Antipasti 8-14

Question 1

Assorted Baked Clams

Answer 1

● Littleneck clams in half shell prepared three ways
● Casino: ​bacon brunoise, Italian long hots, red peppers, white onion, eggs, spicy
breadcrumbs, dried oregano topped with lardo
● Oreganata: ​sesame, parsley, garlic,​ ​lemon zest, dried oregano, butter
● Fantasia: ​garum vinaigrette (garum, garlic, ginger, scallion, lemon juice)- topped
with uni tongues
● To finish: lemon juice with parsley butter
● Lemon wrap

CAPTAIN SPIEL​: Assorted baked clams: 2 Classic and one original (9 clams total) Oreganata​ with Breadcrumb- ​Casino​, Lardo, pepper,bacon
Fantasia​- scallion, ginger, sea urchin

ALLERGIES: Dairy (butter), pork, allium, gluten, shellfish

Question 2

Sizzling Pancetta

Answer 2

● Pork belly cured with garlic and white wine for three days. Grilled with garlic, rosemary, and chili flakes.
● Garnished with a salad of escarole, pickled red onion (red onion cooked in red wine vinegar) and demi sec tomatoes

BACKWAITER SPEIL:
ALLERGIES: PORK, ALLIUM, (ALCOHOL, ONIONS?)

Question 3

Minestrone

Answer 3

● Vegetable broth with onions, carrots, celery, seasonal beans, fingerling potatoes, demi-sec tomatoes, basil pesto, ditalini pasta,
● garnish with fine herbs and Olio Verde, parmesan cheeae

ALLERGIES: ALLIUM, GLUTEN. Soup can be made without pasta

Question 4

House Chopped

Answer 4

● Endive
● Trevisano
● Radicchio
● Iceberg
● Peppadews
● Roasted Oyster Mushrooms- butter, garlic, white wine
● Tuscan Chickpeas (marinated with zesty vinaigrette- roasted garlic puree, red
wine vinegar, water, blended oil, dried oregano, crushed chili flake, salt, sugar)
● Demisec Tomatoes
● Mustard Vinaigrette- shallots, Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, maple syrup, olive oil
● Curly parsley
● Basil

BACKSERVER SPIEL:
(House Chopped Salad) Tri Colore, seasonal vegetables, mustard vinaigrette.
Allergies: Mustard, Peppers, Allium, Nightshade, Dairy (in mushrooms, but can be done without)

Question 5

Gorgonzola

Answer 5

● Cipollini in agrodolce, Gorgonzola cheese dressing (Sherry Vinegar, crème fraiche, buttermilk)
● Italian bitter greens with butter lettuce mix. (castlefranco, trevisso, radicchio)
● Blue cheese crumble, toasted hazelnuts, chives and balsamic

Allergies: ​Dairy, allium

Question 6

Caesar alla ZZ

Answer 6

● Baby Gem Lettuce
● Caesar Dressing- starts with a base made of raw, grated garlic, roasted garlic
puree, lemon juice, chopped green peppercorns, chopped capers, Dijon mustard, eggs and chopped anchovy. Then Worcestershire Sauce and EVOO are whisked with Grated Pecorino is folded in.
● Ricotta Salata
● Garlic Croutons: garlic butter, tomato chili
● Anchovy
CAPTAIN SPIEL​: The best version of a Caesar Salad, with homemade garlic croutons, Spanish Anchovy, and then we finish it with grated Ricotta Salata.
BACKSERVER SPIEL: (Ceasar alla ZZ)
Allergies: Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Fin Fish, (Allium?)

Question 7

Tuna Calabrese

Answer 7

● Eggplant puree- charred eggplant that is puréed with olive oil and grated garlic
● Eggplant vinaigrette- eggplant skin, olive oil, red wine vinegar, calabrian chili,
salt, pickled eggplant (with Calabrian Chili),
● Mint
● Lemon zest
● Olive oil

BASKSERVER SPIEL:
Tuna Calabrese: Eggplant, Mint, Calabrian Chile oil

Allergies: Chili, Nightshade, Citrus