photograph and copyright by manfredi bellati
Summer Lifestyle - Lucchesia. In the Tuscan hillsides near
Lucca and equally near to the fashionable seaside resort of Forte dei Marmi my
old friend and Vicky Ceschi A Santa Croce
and
Pietro Monticelli have
rented a
charming farmhouse. One of five siblings
Vicky has always been used to elegant and “effortless” entertaining and to top
it all, is also a fabulous cook. The
table was simply laid out in the garden with mats and candles in hurricane
lamps, sat on the table whilst tea candles hung in glass stars. The
perfect setting for dining al fresco.
The Guests. Artist Nicola Lazzeri, the hostess Vicky Ceschi A Santa
Croce, journalist, author and blogger Margherita Loy, photographer and artist
Manfredi Bellati, horticulturalist, landscape designer and author, Francesca
Marzotto Caotorta.
L’Aperitivo. Drinks
where served on the terrace, the Prosecco glasses sit on a bronze Greek coffee
tray and Guacamole, as well as other dips, together with Pimms were served
before dinner.
Dear old Rufus occupies an armchair.
The tables.
photograph and copyright by manfredi bellati
The Menu
Calamari Salad with Carrots, Celery and Fennel
Black Venere and White Rice Salad with Shrimps, Speck and
Pine Nuts
Cerviche
Couscous Salad
Green Bean Flan and Zucchini Flowers
Calamari
Salad with Carrots, Celery and Fennel
Black Venere and White Rice Salad with Shrimps, Speck and
Pine Nuts
Green
Bean Flan and Zucchini Flowers
Jack and Lola
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