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Breakfast is served
in the bright, attractive dining room with its original
Roman stone floor, discovered during the restoration
of the farmhouse. The owner serves breakfast
personally, introducing you to the flavours
of the region with food that is prepared from the
finest quality, organic ingredients. There’s
freshly squeezed orange juice, homemade apple juice,
a selection of the best local honey, fresh
sheep’s milk ricotta from Pienza served
with different flavoured honeys,
and wonderful, homemade preserves of local
plums, blackberries and figs, all prepared
without sugar. The bread is homemade using the finest
whole grain flours and a long, slow leavening process.
There’s a delightful choice of teas and a selection
of the finest quality coffees. Homemade tarts and
cakes round out this healthy and delicious breakfast.
Meals: At Podere Monti only breakfast
is served unless requests are made in advance for
other meals. However, there are many good pubs and
fine restaurants in the area and we would be delighted
to advise you in your choice. Should you wish to have
other meals prepared for you, our Italian-French
chef, Maurizio, offers a range of
dishes from traditional Tuscan cuisine to
new and innovative approaches to gastronomic interpretation.
Your menu might include:
Appetizers: Toasted bread with olive oil and small
Tuscan beans, crostini with chicken livers, crostoni
with lardo and chestnut honey, ricotta cheese from
Pienza wrapped in savoy cabbage leaves, or individual
leek and bacon moulds.
First Course: “La pappa al pomodoro” (a
passato of tomatoes), “Il bordatino” (a
delicate, chickpea soup), “pici” (Tuscan
spaghetti) with duck sauce, or tortelli filled with
pecorino cheese and served with yellow pepper sauce.
Second Course: Roast pork in a bread crust, lamb with
black olives, or beef cooked in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
Dessert: Tiramisu, marscapone mousse
with mint served over strawberries, ricotta mousse
with plum compote, or ricotta souffle with peach sauce.
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