Italian St. Patrick's Day
/St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, so M’tucci’s will commemorate the Irish holiday with a meal kit of Corned Beef and Cabbage. Strange? Not really, since legend suggests that Patrick was really Patrizio, born into a Roman family living in Roman England in the 5th Century. Possibly, St. Patrick is Italian!!
Today, due to Irish emigration, there are Irish communities throughout the world, most prominently in the U.S., but also in Italy. Several celebrations, cultural and religious, are held in Italy around March 17th.
Religious observances for St. Patrick’s Day in Rome are held at St. Isadore’s College and at the Basilica of San Clemente (although they were cancelled last year because of the Covid lockdown). Scholars Lounge in Rome is the largest Irish Pub in Italy and received the award of Best Irish Pub in the World.
Irlanda en Festa is held in 10 Italian cities during the week of St. Patrick’s and is recognized by the Irish Ministry of Culture as the most important Irish Festival in Europe. It has been held every year since 2007 and features Irish music, culture and cuisine. The Bologna Facebook page for Irlanda en Festa has more than 23,000 followers. The festival lasts for three days in Florence where more than two dozen Irish pubs host Italians and Irish alike.
Corned beef is salt-cured brisket of beef. The term comes from the treatment of the meat with large-grained rock salt, also called "corns" of salt. Corned Beef & Cabbage is not an Irish National dish, but was created by Irish Americans and is derived from the traditional dish of bacon & cabbage. Corned beef is popular in the cuisines of Israel and Philippines.
M’tucci’s Corned Beef & Cabbage Meal Kit is a collaboration between Chef/Partner Cory Grey and Executive Pastry Chef Brianna Dennis. Cory created the spice kit for cooking the three pound piece of corned beef and Brianna created the dessert with an Irish theme. She has used Steelbender Brewyard’s Brickie Stout to make a Brownie, then crumbles it into what she calls an “Irish Car Bomb Gelato.” The gelato is not a reference to the “troubles” in Northern Ireland, but a popular cocktail similar to a Boilermaker, where a shot of Bailey’s and Jamesons Irish Whiskey is dropped into a glass of Stout. The gelato is a Baileys gelato with a Jamesons Caramel Swirl.
We predict that you probably won’t consume the entire portion of meat for St. Patrick’s Day, so we are including M’tucci’s Rye Bread, House Made Mustard and Sauerkraut so you can make your own Reuben Sandwich the next day.
We are taking phone orders for this kit, which can be picked up on March 16 & 17. Only $49.
Let Chef Cory show you how easy it is to prepare your Corned Beef & Cabbage in this video on our YouTube Channel.
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M’tucci’s Italian
8 oz Beef Tenderloin - Crispy Salt Water Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus, Balsamic Reduction $29
Pan-Seared Ruby Red Trout - Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Artichokes, Sautéed Arugula, Lemon Caper Sauce $23
Sunday Only: Half Rack of Smoked Baby Back Ribs, Salt Water Potatoes, House Made Cole Slaw and House BBQ Sauce for $18
M’tucci’s Moderno
12 oz Hand Cut Rib-Eye: Crispy Saltwater Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus, Salsa Verde $33
Frutti di Mare - Shrimp, Baby Scallops, Baby Clams, & Mussels in a Spicy Marinara on Fettuccine $19
Pan-Seared California Halibut - Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sautéed Arugula, Roasted Artichokes, Lemon Caper Butter Sauce, Prosciutto Powder $24
M’tucci’s Twenty-Five
7 oz. Harris Ranch Hanger Steak or 12 oz Chianina Rib Eye - Crispy Salt Water Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus, Smoked Blackberry Bone Marrow Butter $21/$56
6 oz. Pan-Seared Mahi Mahi - Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Escarole, Seared Artichoke Hearts, Lemon Caper Butter Sauce $22
Chianina Beef Picatta - Thin, Lightly Breaded Chianina, Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Artichoke/Tomato Relish, Lemon Caper Beurre Blanc $23
Gelato: Chocolate Hazelnut
Sorbetto: Pineapple-Limeade
Thanks for reading. See you next Friday. Ciao!
