SAN VALENTINO - La festa degli innamorati
italian Valentine's Day at Vienna
Pacchero fritto ripieno di formaggio su crema al basilico
Greetings from the kitchen: Fried pacchero stuffed with cheese on basil cream
Fettine di petto d’anatra su crema di Topinambur e crumble alle erbe
Duck breast slices on Jerusalem artichoke cream and herb crumble
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Gamberi cotti nel Campari con mousse di avocado e pomodorini confit
Prawns cooked in Campari with avocado mousse and confit cherry tomatoes
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Chitarra alle fragole con fonduta di Burrata, granella di pistacchio e aria alla menta
Pasta chitarra with strawberry flavor, burrata fondue, chopped pistachios and mint air
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Trancio di salmone su purè di carote con spuma allo zafferano e mandorle tostate
Salmon steak on carrot puree with saffron mousse and toasted almonds
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Medaglione di vitello su crema di finocchio, gel di sedano verde e polvere di frutti di bosco
Veal medallion on fennel cream, green celery gel and wild berry powder
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Mousse alle fragole spugna al limone e caramello salato
Strawberry mousse sponge with lemon and salted caramel
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EUR 52,- /per person
The history of Valentines Day

On Valentine's Day we celebrate one of the most popular saints in the world! you know him as patron saint of lovers, but who was St. Valentine? P>
Valentino from Interamna was bishop and a Christian martyr from the town of Terni. He became bishop in 197 after converting to Christianity. Historical sources report that in 270, while Valentino was in Rome to preach the Gospel and to convert the heathen, the emperor Claudius II invited him to the ritual of the "blessing of the spouses' conduct. He refused brave and remained faithful his Christian principles. His popularity soared in the population. The Emperor could not tolerate this and let him pass by Roman soldiers, away from prying eyes, to bring him out of town. No one knows with certainty whether it was 270 or 273 when he was beheaded. His remains rest in a glass case on the hill to the Basilica of Terni with the inscription "San Valentino - patron saint of love."