What Pope Francis ate in New York City

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Saturday, September 26, 2015
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PHILADELPHIA (WABC) -- Here are the menus of the meals served to Pope Francis during his 40-hour stay in New York City, prepared by chef Lidia Bastianich. Each is accompanied by wines produced at the Bastianich family vineyards in Italy:



THURSDAY



Dinner:



Salad of heirloom tomatoes, house-made burrata cheese and steamed Maine lobster



Capon soup with grana padano cheese-filled raviolini



Veal medallions with porcini mushrooms, corn and fresh tomato



Concord grape sorbet with angel food cake



FRIDAY



Breakfast:



Assorted house-baked goods, jams, fruit, yogurt, frittata, crepes, freshly squeezed juices



Lunch:



"Bagna cauda" garlic-anchovy dip for raw vegetables



Salad of raw and cooked vegetables with homemade ricotta



Risotto with porcini, summer truffles and the finest, aged grana padano cheese



Roasted pears and grapes with almond chocolate "semifreddo"



Dinner:



Tuna three ways (tartare; thin slices crusted with herbs; and tuna steaks "alla Palermitana," topped with preserved tuna, string beans and tomatoes)



Ravioli filled with shredded pears and pecorino, sprinkled with crushed pepper



Whole roasted Long Island striped bass, late summer vegetables, extra virgin olive oil, lemon



Apple crostata with local honey and ice cream



SATURDAY



Breakfast:



Assorted house-baked goods, jams, fruit, yogurt, frittata, crepes, freshly squeezed juices

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