Thanksgiving 2024, and it’s time to celebrate the most eagerly awaited US holiday at Rome’s Hassler Hotel.
The Hassler Hotel at the top of Rome’s Spanish Steps
The most iconic American holiday will be celebrated in grand style in Rome in one of the city's symbolic venues of elegance and hospitality: the Hotel Hassler, which stands at the top of the Spanish Steps. On 28 November in the Salone Eva, the gourmet lounge of the hotel owned by the Wirth family, the American Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated.
A buffet dinner from 7.30 p.m. on 28 November
The roots of this holiday are ancient dating back to 1621. It is a secular holiday that included rituals aimed at giving thanks for the abundance of the harvest and for the previous year. For this reason on Thanksgiving Day family tables are filled with seasonal products such as pumpkins, nuts, cereals and fresh fruit, spices and sweet potatoes. The same ingredients on the menu designed for the occasion by the Executive Chef of the Eva Salon, Marcello Romano, for the buffet dinner scheduled on 28 November from 7.30 p.m. onwards.
The king of the table will be the Roast Turkey
Among the dishes on the table will be a mouth-watering Pumpkin and Taleggio Cheese Flan, and Pumpkin Cream with Bread Croutons. Then on to the Lasagna of Pumpkin and Ricotta Cheese with Truffle and to the king of the table, the Roast Turkey stuffed with Walnuts and Honey, which will also be reinterpreted in an Italian key with Turkey Meatballs in Gravy with Sultanas and Pine Nuts.
A selection of desserts and Brownies
Accompanying the main courses will be Pumpkin, fried with chilli or grilled in apple vinegar, and Brussels Sprouts in Butter, as well as the ever-present Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Red Cabbage with Apples and Glazed Chestnuts, accompanied by Caramelized Endive, all served with Cranberry and Truffle Sauce. A contemporary touch and a perfect balance to the main courses will be found in the desserts proposed by the pastry chef Martina Emili. From Apple Crumble to Pecan Pie, and from Pumpkin Tart to Popcorn Cake. And for chocolate lovers there will be Brownies. The cost of the dinner is €125 per person, excluding drinks.
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