Parade of cuisines from Italian restaurants of Orient-Express hotels at Rossi’s

2011 year has officially been declared the year of Italy in Russia, and Grand Hotel Europe is also paying tribute to this beautiful country’s culinary heritage. The hotel invites guests to enjoy the delectable signature dishes of the Italian Orient-Express hotels at Rossi’s Restaurant. Make a mouthwatering gastronomic journey around the outstanding hotels, from the very first in the Orient-Express collection Venetian hotel Cipriani, and onwards to the Hotel Splendido in Portofino, Villa San Michele in Florence, Hotel Caruso on the Amalfi Coast just to mention four of the jewels in the Orient-Express Italian hotels portfolio.

During the month of June, diners can enjoy daily set menus created by our Italian Chef-de- Cuisine Giuseppe D’Agostino and Italian Executive Chef Marco Alban.

On the menu:

• Octopus salad
• Impepata di cozze (Neapolitan style sauteed mussels)
• Venetian scampi alla busara
• Sicilian fish soup
• Spaghetti in black squid ink

Strawberries, that beautiful seasonal summer specialty, are served at the Mezzanine Café of Grand Hotel Europe in a multitude of sweet options. The strawberry is one of the first fruits to appear on the summer table. Indulge yourself with divine strawberry treats at the Mezzanine café, from fresh appetizers to stunning desserts:

• Strawberry white truffle cake
• Strawberry panna cotta
• Strawberry ice cream
• Strawberry gazpacho with tuna tartar
• Green salad, grilled beef tenderloin and strawberries
• Crunchy tulipe of strawberry salad with balsamic syrup and black pepper

Georgian cuisine, in both its concept and recipes, is based on the contrast of flavor and spice, creating unrivaled sensations. Although Georgian food is relatively straightforward to prepare, the dishes are very rich and impressive. During the month of June, the hotel encourages their guests to experience a taste of Georgia at the Caviar Bar of Grand Hotel Europe.

Highlights from the menu:

• Lobio (stewed beans with vegetables and herbs)
• Gebzalia (cheese salad with sour cream, garlic and Georgian spices)
• Sautéed eggplant in creamy Georgian walnut sauce
• Warm chicken Sazivi (poached chicken in a creamy Georgian walnut sauce)
• Kharcho soup with lamb, rice, tomato and coriander
• Georgian-style rack of lamb: Lamb marinated in wine with aromatic herbs, baked tomatoes, stuffed vine leaves and tkemali sauce

Truffle is a fruiting body of an underground mushroom and today it is a highly esteemed and sought after luxury gourmet product. However, the origin of this unusual fungus remained a mystery for a long time. Its form is so unique that medieval magicians and alchemists ascribed voodoo properties to it. The truffles attained true recognition during the reign of Louis XIV and have continued to this day.

Our summer truffle promotion is an opportunity not to be missed, indulge yourself with this wonderful delicacy at L’Europe restaurant in June 14-30, 2011.

Extract from the menu:

• Lukewarm Cendrillon mussel salad with potato and summer truffle
• Crayfish and summer truffle, mesclun salad
• Truffle soup en croute, under a crisp and golden puff pastry crust
• Rossini of sea scallop and duck liver with sautéed asparagus and truffle sauce
• Cocotte of pheasant Souvoroff