HOLIDAY SPECIALS

At Italiano Please! we have special Roman cuisine dinner menus, party platters, heat & serve meals and gift baskets for easy and delicious entertaining!
These can be tailored to your needs and will have you celebrating the season Italian Style!

Special Menus for Dinners or authentic roman Meals served in your Home

Dinner for 6 to 8 people

Antipasto all'Italiana
individual plates of traditional appetizers

Risotto
risotto with mushrooms & gorgonzola cheese

Involtini
meat rolls filled with Parma ham & Provola cheese

Flan di Verdure
mini flans with potatoes & spinach

Arance in Insalata
oranges cut with black olives & fennel seed

Tiramisù

$45.00 a person delivered
$55.00 a person served

Dinner for 10-16 people

Antipasto Misto
individual plates of hot & cold traditional appetizers

Scrigni di Melanzane
egg noodle pasta wrapped in eggplant slices & oven baked with tomato sauce

Arrosto di Manzo alle Erbe
roast beef with mixed herb sauce

Patate Duchessa
potato swirls baked in the oven

Verdure Gratinate
oven-baked crumbed vegetables

Insalata di Finocchi
fennel & black olive salad

Delizia di Castagne
Chestnut Mousse with Zabaione Cream

$50.00 a person delivered
$60.00 a person served

Create a Menu for an Authentic Roman Meal together with us.

Together we can formulate a dinner menu for a festive gathering for any number of people and either deliver it to you or prepare and serve it from your kitchen.

Contact us at 403 702 2542 or on italianoplease.yyc@gmail.com to discuss any of these options.

We require a minimum of 48 hours notice on any order please.

party platters to bring our authentic Roman cuisine to your table during the holidays.

Meat and Cheese: Small $46. Large $64.

Artisan coppiette, cacciatorino salame, spicy soppressata romana, mild and spicy salame, mortadella, mozzarella bocconcini with sun-dry tomatoes, Asiago, Volperossa and mild Pecorino cheeses, green olive tapenade, roasted bell peppers, black olives & oranges, sliced tomatoes and walnuts.

Meat and Condiment: Small $43. Large $61.

Artisan coppiette, Parma prosciutto crudo, cacciatorino salame, mild and spicy salame, mortadella, sun-dry tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, black olives & oranges, dried apricots and almonds.

Cheese and Fruit: Small $43. Large $61.

Artisan peperoncino (spicy pepper) marmalade, mozzarella bocconcini with sun-dry tomatoes, Gorgonzola, Asiago, Volperossa and mild Pecorino cheeses, artisan black olive tapenade, roasted bell peppers, black olives & oranges, sliced tomatoes, apples & oranges, dried apricots and almonds.

Biscotti & Cheese: Small $36. Large $51.

Artisan Amaretti, Florentines, Mandorlate, Panpepato, classic Biscotti with slices of Asiago, mild Pecorino and Volpebianca cheeses

Biscotti & Fruit: Small $32. Large $47.

Artisan Amaretti, Florentines, Mandorlate, Panpepato, classic Biscotti with sliced and dried fruit.

Small size (shown in all the photos) is typically sufficient for 4 to 6 people; Large for 7 to 12 people.

We require minimum 48 hours notice for any order please. Pickup (also curbside) is from our Ampersand location or from our Holiday market venues.

Order by email on orders.italianoplease.yyc@gmail.com.

heat & serve meals for easy family entertaining

Lasagna Dinner:

choose from classic Bolognese (tomato meat sauce), Sorrentina (tomato basil sauce), Boscaiola (mushrooms and ground pork in white sauce) or Ortolana (tomato sauce with zucchini, eggplant, bell peppers cauliflower and peas. Just thaw and reheat in the oven for about 20 minutes.

4 x 5 (10c x 13c) - $9.50

5 x 8 (13c x 20c) - $ 18.00

9 x 12 (23c x 30c) - $40.00

Pizza Dinner:

an 18 x 25 (46c x 64c) frozen pizza base with crushed tomatoes, evo olive oil and origano; 250g of grated mozzarella;

10g Italian origano and 10g Italian hot pepper (peperoncino) flakes. Just thaw and combine to make a family pizza!

$24.00

Add:

600g spicy salami - $10.00

100g grilled zucchini & 100g roasted bell peppers - $5.00

75g Italian anchovy fillets in oil - $5.00

We require minimum 48 hours notice for any order please. Pickup (also curbside) is from our Ampersand location or from our Holiday market venues.

Order by email on orders.italianoplease.yyc@gmail.com.

Gift baskets - made by us or by you

Choose from our themed suggestions below, make some changes or create your own... every basket shown can be varied. See variations, individual articles and costs here. Contact us by email on orders.italianoplease.yyc@gmail.com to order or to request a quote for your completely personalized selections.

Artisan biscotti and liqueur - limoncello, coffee and red wine cordial

Palatino biscotti tray with Lemon Amaretti & Artisan Liqueurs.

Palatino tray can be prepared with any of our Biscotti ($15 each) and paired with a bottle of Artisan Liqueur (either 300ml or 550ml ($16 to $27)).

Cookie Trays & Nut Bowls

Two Jewel & Fiorentini cookie trays ($10 & $15) and Savory Spiced Nuts (Aromatic & Spicy) bowls ($10).

Tiburtino: selection of classic biscotti with ceramic add-on. $40.

Tiburtino basket is prepared with a bag of each of our classic biscotti ($10 each). Shown with small ceramic plaque by pottery master PSV at Cotto e Colore ($15).

Gift basket, red wine cordial, vino di pecoscella, nuts biscotti

Monti: Vino di Pecoscella with Nut Biscotti and add-on glasses. $40.

Monti basket is prepared with Vino di Pecoscella - red wine infused with sambuco flower syrup (either 300ml ($16) or 550ml ($24)) and Nut Biscotti ($10). Shown with 2 wine glass add-on ($10).

gift basket with coffee artisan liqueur and chocolate biscotti

Navona: Coffee Liqueur with Double-chocolate Biscotti. $40.

Navona basket is prepared with artisan Coffee Liqueur (300ml ($27)) and Double-chocolate Biscotti ($10.00).

Gift basket with artisan limoncello and biscotti

Tritone: Limoncello Liqueur with Lemon Amaretto biscotti. $40.

Tritone basket is prepared with artisan Limoncello Liqueur (300ml ($27)) and Lemon Amaretti Biscotti ($10.00).

gift basket with artisan wine and holiday chocolate and nut cake

Trevi: Vino di Pecoscella with Panpepato Nut cake and add-on glasses. $40.

Trevi basket is prepared with artisan Vino di Pecoscella (300ml ($16) or 550ml ($24)) and Panpepato Nut cake ($12). Shown with 2 wine glass add-on ($10).

artisan fruit spreads, fig spread, chili pepper marmalade, pear and basil marmalade, speciality tea towel

Prati: selection of artisan fruit spreads with Italian tea-towel add-on. $45.

Prati basket is prepared with artisan Peperoncino (very spicy chili pepper) Marmalade (20ml ($7)), Pear & Basil Marmalade (200ml ($10)) and Fig Compote (spread made of figs with aromatic herbs soaked in grape juice) (120ml ($10)). Shown with Italian tea-towel depicting "La Pasta in Italia"($14).

olive tapenade, fig compote spread, pizza sticks, speciality tea-towel

Esquilino: selection of olive tapenades and fig compote with toasted pizza sticks and add-on tea-towel. $55

Esquilino basket is prepared with toasted pizza sticks (100g ($3)), artisan Green Olive Tapenade, Black Olive Tapenade and Fig Compote (spread made of figs with aromatic herbs soaked in grape juice). All jars are 120ml for $10 each. Shown with Italian tea-towel add-on depicting "La Pasta in Italia"($14).

sun-dry tomatoes, meat jerky, pork jerky, coppiette, pizza, speciality tea-towel.

Testaccio: Sun-dry Tomatoes, Coppiette and Red Pizza sticks with add-on tea-towel. $39.

Testaccio basket is prepared with artisan Coppiette (spicy dried strips of pork cured with salt, pepper, fennel and chili pepper) (100g ($10)), Sun-dry Tomatoes (150g ($7)) and toasted red pizza sticks (100g ($3)). Shown with Italian tea-towel add-on depicting "La Pasta in Italia"($14).

olive tapenades, pizza, meat jerky, pork jerky, doppiette, artisan wine

Viminale: Vino di Pecoscella, Black and Green Olive Tapenades, Red and White Pizza Sticks and Coppiette. $65.

Viminale basket is prepared with artisan Green Olive Tapenade and Black Olive Tapenade (each 120ml ($10 each), Red and White Pizza Sticks (each 100g ($3 each) and artisan Coppiette (spicy dried strips of pork cured with salt, pepper, fennel and chili pepper) (100g ($10)).

nuts, pizza, sun-dry tomatoes, olives, tapenades, artisan red wine

Quirinale: Vino di Pecoscella, Sun-dry Tomatoes, Black Olive Tapenade, Red and White Pizza Sticks and Sweet & Spicy Nuts. $59.

Quirinale basket is prepared with artisan Vino di Pecoscella (300ml ($16) or 550ml ($24)), Sun-dry Tomatoes (150g ($7), Black Olive Tapenade (120ml ($10), Red and White Pizza Sticks (each 100g ($3 each) and artisan Sweet & Spicy Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts coated sugar and salt, pepper, fennel and chili pepper) (100g ($7)).

artisan red wine, cheese, gorgonzola, pizza, panpepato, nut cake, fig compote, biscotti, spicy marmalade

Campidoglio: Vino di Pecoscella, Nut Biscotti, Pizza Sticks, Fig Compote, Panpepato Nut cake, Gorgonzola Cheese, Volpebianca Cheese and Spicy Marmalade. $90.

Campidoglio basket is prepared with artisan Vino di Pecoscella - red wine infused with sambuco flower syrup (either 300ml ($16) or 550ml ($24)), Nut Biscotti (200g ($10)), Fig Compote (spread made of figs with aromatic herbs soaked in grape juice) (120ml ($10)), White Pizza Sticks (100g ($3 each), Panpepato Nut cake ($12), artisan Peperoncino (very spicy chili pepper) Marmalade (20ml ($7)), Gorgonzola Cheese (approx 120g ($10)), Volpebianca Cheese (approx 120g ($7)).

Ceramic add-ons.

Ceramic plaques made in Italy by hand by master ceramist Petra S Volland of Cotto e Colore depicting doors and wall fountains in the Medieval Borgo of Sacrofano (North of Rome). Each piece is unique.
Small $15, Medium $20, Large $25.

Speciality Tea-towel - add-on.

Speciality Tea-towel depicting "La Pasta in Italia", 100% cotton, 22 x 31 (55cm x 80cm). $14.

Gift card add-on

Rechargeable and available in $20, $50, $70 and $100 values.