This year, we are celebrating our end-of-year holidays in the middle of the week. Wednesday as a holiday??

However, the NYE celebration begins tonight at M’tucci’s with unique specials at all locations. The specials will be available tonight through New Year’s Eve. Making a reservation for any these five nights would be wise.

Italians celebrate the end of the year in different ways, but ample fireworks, wearing red underwear (for fertility and prosperity) and eating cotechino (sausage) with lentils at midnight are among the most popular. In the south, people quite literally “ring in” the year, at the stroke of midnight noisily tossing old pots and pans out the window. This tradition dates back to ancient Roman times, when loud sounds and fire were thought to frighten off evil spirits.

Most Italians toast with a glass of Prosecco at midnight. Other countries have more elaborate drinks for the holidays.

Rompope is the popular Christmas drink in Mexico and Central America. It was created by the Santa Clara nuns in Puebla in the 17th century as a way to raise money. It’s similar to egg nog, but uses nuts (usually almonds), milk, sugar, cinnamon and cooked egg yolks (no egg white). The spirit is usually rum or mezcal. You can buy it bottled, but it’s best when it is homemade.

Wassail is a British holiday drink, made with warm ale or cider, fruit, spices, sugar and eggs. Several legends surround the creation of wassail, including the pagan ritual of making the punch, hanging wassail-soaked pieces of bread in the apple trees and singing to the trees to ensure a good harvest.

We have created special cocktails for our NYE menus and invite you to sample them all!