We often have clients who are looking for the complete Italian experience. They want to rest, but to eat good food. They want to be able to relax all day by the pool, put the children to bed and then sit down and eat a delicious dinner. Or if the children are older, they want to enjoy a family meal. But often, they don't want to cook this meal themselves - they are, after all, on holiday. At La Chiesa di Santo Stefano we have several options for dinner, from a good local cook to a high class chef.
But this week we tried out a young chef who has worked in restaurants in London as well as Italy, and we put him through his paces with a party of friends. And what an excellent job he did. We started with a carpaccio of swordfish, and roasted tomatoes. Then we went on to one of two pasta dishes. The first was an angel hair pasta with prawns and fresh truffles. The second was his own home made ravioli stuffed with fresh ricotta cheese, with baccalà (salt cod) petals and fresh tomatoes.
Then on to the main course - delicious pieces of sea bass with potatoes roasted with rosemary. We finished the meal with a lovely millefoglie filled with peaches and chantilly cream, with a fresh peach sauce. It was a complete triumph, and this is certainly a chef we will use again.
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