Saturday, November 2, 2024

Santa's Dinner Party - December 2, 2024

This year, besides our delicious seafood feast, we're having a "Secret Santa" gift exchange, to welcome the holiday season! Each person is asked to bring a wrapped gift with a maximum value of €15. Santa and his elves will then hand out all the gifts to those who have been good boys and girls this year. But Santa has ditched his old lists and now operates on a random distribution system, so who knows what you'll get! Once you've opened it, you'll be free to exchange it with another party-goer who may be more interested your gift than theirs.

Festive attire is very welcome.

Appetizers
Oysters, scampi and shrimp 
Truffle-scented salmon
Salmon marinated in orange
Seared tuna with balsamic vinegar and soya sauce
Sea bream (spigola) carpaccio
Mussels sautéed with tomatoes
Fried baby octopus
Gateau of Sardinian crisp bread (Pane Carasau), pecorino (sheep) cheese and swordfish

Pasta dishes
Paccheri tube pasta with kingfish (ricciola) and Pachino cherry tomatoes
Creamy risotto with zucchini flowers and shrimp

Mains
Baked sea bass (branzino) with potatoes en croûte
Grilled scampi and prawns

Raw vegetables with Italian oil dip (Pinzimonio)

Sweet endings
Sorbet
Tiramisù 
Traditional Italian Sweet Loaf (Panettone) and bubbly

White wine: Sardinian Vermentino
Water, coffee, digestives

A special menu may be prepared for people who cannot eat fish or seafood, but this and any other dietary restrictions must be communicated in advance to the CCR.

When: Monday, Dec. 2, 2024
Where: Ristorante Eleonora D’Arborea, Corso Trieste 23.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: CCR members €50; non-members €60.
RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com with the names of members of your party by email and proof of payment no later than 12 noon Nov. 29, 2024, or whenever the maximum number is reached. Please note that those arriving without reservations will not be accommodated.
NB: Payment must be made in advance and will not be refunded for no-shows or late cancellations. Please inform us of any dietary requirements upon reservation and no later than Nov. 29th.
Parking: Garage entrance at 29 Corso Trieste (before 8 p.m.) – 207/A Via Alessandria (after 8 p.m.).