Salmon – Cherry tomatoes, black olives, garlic & olive oil with green beans and a crushed potato cake
• Gamberi all’Aglio Spaghetti – King prawns, olive oil, chilli flakes, garlic & chopped parsley
• Seared Tuna Steak – With a caper dressing, broccoli and roast potatoes
• Tuscan Grilled Fillet of Sea Bass – Olive oil infused with garlic & herbs, served with a warm green bean & tomato salad and new potatoes
• Grandma’s Lasagna – With tomato & red onion salad
• Pork Chop Milanese – Coated with herbs, Parmesan & bread crumbs, served with tomato pesto, pom purée and spinach
• Florentine Butter Chicken Thighs – Floured skin-on thighs fried in garlic butter & lemon, served with potato wedges
• Baked Stuffed Eggplant – Halved eggplant filled with tomatoes, peppers, courgettes and feta cheese, topped with golden bread crumbs with a fiery tomato sauce

DESSERTS – Choose 3

• Sicilian Lemon Panna Cotta – With berry compote
• Tiramisu – (say no more)
• Orange Polenta Cake – With sweet mascarpone cream
• Baked Peaches – With honey & thyme and raspberry ripple ice cream (vg / gf)
• Raspberry Jam Bomboloni – Mini jam doughnuts with a chilli chocolate dipping sauce
• Neapolitan Ice Cream – With amaretto crumb