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insalata

mozzarella di campania    13

Imported bufalo milk mozzarella, basil, roasted bell peppers, olive oil, white anchovies

insalata di pere    8

Roasted pears, baby arugula, lemon oil, Capriole Farm goat cheese

insalata di barbabietole    9

Mixed local beets, shaved fennel, imported ricotta di buffalo, greens, citrus infused oil

insalata di cicoria    9

Treviso Radicchio, castelfranca and rucula, shaved parmesan, aged balsamic

insalata mista    7

Field greens, house vinaigrette, fennel flavored grissini

antipasti

prosciutto di parma    15

Prosciutto di Parma, Melon

la ribollita “da delfina”     9

Twice cooked bread and vegetable soup in the style of Da Delfina in Artimino, Italy

cecina fritta    8

Chick pea flour fries with parmesan

sformato di sedano    9

Truffled celery root flan, parmesan cream

coda alla vaccinara    9

Roman style braised oxtail stewed with aromatic vegetables

burrata con culatello    13

Pugliese, hand-stuffed mozzarella, artisan style prosciutto

griglia mista    14

Grilled calamari, shrimp, octopus, arugula, lemon and caper infused olive oil

frittura di calamari    12

Fried calamari served in a paper artichoke

paste

(appetizer portions available)

ravioli “piccolo sogno”    14

Four cheese ravioli, pine nuts, butter, Marsala glaze, parmesan curls

stracci di farro    15

Farro flour pasta triangles, asparagus, mushrooms, garlic, truffle oil

agnolotti di pastinaca    17

Roasted parsnip and chopped black truffle stuffed pasta, diced root vegetables

paglia e fieno con vitello    16

“Straw and Hay” green and white ribbon noodles, veal ragu

spaghetti neri “frutti di mare”     17

String cut black spaghetti, mussels, clams, shrimp, calamari, San Marzano tomatoes,

red pepper flakes

gnocchi invernali    15

Spinach and potato gnocchi, mushrooms, oven dried tomatoes, toasted garlic

tagliatelle di castagna    18

Chestnut flour ribbon pasta, spiced wild boar ragu

tortelli alla bolognese    17

Saffron pasta stuffed with potato and fennel seed, tossed with a meat and tomato ragu

pizza

margherita    14

Tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil

bianca con rucula    15

Mozzarella, arugula, olive oil, Reggiano curls

prosciutto    16

Tomato sauce, mozzarella, Italian ham

salametti e cipolla    16

Tomato sauce, red onions, mozzarella and salami

napoletana    16

Tomato sauce, oregano, white anchovies and black olives and mozzarella

secondi

polletto alla griglia    18

Flattened grilled Cornish hen, rapini, lemon

coniglio all’ agro    22

Slow stewed rabbit with white wine, rosemary, lemon, semolina pudding

rosticciana    24

Braised beef short ribs, squash puree,   greens, red wine and aromatic vegetables

maiale al latte    23

Milk braised Berkshire pork shank, mashed potatoes, Tuscan Kale, house cured pancetta

“sapore” di mare    22

Assorted shellfish and fish stew, garlic rubbed toast

merluzzo con pancetta    23

Pancetta wrapped fresh North Atlantic Cod, stewed cannellini beans, escarole and lemon

salmone alla mostarda    24

Grilled Loch Duart Scottish salmon, broccolini, fingerling potatoes, white wine and grain mustard reduction

tonno alla peperonata    26

Grilled, Rare Ahi Tuna, stewed bell peppers and red onion, eggplant puree, olive tapenade

bistecca alla griglia    29

Grilled 16 oz. Rib eye, arugula, onion and tomato salad

contorni

olive miste    5
polenta con farro    5
patate al rosmarino    6
asparagi alla griglia    6
rapini    6
broccolini    6
caponata    6
fregola    6

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