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Please note that our menu changes nightly. This menu from Spring 2006 should give you an idea of what we offer on a nightly basis...


Appetizers

Soup $5

Bruschetta Sampler $8
Carmelized onion and parmesan, white bean puree with olive oil, roasted red pepper

Fresh Mozzarella Cheese Wrapped in Speck $8
Pan-seared and drizzled with rosemary infused oil

Mussels $9
With pancetta and braised fennel in a chili-infused tomato & white-wine broth

Grilled Polenta $7
Topped with fontina cheese and braised wild mushrooms

Calamari Fritto $8
With roasted garlic and basil aioli

Radicchio $8
Wrapped in pancetta, grilled, and topped with scamorza cheese

Truffled Polenta Fries $7
With a taleggio cheese fonduta

Salads

Arugula $9
Baby arugula, lemon vinaigrette, white beans, speck, shaved parmesan cheese.

Beet $10
Red and golden beets, mache, goat cheese.

Caesar $8
Romaine hearts, parmesan cheese, polenta croutons, and white anchovies

Antipasto Plate For one $10 For two $15
Assorted grilled and roasted vegetables, prosciutto, and parmesan cheese

Pasta & Risotto

Spaghetti alla Chitarra - With jumbo shrimp, fresh baby artichokes, tomatoes, and basil $16

Spinach Gnocchi - Radicchio, pancetta, and garlic in a brodo di vitello $15

Pappardelle alla Coniglio - Wide ribbons of pasta in a rabbit ragu $15

Orecchiette - Broccoli rabe, garlic, and spicy lamb sausage $16

Casereccie Pesto - With basil pesto, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese $14

Tagliatelle Primavera - Asparagus, English peas, fava beans, spring onion, and fresh tomato $15

Daily risotto

Entrees

Veal Scallopini $18
With spinach, caramelized onions, oven roasted tomatoes, and fontina cheese drizzled with a 15-year aged balsamic vinegar and with a parsnip puree

Chicken Breast $17
Pan-seared and wrapped with prosciutto, topped with fresh mozzarella in a marsala cream sauce with tomatoes and leeks

Grilled Ribeye $24
12 oz. ribeye grilled, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil, and served with spinach and a cannellini bean salad

Porcini Crusted Halibut $22
With a porcini fregula and asparagus

Grouper $20
Seared with mussels and clams in a spicy white wine broth with cherry tomatoes

Rainbow Trout $18
Stuffed with sage butter and oven-roasted with white wine

Pork Tenderloin $22
Topped with gorgonzola cheese in a fig demi-glace

Sides

Garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed spinach, parsnip puree, roasted red potatoes, sautéed broccoli rabe, grilled asparagus, sauteed haricot vert $3