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Continuing with our mission which is to offer our guests a unique lodging and dining experience, we are introducing weekends that feature exotic ethnic dining.
Why not Breakaway and join us for a "Corsican" themed weekend.
"El Lupo" Dates: To be announced
Saturday Breakfast
Asparagus, Zucchini and Yellow Pepper Frittata packed full of vegetables. Served with toast, jelllies, jams and fresh fruit of the day.
Saturday Evening
Guests gather in the living rooms and lounging areas, in front of large brick or stone fireplaces, to enjoy not only the warmth of the fire but the pleasure of meeting new friends from around the world, and enjoy an evening of apperitifs, wine and and culinary treats.
Added benefit . . . no need to drive home!
Dinner Menu
Appetizer:
Baked mozzarella caprese salad. Toasted sliced garlic baguette topped with a slice of tomato and fresh mozzarella, baked in the oven until warm and gooey, served wth fresh basil leaves and olive oil.
Intermezzo: Limoncello
Entree': Lasagne
Freshly baked, traditional meat or vegetarian, served with fresh oven roasted garlic bread
Origin: Lasagna is a layered sheet pasta dish that is baked in the oven. Pasta's origins are quite ancient and it is believed to have been prepared by the early Etruscans. Early Romans were using a very simple flour and water dough they called lagane - a word still used today in the center and south of Italy and yes, the word lasagna evolved from that. Most likely this early pasta was made from flour ground from spelt, an ancient wheat that is mold and pest resistant.
It has been claimed that the 14th century traveler Marco Polo had first introduced the pasta to Italians after his voyage to China. The Italians naturally rejects this claim. It is common knowledge that pasta has first been invented in China in the 1st century BC and even special pasta sho
ps have opened during the Sung dynasty (960-1280 AD) as pasta has gained enormous popularity in the country. The Italians on the other hand, show as evidence the tools found in an Etruscan tomb, possibly used for pasta making and claim that the Etruscans (7th- 3rd century BC) have first invented the pasta. It has been believed the Etruscans have obtained the recipe of pasta from the Greeks who used to cut dough in strips and call it "laganon", the word probably forming the origin of "lasagna".
Dessert: Tiramisu
Lady-finger biscuits dipped in coffee and rum, and then layered with a mixture of mascarpone cheese and zabaglione, and finally sprinkled with cocoa powder.
Sunday Breakfast
Italian Casserole
The cost of the "El Lupo" weekend is included in the room-rate plus "bring your own" wine". The theme dining weekend is limited to the following five rooms only:
English Ivy
Kingbee
Victorian Violet
Country Folk
Seventh Heaven
We recommend you reserve well in advance to ensure availability of your preferred suite
Consider also:
"Out of Africa"
"Na zdorov'ya"
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