festà di pesce per la vigilia di natale

The menu will be featuring the traditional Italian Seven Fish Feast
and include classic American choices.
Items marked with * are all century old dishes,
each made according to closely guarded family recipes.

- choice of -
*antipasto di mare
shrimp, calamari, clam, eel, octopus, baccalà, sardines

tart
wild mushroom tart, goat cheese, frisee, mizuna, aged balsamic

- choice of -
*capelli di angeli “aglio e olio”
angel hair pasta, garlic, evoo, anchovy, capers, pine nuts, golden raisins

soup
chestnut porcini soup, mostarda fruits

- choice of -
*spigola
striped bass baked in salt, mushrooms, leek puree, escarole, walnut stuffing

beef tenderloin
gorgonzola dolce stuffed pear, wild mushrooms, green beans,
olive oil potato salad

- dessert -
*semifreddo
chestnut, pistachio, pear polenta upside down cake, candied chestnut