Spuntini / cicchette / tapas / small plates / one - $ 6 - three - $ 15 - five $ 25

Stone-baked pizzetta / San Marzano tomato / mozzarella / nut-free pesto

Flat bread Piadina / house-dried prosciutto / roasted peppers / arugula / evoo

Chicken liver crostini / bitter roasted apples / roasted onions / almonds

Fresh tuna crostini / spicy lemon aioli / Pantelleria capers / organic arugula

Poor man’s caviar crostini / spicy eggplant spread / ricotta / artichoke

Pork sausage crostini / beans / greens / chili pepper / roasted garlic

Zucchine sticks / breaded / fried /zesty tomato sauce dip / oregano / garlic

Calamari & Seppia / (cuttlefish) salad / cannellini / oregano / olives / crostone di pane

Tomato salad / English cucumber / crumbled Vermont goat cheese / acacia honey

Caponata salad / eggplant / capers / olives / cocoa / celery / agrodolce

Soppressata Abruzzese / provolone / fava salad / pumpkin seeds / greens

Polpettine in terracotta / mini meatballs / roasted onion / grated pecorino

Colonel Walters “True” chicken fingers / breaded / fried / blue cheese dressing dipping

Polpo / poached octopus / couscous / chick peas / lemon / cumin / organic greens

Cold stuffed roasted pepper / risotto / parsley / olive tapenade / fresh marjoram

Italian Tuna / red onion / potatoes / hard-cooked eggs / cherry tomatoes

Sarde in zimino / marinated sardines / poached leeks / olives / cherry tomatoes

Bresaola / air-dried beef / grana cheese / candied spicy walnuts / greens / EVOO 

Speck / smoked Tyrol prosciutto / endive / dry cherries / chestnut honey

Pinzimonio / raw fennel / dipping evoo / marine salt / black pepper / sun-dried tomato

 

Pizze / stone baked 3-flour dough

Speck / Asiago / Artichokes / Spinach / Tomato / $13

Tomato / Gorgonzola / Mushrooms / Arugula / $12

Chicken / Eggplant Spread / Zucchini / Mozzarella / Tomato / $12

 

ANTIPASTI  e  ZUPPE

 

Risi e bisi / Venetian rice and peas soup / fresh capon broth  / $ 7                                             

Pane Frattau / Sardinian soup / tomato / bread / eggs / Parmigiano  / $ 7                                  

Frittura di pesce / calamari / scallops / shrimp / spicy lemon-pepper sauce  / $ 13                       

Intingolo di vongole / clams / cannellini / Trebbiano wine / garlic /spicy salame  / $ 13                  

Cozze maritate / P.E.I mussels / couscous / saffron / fennel powder / chick peas  / $ 13                 

Gamberetti / cast-iron sizzling shrimp / pancetta / brown lentils / risottino  / $ 13                         

Caprino in terracotta / goat cheese / pomodoro / pesto / herb focaccia sticks / $ 12                    

Fegato grasso / duck liver pâté / roasted pears / crostini / fig preserve / truffle oil / $ 12                     

Triade d’anatra / duck breast 3 ways / smoked/ prosciutto / salame / fruit spread  / $ 12                      

Polenta  / soft / mushroom ragú / tomato / gorgonzola / garlic / sage / poultry broth / $ 10         

Scamorza cheese / skillet seared / crispy mortadella / greens / sunflower seeds / $ 10                          

Spinaci e mele / salad / spinach / bitter apples / pine nuts / raisins / balsamic / $ 9                    

Semidolce / salad / radicchio / endive / romaine / walnuts / gorgonzola / raspberry / $ 9            

Asparagi / crispy speck prosciutto / grana / endive / hard-poached eggs / pistachio / $ 10           

Paste / risotti / minestre

 

Risotto con porcini / dried porcini mushrooms / broth / mascarpone cheese / sage  / $17

Minestra Pavese / chicken / tortellini / spinach / eggs / bread / Parmigiano  / $15

Minestra di legumi / lentils / ceci / cannellini / fava / garlic / tomato / veg. broth / $15

Minestra “Agricola” / escarole / sausages / beans / broth / poached garlic / evoo  / $15

Pappardelle / wild boar sugo / tomato / Sangiovese / sage / carrots / onions / $18

Casumzei / ravioli / pumpkin / mascarpone / walnuts / radicchio / light cream sauce / $16

Pansoti / spinach-ricotta filled ravioli / fontina fonduta cream in light veggie broth / $15

Pennette / salmon / tomato passato / vodka / grana / asparagus / aurora sauce / $17

Tacconelle / badly cut pasta / lentil-sausage sauce / Savoy cabbage / scamorza  / $16

Chitarra / Abruzzese spaghetti / little meatballs / tomato sugo / pecorino dusting  / $15

Gnocchi / fried eggplant / basil pesto / thyme / dry salted ricotta / cherry tomatoes / $17

Gnocchi / lamb ragú baked in terracotta / red wine / long simmered tomato ragú / $21

Astice / lobster ravioli / scallops / shiitake / lobster-cream essence / $24

Capellini / angel hair / tuna sauce / tomato /capers / olives / garlic / hot oil / $16

Tortelline / baked in terracotta / pancetta / chicken / gorgonzola / ricotta / peas / $17

Secondi / entrees

 

Trancio di tonno in camicia di granturco / Tuna loin / coated in polenta / rare / served on beans artichokes sun-dried tomato salad $ 22

Trancio di salmone con semi di papavero /Salmon steak / poppy seeds / black peppercorn / lentil / lupini / leek salad / citrus / $22

Trancio di merluzzo in ristretto d’astice e gamberi / Seared scrod / on pool of lobster essence with shrimp and sherry bisque sauce / $22

Tjiella di pesce con pasta e fagioli / Seafood in terracotta / calamari / tuna / scallops / shrimp / scrod / beans / tomato broth / $24

Canestrelli tartufati con zafferano / Pan roasted sea scallops / couscous / fava / marjoram / saffron essence / braised fennel / $24

Sogliola tortino con farcia di verdure / Egg dipped pan fried sole / filled with vegetables / citrus gremolata sauce / risotto / $23

Filetto di maialino con albicocche / All-natural pork loin / grappa apricots / walnuts / sherry – mushroom glaze / risotto / $18

Anatra in vin dolce del Cameline / Duck breast / seared / leg confit tart / pear and port reduction / sage / nutmeg / $24

Farsumagru di vitello con farcia di cotto e formaggio / Veal “braciola” filled with cured poached ham / fontina / veal – wine sauce / risotto / $19

Medaglioni di vitellina in crema di limone e capperi  / Veal “scaloppini” lemony-cream sauce / mushrooms / capers / wilted farm spinach / $19

Medaglioni di vitellina con gamberetti  / Veal “scaloppini” with shrimp, in luscious gin “pink” sauce / $23

Tagliata di manzo con funghi e midollo  / Seared rib-eye steak / porcini / roasted onions / gorgonzola / balsamic – star anise glaze / $22

Gabbia di pollo con capperi e limone / All-naturalchicken breast / mushrooms / artichokes / roasted peppers / capers  / $ 18

Fesette di pollo con asparagi e salsicce in crema d’aglio / Chicken tenderloins / asparagus / grilled sausages / roasted garlic-cream sauce  / $ 16

FSchiaffoni infornati con ragú di vitello e ricotta / Baked rigatoni / veal spezzatino / tomato / ricotta / pecorino / sweet peppers / $19            

 

I piatti della tradizione

Italian traditional regional specialties for 2 with  48 hours advance notice
(includes appropriate side dishes)

 

Sicilia / Pasta con le sarde   / Tubular pasta with fresh sardines, pine nuts, almonds, saffron and wild fennel / $32

Sardegna / Aragosta arrosta  / Rock lobster roasted with olive oil, lemon, parsley and toasted bread crumb / PA

Calabria / Pesce spade alla Bagnarese  / Swordfish Bagnara style roasted with olive oil, lemon, capers and parsley / $38

Basilicata / Ciaudedda / Braised artichoke filled with potatoes, onions, fava beans and pork / $22

Puglia / Tjella di cozze / Mussels baked with rice, potatoes, tomato, onion, grated pecorino crust / $34

Campania / Baccalá alla Napoletana / Salt cod with tomato, olives, raisins, pine nuts, capers and garlic / $36

Molise / Polenta maritata / Slices of cornmeal fried in oil and garlic, filled with beans and peppers then baked / $34

Abruzzi / Timballo di crespelle / Crepes layered with spinach, artichokes, tiny meatballs, mozzarella, Parmigiano, in mold / $36

Lazio / Coda alla Vaccinara / Oxtail stewed with onion, tomato, celery and Frascati wine / $38

Umbria / Lepre alla cacciatora / Hare braised in red wine, with sage, bay leaf and wine / $38

Toscana / Cinghiale in dolceforte / Wild boar with red wine, sweet & sour sauce of vinegar, sugar, nuts, raisins, chocolate / $42

Marche / Quaglie in tegame / Quails braised in terracotta with white wine, bits of pork, tomato and peas / $38

Emilia Romagna / Pasticcio di tortellini / Baked pasta with ragú in pie crust with Parmigiano and bread crumb / $42

Emilia Romagna / Nodino di Vitello con Cipolline e Pancetta / Veal chop, cipolline onions, grilled radicchio, pancetta cream sauce / $54

Liguria / Cima alla Genovese / Veal breast filled with vegetables, eggs, herbs, pistachios and cheese / $42

Piemonte / Grande bollito misto / Various long simmered cuts of beef and veal, with bagnet verde or bagnet ross sauces / $54

Piemonte / Agnolotti del Plin con Funghi Misti e Sugo di Vitello / Piemontese meat ravioli, wild mushrooms, sage, veal sugo / $36

Valle d’Aosta / Costoletta alla Valdostana / Breaded bone-in veal cutlet with melted fontina and truffle butter / $42

Lombardia / Ossobuco alla Milanese / Veal shank braised in wine with lemon gremolata and marrow-saffron risotto / $48

Lombardia / Animelle Milanese con Gremolata di Mela / Crisp sweetbreads, apple gremolata, celery root, veal cream / $42

Veneto / Sopa Coada / Pigeon soup with wine and vegetables, boned out and baked in casserole with grana / $44

Friuli Venezia Giulia / Granzevola alla Triestina /Poached crabmeat tart, baked with spiced bread crumb, lemon, garlic and parsley / $42

Trentino – Alto Adige / Biroldi con crauti / Blood sausages stuffed with chestnuts, walnuts, pine nuts and cloves, with sauerkraut / $42 winter

Specialties from Abruzzi

For 2 with  48 hours advance notice (includes appropriate side dishes)

 

Scrippelle m’busse / Fried crepes filled with pecorino in chicken broth                       $18

Le virtú / A soup from Teramo made with seven vegetables and legumes                 $18

Zuppa di cardi / Aquila soup of giant cardoons with tomato and broth (winter)           $20

Zuppa di lenticchie e castagne / Soup of mountain lentils and chestnuts (winter)      $20

Polpi in purgatorio / Octopus cooked with tomato, garlic, parsley and chili                  $22

Pizza rustica / Pork sausages, mozzarella, eggs and Parmigiano in pie crust               $22

Lasagne Abruzzesi / Pasta sheet with peppery meat and tomato sauce                     $42

Coda di rospo alla cacciatora / Monk fish in garlic, rosemary, anchovies & peppers      $44

Agnello alle olive / Lamb cooked in terracotta, with olives, oregano and lemon            $44

  

*This item is raw or partially cooked and can increase your risk of food borne illness. 

Consumers who are especially vulnerable to food borne illness should only eat seafood and other food from animals thoroughly cooked.