Antipasti Flashcards
Calamari
Deep fried
Only used tubes/heads
Comes with spicy tomato remoulade
Made from sun dried tomatoes,ketchup,mayo,capers,Worcestershire, sriracha
Asparagus Milanese
Grilled local Ambrose asparagus
2 sunny side up eggs
Breadcrumbs, pecorino Romano, evoo
Local baby lettuces
Arugula, dandelion, Mizuna, red and green leaf lettuce
(Mesclun mix) radish, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, fennel and balsamic vinaigrette
Bruschetta “ burned bread”
15 century
Bread rubbed with garlic, grilled and soaked with evoo salt and pepper,
The bread used in house Focaccia from Normandy farms bakery charleston
Roma tomatoes, Gaeta olives and balsamic
Caesar salad
Tijuana Mexico
Two brothers
Caesar salad tableside
Whole romaine leafs, egg, Caesar dressing, garlic croutons, Parmesan reggiano, white anchovies
Cauliflower pancake
Topped with lump crab meat, arugula and truffle brown butter and vincotto b
Caprese salad background
Heirlooms from Ambrose Late October hydroponically grown @kurious House pulled mozzarella -> soft, creamy The curd from new jersey High fat content
Ingredients in caprese
Heirloom tomatoes, house pulled mozzarella, basil pesto, sea salt, torn basil
House pulled mozzarella
Separate the curd from the whey with heavily salted boiling water
Leaves a soft creamy mozzarella
Curd has a high fat content
Margherita pizza background
Started in 950 ad
Comes from Latin word pitta
It’s one was first made in June 1889 for the queen of Italy Margherita of savory,Neapolitan chef made the pizza to look like the Italian flag with tomatoes, Mozzarella cheese, and basil
He was the first to add cheese
Caputo flour is only used for pizza making in Italy
Lower gluten content makes for a soft texture
Margherita pizza ingredients
Mozzarella, tomato, basil, evoo
Pepperoni pizza
The pepperoni is a spicy soppressata and has a kick
Cheeses are house pulled mozzarella and fontina a cows milk Italian cheese
Tomato and sliced oregano
Fontina cheese
Made in Aosta valley, in the alps since the 12 th century
Cows milks Italian cheese