🌿 PASQUETTA AND THE BIRTHDAY OF ROME: A TALE OF TRADITIONS

🔹 Easter Monday (Pasquetta) – Also known as "Lunedì dell'Angelo" (Monday of the Angel), this is a day traditionally dedicated to outdoor trips and picnics with family and friends. This custom has ancient roots: for centuries, people have taken advantage of springtime to spend a day in the countryside, often bringing simple and rustic foods such as omelets, savory pies, and roasts. This year, at our banquet, this tradition meets the flavors of ancient Rome!

🔹 The Birthday of Rome – According to legend, as recounted by Varro, Rome was founded on April 21, 753 B.C., by Romulus, the city’s first king. This day was sacred as it coincided with the festival of the goddess Pales, protector of shepherds, who celebrated the Parilia, a purification ritual for livestock and fields. Today, the city commemorates its birth with historical reenactments, costumed parades, and performances that bring the age of great emperors back to life.

🍽️ A TASTING FIT FOR EMPERORS

Savor the dishes that once graced the tables of Roman patricians, accompanied by stories, explanations, and anecdotes about 1st-century A.D. cuisine, presented in both Italian and English.

🌿 TASTING MENU 🌿

🔸 Gustum (Appetizers)

Libum of Cato – Bread with ricotta and flour

Epityrum – Olive pâté

Ham in a bread and honey crust

Fresh cheese with herbs by Columella

Moretum of Virgil – Cheese with pecorino, garlic, coriander, and celery

Ova Elixa and Caciofiore by Columella

🔸 Mensa Prima (Main Courses)

Patina cotidiana – The ancestor of lasagna

Isicia Omentata – Pork meatballs in grape sauce

Lettuce with Oxyporum

🔸 Mensa Secunda (Desserts)

Tyropatina – The ancestor of crème caramel, made with milk, eggs, honey, and a touch of black pepper… better than Viagra!

Globi of Cato – Spelt flour pastries with cheese, honey, and poppy seeds

All accompanied by the traditional Panis Quadratus, the signature bread of ancient Rome.

✨ CELEBRATING ROME IN THE HEART OF THE APPIAN WAY

In the evocative setting of the Queen of Roads, we will relive the grandeur of ancient Rome, savoring authentic flavors and timeless traditions.

🔹 Cost: €45 per person (wine not included)

Pour un maximum de 8 invités
€45,00 pour invité (une garantie de €20,00€ est demandée par invité)

⭐ Traditional Easter Appetizer, as per Roman tradition, featuring cheese Easter pie, coratella pontina, Cori’s cooked ham, sheep ricotta, ova elixa, and the prized caciofiore di Columella, a cheese with roots dating back to Ancient Rome. 🧀🥚

🍝 First Courses (Choice of One)
👉 Lasagna filled with artichokes and guanciale, a tribute to the dishes of 19th-century Roman taverns
👉 Meat-filled cannelloni, prepared according to family recipes
👉 Casarecce with guanciale, saffron, and zucchini, a combination of authentic flavors

🥩 Main Courses (Choice of One)
🔥 Oven-roasted Roman lamb leg, cooked as it once was in traditional wood-fired ovens
🔥 Slow-roasted suckling pig (porchetta style), a festive delicacy in Roman celebrations
🔥 Oven-braised veal breast alla fornara, a popular dish among Roman tavern workers in the 19th century

🥗 Side Dishes Featuring the Best Local Ingredients:
🥔 Oven-roasted Avezzano potatoes
🌿 Misticanza from Caffarella, hand-picked as in the old days from the Roman countryside
🥬 Puntarelle alla Romana, served with the classic Roman dressing
🌱 Roman-style artichokes, cooked according to a time-honored recipe

🍰 Desserts – Choose from the Magnanimi Family’s specialties, ending your meal with a touch of traditional sweetness.

💰 €55.00 per person (excluding beverages)

Pour un maximum de 8 invités
€55,00 pour invité (une garantie de €20,00€ est demandée par invité)