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Chef Melissa serves private chef home dining: Sarasota area
Private Chef for Italian Dining in Sarasota, Anna Maria FL
Italian Menu
Aperitivo (optional)
Assorted Olives, nuts, cheeses and sliced meats
Antipasti - choice of up to 3
Fried or Braised Cuttlefish
Spicy Marinara and Sicilian Lemon Sauce
Jumbo Lump Crab Arancini
Tomato Pappadew Pepper Sauce
Flatbread Pizzas
1. Prosciutto roasted garlic marscarpone, arugula, fig balsamic
2. Wild mushroom and Taleggio DOP cheese
3. Italian style seafood pizza - choice of seafood
Fresh Scallop Crudo
Thinly sliced fresh sea scallops, fresh citrus and coriander
Slow Roasted Tomato Crostini
Burrata and fresh basil pesto
Classic Tomato Bruschetta fresh Basil, ripe tomato and Denissimo balsamic
Roasted Eggplant Al Fiorno
Roasted Garlic Mascarpone, Basil Pistachio Pesto with Castelvetrano Olives
Whipped Cannellini beans and Rosemary
Italian Spiced with Fresh baked Focaccia
Insalata
Choice of 1
Fresh orange, shaved fennel and sweet onions, olives and heirloom tomato
Blood Orange White Balsamic and Tuscan Olive Oil
Baby Greens (optional Goat Cheese or Burrata)
Panzanella Salad
Toasted Focaccia, Vine ripe tomatoes, fresh basil and cucumber
Crisp red onions, Denissimo Aged Balsamic and Tuscan Olive Oil
Simple Crisp Mixed Greens
Chef's choice of Vinaigrette
Caesar Salad with fried Artichokes
Chef made caesar dressing and fresh chaved parmesan
Pastas and Seafood
Optional add fresh local Grouper, Red Snapper, Shrimp, Clams or Chicken to any dish
Wild Mushroom and White Truffle Risotto Arborio Rice, Porcini and Parmesan
Tuscan style Orecchiette - Spinach, mushroom and slow roasted tomato, white wine cream sauce
Fresh Gulf Grouper Piccata lemon caper white wine sauce
Potato Gnocchi. Pesto, Pomodoro, crispy in Browned butter or Gorgonzola style
Red Snapper Puttanesca
Linguini in Clam sauce
Buccatini Pasta Carbonara
Cacio e Pepe
Chicken or Eggplant Parmesan
All Served with Chef Melissa's Seasonal Vegetable Medley
Meats and Secondi
Ragù alla Bolognese - Tagliatelle pasta
Chicken or Veal Saltimbocca Prosciutto, sage and madeira sauce
Veal Viennese fresh arugula and fennel salad, slow roasted tomato
Filet mignon, Ribeye steaks, New York Steaks OR Lamb chops
Chef's choice of sauce and rosemayr roasted potatoes