October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when communities come together to support those affected by breast cancer, raise awareness about the disease, and fundraise for research. This year, we’re introducing a special cocktail that not only delights your taste buds but also contributes to a vital cause. Meet Rosa, a cocktail created with care and garnished with a whimsical touch of pink candy floss.
For every Rosa cocktail sold, £2 goes directly to a charity focused on breast cancer prevention. By enjoying this special cocktail, you’re contributing to critical research and support services for those affected by breast cancer.
Join Us in the Fight
We invite you to join us this Breast Cancer Awareness Month by raising a glass of Rosa. Whether you’re out with friends or hosting a gathering, this cocktail is a simple yet impactful way to show your support.
Together, let’s sip, savor, and support the journey towards a future without breast cancer. Cheers to making a difference, one cocktail at a time!
Cicchetti, pronounced as chi-KET-tee, is Venice’s tradition of small plate dining. Comparable to Spanish tapas, cicchetti play a significant role in Venice, Italy’s culinary scene.
At San Carlo, Cicchetti, the food philosophy is simple yet enticing – medium-sized dishes crafted from the finest Italian ingredients, meant to be shared or enjoyed individually. The Cicchetti menu is ever-changing, with specials refreshed to embrace the seasons. Our current summer menu, which has been inspired by local dishes found across the island of Italy, are here to help you experience a taste of summer, even if the weather has other ideas.
Our summer menu features dishes such as the Porchetta and Stracciatella, a cold dish of slow-cooked pork paired with creamy stracciatella and pistachio nuts. Or, Indulge in our Tagliolini Crab and Caviar, a combination of tagliolini served with hand-picked crab and topped with the finest Italian sturgeon caviar.
Finished your Cicchetti experience with a something sweet. Indulge Torta Pistacchio, a delicious Pistachio mousse cake, bursting with the flavours reminiscent of an Italian summer.
No matter your preferences, our Cicchetti venues offer a variety of dishes to excite your palate. Visit our locations in Manchester, London, and Birmingham (referred to as Fumo).
Available nationally at all San Carlo locations, including Cicchetti, Fumo, Isola, Alto, and Signor Sassi, we have meticulously curated and enhanced our summer menu to provide guests with an Italian summer-inspired experience.
Each dish is a blend of pride and passion, showcasing the freshest seasonal ingredients sourced directly from Italy. The summer menu boasts a diverse selection, featuring fresh seafood, succulent meats, delightful vegetarian options, as well as a variety of pasta and pizza dishes.
Some highlights from the A la Carte, San Carlo menus include:
- Burrata e Pomodoro: Burrata from Corato in Puglia served with marinated beef tomato carpaccio & fresh basil (v)
- Culatello: Italy’s renowned cured meat from Bassa Verdiana, with a sweet and delicate flavour
- Gnocchetti Pasta Melanzane e Salsiccia: Sardinian-style gnocchetti pasta with aubergine and pork sausage ragu
- Lemon Sole with Clams and Asparagus: Pan-fried lemon sole with sautéed clams and green asparagus
- Linguine Scallops and Caviar: Linguine pasta with scallops, Italian sturgeon caviar, and saffron cream sauce
- Prosciutto, Melone e Mozzarella: Cantaloupe melon, mozzarella di bufala, Parma ham & crushed pistachio nuts
- Nodini Con Panna e Tartufo: Small hand-shaped knots of mozzarella with fresh black truffle, served with crostini (v)
- Risotto Ai Frutti Di Mare: Risotto with clams, mussels & Argentinian king prawns in a chilli & garlic tomato sauce, served in a copper pan (minimum 2 people)
At Cicchetti sites, diners can look forward to quality small plates meant for sharing, designed to captivate the senses, including:
- Baked Norma: Baked pasta dish from southern Italy, with aubergine, tomato & basil, topped with ricotta salata (v)
- Crocche Napoletano: Potato croquette with speck (smoked Italian ham) and parmesan fondue
- Focaccia & Parma Ham: Handmade focaccia, creamy stracciatella cheese, served with Parma ham and black truffle
- Porchetta & Stracciatella: Slow-cooked pork with creamy stracciatella & pistachio nuts, served cold
- Coda Di Rospo Gratinata: Fresh pan-fried monkfish, with Altamura breadcrumb and herby oil
- Spiedino Di Pesce: Fish skewer with Argentinian red prawns, monkfish, scallops, and cherry tomatoes
- Tagliolini Crab & Caviar: Tagliolini with hand-picked crab and Italian sturgeon caviar
For more details on each menu offering or to make a reservation, please visit: https://sancarlo.co.uk/restaurants
You can experience the ultimate in decadent pairings with our new Laurent Perrier champagne and caviar menu at Bottega in Selfridges, Manchester.
Pull up a chair at our feature bar and choose from rose or brut champagnes by the glass or bottle, paired perfectly with either Imperial Gold caviar or Queen scallops, belissimo. #seeyouathebar
We’re loving the lighter nights, sunshine and all the fresh ingredients that the new season offers and our chefs have been developing menus to reflect the warmer months.
Using the finest produce flown in from the markets of Milan, delicious flavoursome dishes bring a taste of the colourful Italian Summer to every plate.
The San Carlo Group kitchen team, led by Executive Chef Filippo Pagani, has expertly matched vegetables, salads, herbs and fruits such as artichoke, broad beans, peas, white radicchio, mint and parsley and combined them with main ingredients of the highest quality from cod, scallops and seabass to beef and pork.
At Cicchetti Manchester you can now enjoy new creations including:
- Carpaccio of beef marinated in red wine with artichoke and beetroot dressing
- Beef Calabrese with Sicilian tomato tartare and Stracciatella (the creamy part of burrata) from Puglia
- Cod Sapporo – Venetian cod dish marinated for 48 hours with red onion, brown sugar, white wine vinegar
- Spaghetti alla Cipolla – 24 hours in the making, a traditional comfort food with onion and monks beard from Tuscany
- Pan fried scallop with pea and mint risotto
- White radicchio salad with vinaigrette, Italian eggs, bacon and red onion
- Mashed broad bean, Parmesan, mint and basil on grilled bread with matured salted ricotta from Southern Italy
- Black salt baked seabass – whole fillet with peppercorns, lemon and parsley
Sensational new dishes at Fumo Manchester include the ‘Affumicati Fumo’ smoked specials presented under a glass cloche:
- Mediterranean Fishes Carpacci served with crispy seasonal vegetables, mint and olive oil
- Swordfish Carpaccio with Pachino tomatoes, capers and black olives
Fumo Birmingham also boasts new Summer offerings and our recommendations are:
- Oven baked Swordfish rolls filled with mix seafood, topped with fish sauce and served on a bed of pan fried courgettes in balsamic vinegar
- Monkfish loin wrapped in pancetta slices in a butter and lemon sauce served with roasted potatoes.
Book a table at your favourite San Carlo and enjoy the Summer specials – every dish is divine!
Our menus change with the seasons to reflect our food philosophy – using only the best, seasonal produce and allowing those ingredients to shine. Spring Summer is an exciting time for us as our Executive Development Chef Filippo Pagani sets to work creating those new dishes for you to enjoy. Available from the end of April, expect lighter, colourful dishes bursting with flavour, featuring artichokes, asparagus, spinach, wild garlic, lemons, tomatoes and lamb.
Start your day with breakfast and it’s proven you’ll not only snack less through the day but you’re brain and body will benefit too!
That’s why we’re calling on you to get involved in this year’s National Breakfast Week (24th January – 30th January). Enjoy a morning visit to one of our restaurants in London and Manchester that are open before noon for breakfast and brunch.
Fresh Pastries, Smooth Italian Coffee, Granola, Pancakes, Eggs Benedict, Breakfast Sandwiches, Omelettes and our renowned ‘Great Cicchetti Breakfast’ – a ‘Full English’ with a San Carlo Group twist – are all on the menu to tempt you through the door.
For just £7.95 ‘The Great Cicchetti Breakfast’ includes eggs of your choice: two fried, poached or scrambled; with smoked bacon and baked beans, two Lancashire Farm pork and leek sausages, sauteed mushrooms with onions, hash brown, tomato and Bury black pudding. Served with toast and tea or coffee.
Cicchetti in Piccadilly and Covent Garden, London and Cicchetti in Manchester are all ready to serve from 8am on weekdays and 9am at weekends.
Bottega and Gran Cafe restaurants in Selfridges, Manchester are also open early offering savoury and sweet Italian dishes alongside the Breakfast Belini and, of course, ‘The Great Bottega Breakfast’!
For full details and opening hours visit our website www.sancarlo.co.uk
For more details on Breakfast Week visit www.shakeupyourwakeup.com/breakfast-week
We’re offering House of Fraser Manchester customers a free glass of Prosecco at our Cicchetti or Bottega restaurants this month.
All you have to do to receive your complimentary fizz is spend £50 in the Deansgate department store during December, then bring your receipt to a member of our Italian bar team at Cicchetti on the Lower Ground Floor or Bottega on Level 2 – and we will pour you a Prosecco.
So whether you’re shopping for yourself or someone else, spend in House of Fraser and let us treat you … why not order some delicious Italian cicchetti to enjoy when you visit us too!
Come in from the cold and try our special selection of seasonal cocktails bursting with festive flavours and now available at Bottega Manchester.
To complement Selfridges’ ‘Journey to the Stars’ Christmas theme for 2015, our mixologists have created five ‘astrology’ refreshments, each named after a star constellation, for the restaurant and bar on Level 2 of the luxury designer store in Exchange Square.
Alpheratz, Andromeda’s brightest star is based on a Black Forest Gateaux, rich, creamy and more-ish … Christmas is the time for indulgence after all!
The Centaurus is a real decadent drink of Buffalo trace, gingerbread syrup, butterscotch syrup, lemon juice and Agave, served with a side of Amaretto biscuits.
Asta, Libran and Sagittarius also ‘star’ on the new cocktail menu – and all are ready to be prepared and served by our Italian bar team at Bottega.
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