Menus
Menu 1
Bagnone (local village of Bagnone)
Pattone di castagne con lardo di conca e ricotta.
Testaroli artigianali olio e pecorino o pesto.
Homemade Testaroli (Local type of pasta/bread) served with extra virgin olive oil and pecorino cheese or pesto.
Agnello di Zeri panato e dorato patate al forno.
Lamb from Zeri (Mountain visible from Villa Ariola) breaded and served with roast potatoes.
Canestello di Bagnone
sweet from Bagnone
Menu 2
Cacciagione (The Hunter)
Sgiabel con salumi di Lunigiana
Hot bread served with salami and air dried meats from Lunigiana
Tagliatelle integirali con ragu di lepre
Homemade whole grain Tagliatelle ragu made with hare
Cinghiale al forno con mele e patate
wild boar cooked in the oven with apple and potatoes.
Spongata di Pontremoli
sponge from Pontremoli. (Town 7km from villa Ariola)
Menu 3
Lunigiana
Verdure in agiro dolce con biscotti salati
Pickled Vegetables served with salty biscuits
Bomba di riso alla moda di Jera
Rice dish made to traditional recipe from Jera (Chefs mothers home town)
Agnello di Zeri al forno con patate
lamb from Zeri cooked in the oven with potatoes.
Dolcetti glolosi
indulgent sweets.
Menu 4
Tuscana
Crostini alla Toscana e salame a coltello
small pieces of toast from Tuscany with hand sliced salami
Zuppa di verdure alla Toscana
Tuscan vegetable soup
Bistecca alla Fiorentina con patate alla brace
Large steaks cook the Florentine way (on the BBQ) with potatoes roast in the embers.
Dolce di Bagnone
Sweet from Bagnone
Menu 5
Pesce Fish
Saute di cozze e vongiole
Mussels and clams sauted
Passatina di cecci e baccale mantecato
Cod in a puree of chick peas
Trota di Bagnone al gartoccio/ branzino/orata patate in teccia
Trout from Bagnone sea bass/ sea bream potatoes
Dolce tipico (biscotti)
A typical sweet (biscuit)
Menu 6
Funghi e tartufi
Mushrooms and truffles when available.
Verdure al cartoccio con uovo e tartufo nero
vegetables with egg and black truffle
Tagliatelle integrali con funghi e salsiccia
Homemade whole grain Tagliatelle with mushrooms and sausage.
Vitello alla brace con tartufo nero funghi fritti
Veal cooked on the BBQ with black truffle and mushroom fritters
Dolce assortiti
Assorted sweets.