NEW YEAR’S EVE MENU

SOUP

Zuppa di Pollo con Crostini alla Fiorentina, chicken soup w/chicken liver crostini

Zuppa di Cipolle, vidalia onion soup topped w/Gruyere cheese gratin

Blue Point Oysters $4.25 (each)

APPETIZERS

White Asparagus Gratin, w/sautéed Hen of the Woods mushrooms & vincotto

Carciofi, crispy artichoke salad, pickled fennel, olives, arugula, citrus dressing

Insalata di Farro, w/mushrooms, cauliflower, zucchini, butternut lentils, squash

Insalata di Inverno, warm grilled winter vegetables w/mixed greens

Insalata di Aranci e Finochi, blood orange & fennel salad           

Caesar Salad, romaine lettuce, croutons, anchovies, Caesar dressing

Insalata di Mare Calda, warm seafood salad

Cotechino con Lenticchie, Italian pork sausage w/braised lentils      

Polpo alla Griglia, grilled Portuguese octopus, w/capers, onions, arugula & roasted fingerling potatoes

Vongole Oreganate, breaded clams, roasted & served in half a shel

Calamari al Forno, oven roasted breaded calamari, served w/cherry tomatoes

PASTA

Spaghetti Rustica, pasta w/caramelized onions & tomato sauce

Fettuccine Bolognese, pasta w/traditional Bolognese sauce

Bucatini Cacio e Pepe, pasta w/pecorino cheese, black pepper sauce

Spaghetti alla Carbonara, pasta w/guanciale, onions, eggs, pecorino cheese   

Spaghetti Puttanesca, pasta w/ tomatoes, black olives, anchovies, garlic & capers

Rigatoni Buttera, pasta w/hot & sausage, peas, touch of cream          

Spaghetti con Vongole, w/a white clam ragout, out of shell, white wine & garlic sauce

Tagliolini al Tartufo Bianco, homemade pasta, w/white truffle shavings

SECONDI PIATTI

Costata, short ribs, braised in Chianti & porcini mushrooms; w/honey brussels sprout

Venison al Marsala e Porcini, Venison medallions, in Marsala, porcini mushrooms,

& pearl onions served w/mashed sweet potatoes

Veal Parmigiana, pounded & breaded veal cutlet served w/ sautéed broccoli rabe

Lombata di Vitella, grilled Veal chop w/a brown butter & sage w/potato gratin

Polletto Mattone, semi- boneless poussin, w/roasted potatoes, onions & cherry tomatoes

Lamb Chops, pounded, breaded, pan fried & served w/raw baby artichokes

Branzino, whole sea bream roasted w/lemon & rosemary, served w/tempura-style string beans

Chilean Sea Bass, oven roasted & served w/sautéed broccoli rabe                   

Grigliata di Mare, grilled mixed seafood, w/ tomatoes, basil, shallots, lemon vinaigrette

Dover Sole Mugnaia, pan roasted Dover sole in a white wine-lemon sauce served w/Tuscan fries