Christmas Eve

In Italy the evening of the 24th is the long one. The table is set early, the first plates arrive while people are still taking off their coats, and nobody is in a hurry to reach the dessert. That is the evening we cook at Augusto: one menu for the whole room, four courses, served at the pace of a family dinner.

The menu is built the way our Christmas is built at home — a starter to share the mood, then a choice of main between the vegetarian, the fish and the meat, a plate of Italian cheeses with mostarda, and a dessert that ends things gently. The wines are chosen to match each course and poured at the table.

We take a single service that evening and seat forty inside, so booking ahead is the only way in. Tell us about allergies or children when you reserve and the kitchen will have it ready.