
Midlands, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire
Bespoke Menu
2025 Wedding Menu Ideas
Prices starting at £24.75
Cicchetti Mista - Italian style canapés Verdura and Formaggi Platters
Vegetariano
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Fig and bocconcini mozzarella
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Pears and Pecorino Sardo
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Piccolo sun dried tomato and Taleggio panini
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Zucchini carpaccio rolls with basil pesto
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Sun blush tomatoes and bocconcini mozzarella
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Margherita pizzette
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Sardinian carta di musica with home made chilli jam and shaved Provolone cheese
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Floral goats cheese crostini with honey and orange zest Vegan
Vegan
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Tomato and basil bruschetta
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Deep fried arancini con piselli risotto balls with a basil and garlic
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salsa
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Crema di fave crostini, crushed broad bean and mint on sour-
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dough crostini
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Zucchini fritto with home made tomato ragu
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White bean crostini with a parsley, lemon and caper salsa
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Zucchini carpaccio rolls with basil pistou
Carne
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Deep fried mini calzone filled with nduja and mozzarella
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Olive Ascolane, green olives stuffed with minced pork, beef and white wine, breadcrumbed and deep fried
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Crostini di fegato alla Toscana, chicken liver pate on sourdough crostini
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Tuscan pork sausage meatballs with tomato sauce Fig wrapped in Speck smoked prosciutto
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Fig wrapped in Speck smoked prosciutto
Pesce
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Calamari fritti with garlic mayo
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Crab, lemon juice and zest served in white and red chicory leaves
Antipasti
You can personalise your platters and select all 3 dishes or just 1 or 2 to share—it’s up to you. Select up to 4 options from each platter, or please suggest your favourites.
Verdura and Formaggi platters, for example, Caprese salad with Burrata, heirloom tomatoes and basil, chargrilled courgette, chargrilled aubergine, chargrilled red and yellow peppers, arti choke, toasted almonds and lemon.
Prosciutto and Salami platter, for example Finocchiona, wild boar salami, Speck smoked prosciutto, truffle salami, Spianata Calabrese, Provolone cheese.
Insalata di mare platter, for example squid, octopus, cuttlefish, mussels, prawns and clams dressed with olive oil, lemon, pars ley and a hint of chilli.
Served with
Puglian olives, chilli taralli breadsticks, rosemary focaccia and ciabatta bread and Italian extra virgin olive oil. Served suitably rustic style on sharing platters underneath sharing planks sitting on tin cans - each plank serves 6-8 guests.
Pane and Olive
Alternatively, our Italian bread selection with Italian extra virgin olive oil and Italian olives.
Puglian Nocellara olives, fennel taralli breadsticks from Puglia, rosemary focaccia and ciabatta bread and Italian extra virgin olive oil, served on wooden sharing planks.
You can also have a selection of canapés/small plates for your starter just let me know.
Primi (can be served as a main course)
Vegetariano
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Handmade tortelloni filled with ricotta and black truffle and topped with truffle butter and Grana Padano cheese
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Squisito Celebration Lasagne, roasted Summer vegetables and tomato ragu with layers of fresh handmade pasta topped with a besciamella sauce and Grana Padano
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Gnocchi with mushrooms, truffle infused cream and Grana Padano cheese
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Gnocchi filled with tomato and mozzarella and served with our tomato and basil sugo
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Handmade pumpkin and ricotta ravioli with sage butter
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Trofie a la Genovese, French bean, baby potato and basil pesto
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Handmade spinach and ricotta ravioli with our homemade toma to sugo
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Maria’s legendary courgette with basil, lemon, Grana Padano and handmade trofie pasta
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Gnocchi with black olives, herb infused cream and Gran Padano cheese
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Crespelle pancakes filled with ricotta, spinach and Grana Padano cheese, topped with grated Grana Padano cheese
Vegan
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Pea and Shallot Ravioli with a homemade tomato sugo Pumpkin and sage tortelloni with a sage oil topped with bread crumbs
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Pumpkin and sage tortelloni with a sage oil topped with bread-
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Sicilian Trapanese pesto of tomatoes, basil, garlic and almonds with roasted aubergine and busiate pasta
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Maria’s legendary courgette with basil, lemon and trofie pasta
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Orecchiette a la Calabrese, cherry tomato sugo with rocket a hint of spicy red chilli
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Puttanesca dolce vita, tomato, olive, caper and chilli sugo with penne
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Strozzapreti con pomodoro, heirloom tomatoes cooked in extra virgin oilve oil, garlic and garnished with basil
Carne
Slow cooked Fiorentina beef short rib ragu and pappardelle
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Gnocchi filled with ‘nduja and mozzarella and served with our tomato and basil sugo - can do your original choice of tomato and mozzarella
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Squisito Celebration Sausage Ragu Lasagne, Napoli pork sausage and tomato ragu with layers of fresh handmade pasta topped with a besciamella sauce and Grana Padano
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Squisito Tuscan sausage ragu and gnocchi topped with mozzarella and Grana Padano cheese al forno
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Squisito Tuscan meatballs in a tomato sugo with penne and topped with a little creme fraiche and Grana Padano cheese
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Orecchiette a la Calabrese, cherry tomato sugo with a hint of spicy ‘nduja
Pesce
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Smoked salmon Tortelloni with lemon butter, filled with Loch Fyne hot Smoked Salmon, ricotta and mascarpone cheeses, and drizzled with a delicious lemon and dill butter. Served with grated Grana Padano or Vegetarian Italian cheese, as you prefer.
Secondi
Vegetariano
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Award winning, Parmigiana di melanzane, traditional baked Cal abrian dish of layered aubergine, homemade tomato passata, basil Grana Padano and mozzarella
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Porcini and fresh mushroom in “cartoccio”, sauteed shallots, gar lic, double cream, herbs, wrapped in paper bags and warmed through in the oven
Vegan
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Award winning, Vegan Parmigiana di melanzane, traditional baked Calabrian dish of layered aubergine, homemade tomato passata, basil and topped with chargrilled artichoke
Carne
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Nonnas beef braciole, thinly sliced local beef stuffed with our home smoked pancetta, Grana Padano cheese, garlic, capers and parsley, rolled and slow cooked in a rich Tuscan tomato sauce
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Local Barby, Warwickshire lamb (farmed by musician/smallhold er John, former wedding client and now good friend), boned and rolled leg of lamb, seasoned with a Squisito rub of parsley, mint and garlic and served with home made salsa verde
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Award winning Fiorentina beef short ribs, dry rubbed with our Fiorentina herb mix then slow cooked for 24 hours in Chianti and Italian tomatoes
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Porchetta, Squisito Tuscan speciality, local shoulder of pork boned and rolled and marinaded with sea salt, fennel and smoked garlic, slow roasted and served with a spicy Squisito Viagra Italian sausage
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Bistecca tagliata, locally reared beef sirloin, seared in olive oil and butter, oven roasted and sliced, served/rare/medium rare/ well done, so something for everyone. Served Italian style with lemon wedges on the side
Pollo
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Chicken Milanese, Parmesan breaded chicken escalope cooked in butter with lemon on the side
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Donatella’s cacciatore, a traditional Sardinian recipe and a favourite hearty Italian dish. Delicious local Fosse Meadows free range chicken pieces braised in a rich base of Italian red wine, home made chicken stock, tomatoes and green olives
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Pollo Pugliese, local Fosse Meadows chicken slow cooked on the bone with lemon, Italian white wine, green Nocellara olives and fennel
Pesce
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Cornish hake, roasted vine tomatoes, black olives and capers in ‘cartoccio’, tied paper bags and baked in the oven
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Pan fried Cornish sea bass fillets topped with a homemade Sicil-ian Caponata sauce
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You can of course select pasta dishes as a main course and /or
have a mixture
Insalata
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Fagiolini verdi con aglio e mente, green beans dressed with garlic, mint and olive oil
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Caprese salad of bocconcini mozzarella or sliced whole mozzarella, tomatoes and basil
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Rocket and courgette carpaccio with shaved Grana Padano and a light balsamic dressing
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Fennel carpaccio, orange and seasonal leaf salad dressed with a citrus and extra virgin olive oil dressing, goes really well with our porchetta
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Tuscan bean salad, cannellini, borlotti bean and rocket with a balsamic, garlic and herb dressing
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Insalata Calabrese, traditional Calabrian potato salad of baby new potatoes with red onion, cherry tomatoes & salad leaves in
extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing
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Umbrian lentil salad with Summer herbs and a balsamic and extra virgin olive oil dressing
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Insalata pomodoro, Italian heirloom tomatoes with shallots and oregano and dressed with extra virgin olive oil, garlic and lemon
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Rocket and Parmesan salad with a balsamic and extra virgin olive oil dressing
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Summer salad, seasonal baby salad leaves with a lemon and extra virgin olive oil dressing
Contorno
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Patate al forno con limone e rosmarino, lemon and rosemary roasted potatoes with sea salt
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All food served family style for guests to help themselves
Torta di Formaggi
We can provide a bespoke cheese wedding cake with your favourite cheese. You can create your personalised formaggi torta with your favourite cheese to suit your taste and budget.
See example above for c.120 guests which we recently served as a cheese course and then for evening food. As everything is
made to order we can scale up or down to suit you.
comprising
base / Barbers 1833
2nd tier / whole Taleggio DOP
3rd tier / whole Brilliat Savarin with black truffle
top tier / 1/8 Gorgonzola dolce DOP
Set up as tiered wedding cake, decorate with figs, black grapes, ivy
Make up and serve as sharing platters for your cheese course and/or evening food with additional figs, grapes and sourdough
toasts, pink peppercorns and honey (on Taleggio) serves c.120 guests. We can create your perfect cheese wedding cake and
evening food platters to your brief and budget.
We have a vast knowledge of cheese and it is one of our most popular items in our Deli. We source from very local award win-
ning cheesemakers from Daventry and Europe and can provide your favourite cheese, just let me know your wish list!
Gelateria
We make your gelato to order so why not pick your favourites such as Pistacchio, Raspberry ripple gelato, Salted Dulce de
Leche and vanilla gelato, Orange, Lemon and Basil sorbetto, Negroni sorbetto, Raspberry and white chocolate semi freddo.
Tiramisu
Squisito family recipe Tiramisu, little pots of loveliness. We can personalise gelato and tiramisu tub label artwork to
match your wedding theme/colours etc. Served in single portion sized biodegradable tubs with a wooden spoon.
Mignon, Italian Mini Pastries
Pick your favourites such as Pistacchio cannoli, Chocolate gain duja cannoli, lemon cannoli, orange aragostina.
Dolci
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Lemon syrup infused lemon polenta cake with caramelised lemons and mascarpone Chantilly
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Chocolate olive oil cake served with creme fraiche and summer berries
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Strawberry millefoglie, layers of sweet puff pastry, fresh strawberries and creme patisserie
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Amalfi celebration lemon ricotta cake with caramelised lemon and lemon mascarpone cream
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Raspberry and white chocolate semi freddo, fresh raspberries and home made raspberry drizzle
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Amalfi style fruit salad, strawberries, oranges, Canteloupe melon in a homemade Limoncello syrup
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Italian mascarpone cheesecake with hazelnut and almond biscuit base served with a Summer berry compote of blackcurrant, raspberry and blackberry
Evening Food
Pizze al Taglio
16” sourdough crust pizza with your favourite toppings, served in true Italian style by the slice for your guests to enjoy. All pizzas are made to order, so let us know your favourite toppings and
we will make them for you. Some ideas...
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Funghi - passata, mushrooms and mozzarella
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Margherita - passata, mozzarella, oregano
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‘Nduja - passata, ‘nduja and mozzarella
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Zucchini - soft goats cheese, courgette & thyme
Allow 1 slice per person
Served canapé style pre-sliced by wait staff from pizza boxes
What’s included
Sara is a wedding catering expert, described as “a wonderful
cook, always professional, experienced, calm and organised”
Food prices fixed from your initial quotation
5 star reviewed over 150 wedding on all platforms
Transparent pricing, so you can see the true cost of your menu
and exceptional quality of our ingredients
Vast experience and knowledge of Italian cuisine, wine and travel
Sara Chambers personal service from now until your wedding
Extended payment terms ie 4 weeks before your wedding
Menu development so that you can achieve your wish list/budget
Discounted menu for child guests and suppliers
Homemade food made especially for you using the best local and seasonal ingredients (we are Local Food Heroes) and have
been recognised many times by our community for our support
Squisito team to cook for you on the day
Plain white dinner crockery and cutlery (saving up to £1000.00)
Serving dishes and serving cutlery
Free, exclusive, no obligation tasting lunch at Squisito cucina, NN11 0NX
Personalised menu artwork on request using our Italian osteria style template ready for you to print
Complimentary Squisito Italian ground coffee, tea, milk and sugar
Personalised gelato labels
Italian wine pairing ideas to compliment your menu
Sara Chambers recce venue meeting
Five star food hygiene record for our food business (the highest) by our local council, Daventry, from 2013 to date
Level 3 Food Safety (management) certificate
About Squisito
Squisito is an independent wedding caterer and multi award winning family business run by Sara and Alex Chambers established in 2008. We are a Local and National award winner as a local food producer including BBC Good Food Show Best Mid
lands Deli, Northamptonshire Local Food Hero, BBC Streetfood award winner and a finalist in BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming
Awards. Squisito is an accredited Farmers Market producer and Slow Food supporter specialising in home made Italian food and
our knowledge of local and Italian artisan producers. Our business now comprises a Butchers, Deli, Cheese shop, Butchery school and Italian wedding caterers.
Get in Touch
Contact us today to discuss your catering requirements so we can create a tailor-made menu for your guests. At Squisto, we have many years of experience delivering delicious, authentic Italian cuisines for weddings, corporate events and special occasions.
Please visit our FAQ and Testimonials pages if you require further information or want to see what our happy clients say about us.