Sunday Italian Gourmet Lunch 🇮🇹🍷 | Private Home & Garden
Details
This Sunday we’re doing something special.
A homemade Italian gourmet lunch in a private home near Plasky / Schaerbeek, with a maximum of 10 lunch guests for a warm, seated, convivial experience.
Restaurant-style quality, family-style atmosphere.
## What Makes It Special
The meats are sourced from the well-known Roland Butcher in Ixelles, respected locally for quality cuts.
Several dishes are prepared using Anova precision sous-vide cooking: food is vacuum-sealed and cooked slowly at exact temperatures for tenderness, juiciness, and consistency, then finished with a proper sear in a stainless steel pan for flavour and crust.
In short: old-school ingredients and traditions, modern technique, serious results. Nonna 2.0
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## The Menu (Explained for Non-Italians)
### Antipasto (starter)
Vitello Tonnato
A classic dish from Piedmont in northern Italy. Thin slices of cold veal topped with a silky tuna-caper sauce. Sounds unusual to some people, tastes excellent.
Italian Cheese & Charcuterie Board
Selection of cheeses and cured meats such as salami, prosciutto, and porchetta (slow-roasted seasoned pork).
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### Primo (first course - pasta)
Homemade Gnocchi alla Sorrentina
Soft potato dumplings baked with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan. Paradise food from southern Italy.
Homemade Fettuccine with Lamb Ragù
Fresh ribbon pasta served with a rich slow-cooked lamb sauce.
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### Secondo (main course)
Cotoletta alla Milanese
A Milan classic: breaded veal cutlet, pan-fried in butter until golden and crisp.
Brasato di Manzo al Red Wine
Beef slowly braised for 6 hours in red wine with vegetables and herbs until tender enough to surrender completely.
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### Contorni (side dishes)
Homemade Mashed Potatoes with Black Truffle
Creamy mash finished with truffle.
Italian Salad
Fresh seasonal salad to balance the glorious excess.
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### Dolce (dessert)
Homemade Strawberry Tiramisù
Italian layered dessert with mascarpone cream, coffee-soaked biscuits, and a fresh strawberry twist.
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### Drinks Included
🍾 Prosecco
🍷 Wines: Lambrusco, Chianti, Barolo
☕ Espresso
🍋 Limoncello
🥃 Amaro
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## The Space
Private home with a garden where we can enjoy a drink in the sun (weather permitting), or move inside if Brussels behaves like Brussels.
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## After Lunch
Games and social afternoon:
• UNO
• Assassin
• Undercover
From 3 PM onward, more vetted Club members can join, up to 20 total guests.
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## Community Standards
All members are vetted.
The host personally introduces newcomers so nobody is left awkwardly orbiting the room.
Zero tolerance for creepy or pushy behaviour. Immediate removal if needed. Some groups normalize nonsense. We don’t.
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## Practical Info
• Lunch seats limited to 10
• Total after 3 PM capped at 20
• Exact address shared privately with confirmed guests
• RSVP only if genuinely attending
## Contribution
€50 per lunch guest
A proper Sunday meal, proper company, proper standards. Rare combination.