We've celebrated this holiday season, and now its time to set intentions for the year off right! So let's all have resolutions to feast on good food & wine, break bread and spend time with friends and family this year! Cheers to living!
**Please note: This dinner is not suitable for all diets--Please check on dietary restrictions and needs in advance. While we are happy to bulk up the dishes that you can eat and be sure you're well fed, we do not always offer menu substitutions of every course.
Sample menu below:
Oysters on the half shell with mignonette
&
Octopus Salad
(Cuz Every Special Strega Dinner Needs a Little Octopus!)
Crepes with Homemade Ricotta & Rosemary Sauteed Grapes (Italians say: “chi maneggia i quattrini tutto l’anno” ‘Whoever eats grapes on New Year’s eve will handle the money all year’)
“Maximillione, Baby!” (Mini Meatballs in Spicy Sauce, because Maxi is a little spicy this year...)
Paired with Bubbles!! Lucien Albrecht Cremant d’Alsace Brut Rose’
Handmade Lasagna Stuffed with Orange & Saffron (Citrus & Saffron to bring good Luck)
Truffle & Parmigiano Risotto ( Grains symbolize abundance & Wealth for the New Year)
Paired with Scia Corvina
Cotechino, Lenticche, Melograno... Pork with Lentils and Pomegranates (A NYE Italian Classic! Pork symbolizes prosperity as pigs’ snouts root in the forward direction and the meat is rich in fat! Served with Lentils, whose round and flat shape resembles coins and they say, “the more you eat, the more fortune will come!”..pomegranate is an ancient fruit that represents prosperity, fertility and regeneration)
Insalata di Rinforzo
(Colorful Napoletano cauliflower and pickled veg holiday salad)
Paired with Firriato ‘Chiramonte’ Nero d’avola
Grandma Jean's Famous Raspberry Steeped Chocolate Cakes
(Because everyone needs dark chocolate on NYE)
Paired with Espresso Martini (because we have to stay up past midnight!!)
***sample menu; subject to change!