2012 Dinner Menu

• Dinner $35 pp.
  Restaurant will donate $5 to the Houston Food Bank for each dinner sold.
  
  1st
  Insalata Frutti Di Mare
  antipasto of shrimp, calamari, fennel and sweet peppers with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice
  
  Radicchio Ripieno Alla Griglia
  grilled radicchio leaves stuffed with mozzarella, roasted sweet pepper, and prosciutto, drizzled with a touch of balsamic vinegar
  
  Salsiccia Di Pollo
  grilled homemade chicken sausage over frisée and arugula
  
  Involtini Di Melanzane Alla Parmigiana
  eggplant rolls stuffed with mozzarella, ricotta, and basil, baked with tomato cream sauce and parmigiano
  
  Insalata Della Casa
  romaine, arugula, butter lettuce, frisée, radicchio, fennel, cherry tomatoes, and black olives with organic apple cider vinaigrette
  
  2nd
  Minestrone Toscano
  savory vegetable and bean soup
  
  Tortellini In Brodo
  pasta nuggets stuffed with chicken, pork, ricotta, and parmigiano in rich homemade broth
  
  Tortelli Di Bietola
  half moon ravioli stuffed with swiss chard, ricotta, goat cheese, and parmigiano in a sage butter sauce
  
  Tagliatelle Alla Bolognese
  thin fresh pasta in a traditional "bologna style" savory meat ragu
  
  Gnocchi Di Funghi
  porcini and potato dumplings in a gorgonzola cream sauce with cremini mushrooms
  
  3rd
  Gamberi al Diavolo
  shrimp marinated in homemade harissa (hot pepper sauce with smoky pimento), sautéed with garlic and extra virgin olive oil with a touch of lemon and butter
  
  Porchetta e Fagioli
  slow roasted berkshire pork shoulder seasoned with fennel, rosemary, garlic, and pepper served over cannellini beans stewed with tomato, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and sage
  
  Pollo Guido
  grilled chicken breasts stuffed with prosciutto, mozzarella, tomato, basil and garlic with a white wine basil butter sauce
  
  Trota alla Garfagnana
  grilled whole boned rainbow trout seasoned with rosemary and lemon
  
  Tagliata di Manzo
  grilled sliced hanger steak served over arugula
  
  Vegetable Accompaniment Choice
  pan roasted vegetable medley
  yukon golds roasted with tomatoes, onion, and rosemary
  
  4th
  Crostata Di Limone
  lemon tart
  
  Budino Gianduia
  chocolate hazelnut pudding
  
  Gelato
  choice among multiple flavors of italian ice cream