Christmas at Casa Cornacchi

Rosh Hashanah at Casa Cornacchi

A group of nice guests from Israel chose Casa Cornacchi as venue to celebrate the Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish civil new year according to the Hebrew Calendar. A simple ceremony took place on the evening of September 29th in our restaurant. Praying and auspicious food (apples dipped in the honey, bread and salt) was eaten before the Tuscan traditional dinner based upon regional recepes. Ribollita with kale and barbecued beef steak. It was an unusual but touching ceremony for our staff as well. 

Shana Tova Umetukah!

dinner in our restaurant on September 29th, 2008

Cooking Class in September

With the end of the high season we started our annual autumn cooking class. 

Mamma Daria, our faithful mamma-chef from Ambra, the nearby village, taught passionate guests about her family cooking secrets. She made several toppings for bruschetta, hand made pasta filled with vegetables, pecorino, ricotta and a delicious "pollo alla cacciatora" , chicken stew.

rolling ravioli...

two cooking class participans

vegetable and chicken

pasta, the old way

ravioli filling

mamma Daria final seasoning

Other cooking classes are scheduled throuhout September and October 2008 and then in April and May 2009.

"Summer’s lease hath all too short a date"

Well, yes we have to admit it, another season's gone quickly. Predictably days are shorter and nights cooler. Good point is that Autumn will bring the usual nice goodies: crispy, wood parfumed air in the morning, nice colours around, long sunset and... wild mushrooms and truffles! These is the season when most restaurants can finally offer special season dishes and so our cooking school...we'll keep you updated.

first turning colours in the vineyards around Casa Cornacchi

Summer Pizza nights

this summer we decided to organize once a week a Pizza night. We have an old traditional wood oven which proven to be perfect for pizza and focaccias freshly made and cooked on the spot.

Guests were enthousiastic. We even "moved" the restaurant tables closer to the oven to have the pizza served just out the oven.

(a local rainstorm came close but spared our night)

Spring Blooming at Casa Cornacchi

Dear guests,

this year spring made us wait a little while before it came with all its beauty by beginning of June.

The many roses exploded in a amazing shining red feast. Here some pictures...

This is the view of the roses on pool terrace

A beautiful wedding

It was indeed :) We hold several weddings each year but the one celebrated today was just perfect. Congratulations to Elaine & Simon for their new life together. 

All pictures courtesy of Siobhan Hegarty photographer

http://www.shpfoto.com

May Wedding

A perfect May Wedding. 

This time we used our court for the dinner instead f the usual terrace.