May 29, 2017 - Gallery Level, Brisbane Arcade, City. P: (07) 3229 7050 · www.roomwithroses.com.au f roomwithroses @room
Heritage Venue : High Tea : Nostalgic Cuisine Deluxe Catering :
Functions
& Events
Italian Week
Vicki Pitts - Owner
Gallery Level, Brisbane Arcade, City P: (07) 3229 7050 · www.roomwithroses.com.au
f roomwithroses @roomwithroses @roomwithroses
OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY 9.00am - 3.30pm Available for functions & events outside of opening hours.
Specialist in intimate weddings & functions
Celebration Menu
29th May – 3rd June 2017
The Story Behind Italian Week
Italian Week Celebration Menu
Italian Week is typically celebrated from the 26th May to 2nd of June every year, all over the world.
Enjoy 2 courses for $40 or 3 courses for $50
The 2nd of June marks the ‘Festa della Republica’, the Italian National holiday celebrated on the second day of June. It commemorates the institutional referendum of 1946 when Italian citizens were called to decide between a monarchy and republic. After 85 years of monarchy Italy became a Republic, and the monarchs of the House of Savoy were deposed and exiled. The 2nd of June is one of the most important Italian national holidays which, like July 14th in France (Storming of the Bastille) and July 4th in the USA (Independence Day), celebrate the birth of the nation. Italian Week is a celebration of Italian culture and the influence of Italy worldwide, encompassing anyone who wants to participate. It honours Italian migration and culture when, during the century between 1870 and 1970, over 26 million people migrated internationally from Italy. Italian immigration to Australia can be traced back to the beginning of English colonisation with Italians migrants appearing in the first Census collated by the New South Wales Government in 1828. Over the coming years, mass migration to Australia saw 360,000 Italians arrive between 1947 and 1976. In 2007 the Italian Week festival in Queensland was created. Since 2009, the Treasury Casino in the heart of Brisbane and other historically significant key structures in the city of Brisbane have been lit in the Italian colours of green, white and red for the duration of Italian Week festival. Here at Room with Roses, let us light up your taste buds as we celebrate Italian week with our take on all those glorious Italian flavours and textures.
So, please enjoy our tribute to Italian flavours, Room with Roses’ style!
Entree Bolognaise Arancini Balls with toasted tomato sauce and shaved parmesan OR
Creamy Tomato and Basil Soup served with crusty bread (gfo)
Main Course Sandcrab Lasagne with roasted tomato sauce and side salad OR
Homemade Potato and Parsnip Gnocchi with roasted pumpkin and pine nuts in a mellow creamy blue cheese sauce
Dessert Raspberry Tiramisu Tiramisu with chocolate marscapone, layers of fresh raspberries and flavoured with Frangelico, served with berries OR
Italian Baked Ricotta Cheesecake with berries and Chantilly cream (gf)
