Summer Cocktails at M'tucci's
/While it is still May, it feels like summer and we all want a cold refreshing beverage to beat the heat. The season calls for something light and thirst-quenching. Even if your cold beverages are limited to beer, chances are you are avoiding stouts and porters for the summer and turning to lighter brews like a Gose, a Session IPA or a Kolsch.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the cocktail mentioned most often by the M'tucci's team is the cocktail synonymous with Italian summer beverages - the Aperol Spritz. Summer is also the perfect time for a M’tucci’s Shrub cocktail. Next time you consider a Gin & Tonic, change it up a bit and use a minimally-aged white rum (like Cruzan 3-year) instead of gin or use Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic.
Some of our servers, bartenders and managers have suggestions for your next cold adult beverage.
Here is the recipe for a family favorite, written in my late Mother’s handwriting. Since the juices have enough sugar in the concentrates, experiment with the added sugar. One half of a cup should be plenty. Your taste buds may want more bourbon than the recommended 12 oz portion. I recommend at least 16 oz. Mix it all together and put it in the freezer for a few hours. The alcohol keeps it from freezing solid and you end up with an adult slushy. Perfect for a hot summer day and the Memorial Day Weekend. Salute!
Mom’s Bourbon Slush
M’tucci’s Collecting for New Mexico Fire Victims
The are collection boxes at all M’tucci’s locations. Bring non-perishable goods and receive $5 off your meal. All items will be collected by The Food Depot and distributed to those displaced by the forest fires. Needs include:
Beef jerky
Bottled water of any amount
Gatorade
Individually wrapped, non-perishable snacks
Chapstick
Eyedrops
Socks
Sunblock
Hygiene products including but not limited to: baby wipes, Q-tips, women’s menstrual products, soap, toothpaste
Only four days of donations filled the back of this car at M’tucci’s Italian. You all are awesome!!!
M’tucci’s Bar Roma Patio is Open
Weather permitting, of course.
Weekend Specials
M’tucci’s Italian
Ravioli - Sweet Potato Ricotta Filling, House Bacon, Broccolini, Red Bell Pepper, Sage Cream Sauce $27
24 oz Hand Cut Porterhouse: Crispy Salt Water Potatoes, Grilled Asparagus, Grilled Lemon, Balsamic Reduction $41
Pan-Seared California Halibut: Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sautéed Arugula, Grilled Artichokes, Lemon Caper Sauce $33
Braise - Sackett Farms Pineapple Rosemary Shrub Pork Belly - Creamy Risotto with Spring Peas, Carrots, & Corn topped with Pineapple Roasted Red Bell PepperRelish $29
Weekend Cocktail
Red Chile Margarita - Arrogante Tequila, Fresh Lime Juice, House Made Red Chile
M’tucci’s Moderno
24 oz. T-Bone - Traditional Italian Salsa Verde, Crispy Saltwater Potatoes, & Grilled Asparagus $39
Pan-Seared Asian Sea Bass - Roasted Artichoke, Sautéed Organic Arugula, Mashed Potatoes, Caper Lemon Butter Sauce, & Smoked Prosciutto Powder $28
Grilled Northern Italian Ribs - Roasted Corn with Jalapeño and Apple Slaw $21
Weekend Cocktail
Bramble On - Local Left Turn Gin, Muddled Blackberry & Mint, Fresh Lemon Juice, Demerara Sugar and Soda
M’tucci’s Twenty-Five
16 oz. Veal Porterhouse - Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Broccolini, Smoked Blackberry Bone Marrow Butter $37
Pan-Seared California Halibut - Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Sautéed Arugula, Stem on Artichoke Hearts, Lemon Butter Caper Sauce $32
Pesto all Genovese with Grilled Shrimp- House Made Pesto, Grilled Patagonia Pink Shrimp, Burrata, Basil Oil & Shaved Parmesan $19
Weekend Cocktail
Nutty Professor - Wild turkey, Amaretto, Black Walnut Bitters
Coming next Week: Details about the June Pairing Dinners at M’tucci’s
Live Music at M’tucci’s Twenty-Five and M’tucci’s Moderno
Thursdays @ 6:30 & Fridays @ 7:00
M’tucci’s Italian has soft cello or violin dinner music every Thursday night beginning at 6:00.
Next week’s La Gazzetta will have the music schedule for June, including Wednesdays and Sundays at M’tucci’s Bar Roma.
Thanks for reading. See you next Friday. Ciao!
