Menu
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Valentine’s Day Menu
$145
Antipasti
Shrimp & Polenta
Fresh wild Georgia shrimp with roasted red bell peppers, broccoli rabe, sundried tomato, and crispy stone-ground polenta
Crab & Lobster Soup
Maine peekytoe crab, in a homemade lobster bisque, with a dollop of crème fraiche
Blood Orange Salad
First-of-the-season sliced blood orange with shaved fennel,
Golden beets, endives, and pomegranate dressing
Burrata al Tartuffo
Handmade truffle Burrata from Campania, Italy, served over a citrus-spinach coulis -- topped with a pinch of fennel bread crumbs and anchovies from Cetara: a village on the Amalfi
Roasted Bone Marrow
Canoe-cut, roasted-on-the-bone, marrow served with beef tartare, pickled onions, Dijon mustard aioli, Bastardo di grappa cheese, and toasted garlic crostini
Lobster & Uni Pasta
Fresh Portland, ME sea urchin and Nova Scotia lobster with homemade cuttlefish pasta
Oyster Sampler with Caviar
Two “Duxbury Select” oysters baked with Prosecco zabaglione and four Honeymoon on-the-half-shell topped with French Ossetra caviar
Pork Two Ways
A duet of local pork from Chickering Farm in Westmoreland, NH:
Pork belly – crispy and grilled with a sweet fig glaze
Pork meatballs – with a red pepper coulis
Carpaccio
Honoring the Renaissance painter and perfected by Harry’s Bar in Venice, beef Carpaccio from Chickering Farm – with fresh winter truffle, arugula, and capers
Black Mission Figs & Proscuitto
Fresh black mission figs fiorato with Parmigiano Reggiano, layered with 22-month aged DOP Prosciutto di Parma and lightly smoked Speck from Trentino alto Adige
Seafood Trio
Martha’s Vineyard yellow-fin tuna tartare, sweet bay scallops, and striped bass ceviche
Principali
Lamb Sampler
Spring lamb four ways: grilled rib chop, roasted bone-in lamb loin, homemade merguez sausage, and lamb ravioli with baby heirloom carrots
Pasta: Two Ways:
Veal Tortelloni- with Chickering Farm-raised veal and homemade cacciatore sauce
Mushroom Ravioli– with local and hand-foraged wild mushrooms
Lobster Agnolotti Pasta
Maine lobster and Venetian-style tri-colored pasta agnolotti
with Hedgehog mushrooms, grilled asparagus, tobiko and crumbled guanciale
Rabbit Pasta
Slow-cooked small farm Sonoma rabbit, in the Tuscan-style,
with pappardelle pasta, crispy pancetta, and fresh rosemary
Halibut
Wild-caught Narragansett, RI, halibut with black trumpet mushrooms,
fresh herb salsa verde, and creamy local parsnips
Duck Two Ways
Slow-roasted duck breast and leg confit with roasted baby bell peppers,
broccoli rabe, persimmons and Sicilian black rice
Wild Boar
Pan-seared wild boar rib chop, with caramelized cauliflower, Aceto balsamic vinegar, and a baked Gorgonzola apple
Diver Scallops
Day boat-harvested Cape May Sea scallops, pan-seared,
on top of Amarone-infused risotto with fava beans, endives and radicchio
Venison Three Ways
Grass-fed Venison three ways: grilled chop, homemade sausage, & pan-seared
tenderloin, served with garlicky greens, sunchokes purée and caramelized fresh quince
Beef Tenderloin
Pan-seared bone-in beef tenderloin with
Tuscan kale, black-eyed peas, and porcini mushroom spaetzle
Osso Buco
Pasture-raised veal ossobuco with saffron risotto carnaroli alla Milanese
Dolci
Tiramisu – with artisanal coffee liqueur, lady finger cookies, and whipped mascarpone
Venetian chocolate torta -- with preserved cherries from Cantiano, Italy
Raspberry Panna Cotta– Traditional custard dessert with fresh berry coulis and crumbled pistachio granola
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Our Menu Changes Daily
Wine menu:
ANTIPASTI
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Cinghiale Gnocchi
Barolo-braised wild boar with truffle gnocchi and fresh cucumber yogurt
$20
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Gold Label Cacio E Pepe Risotto
Rare 25-year-old Aceto Balsamico Extra Vecchio Gold Label, drizzled tableside over imported risotto carnaroli, Pecorino Romano, and fresh black pepper in a homemade crispy parmesan cestini,
$25
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Carpaccio**
Honoring the Renaissance painter and perfected by Harry’s Bar in Venice, beef Carpaccio –with black summer truffle, lemon, arugula, and capers
$25
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Baked Oysters
Select oysters from Duxbury, MA, baked, Florentine-style with Prosecco zabaglione
$21
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Beet Salad
A warm salad of local beets-candy stripe, golden and cabernet-with watercress, and crumbled goat cheese
$14
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Tuna Tartare**
Point Pleasant, NJ tuna tartare with sliced cucumber, local Maine radishes, and DOP extra virgin olive oil from Lazio
$23
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Salumi
All-imported salumi sampler with spiced oil, and aged Parmigiano
$17
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Burrata al Tartuffo
Handmade truffle Burrata from Campania, Italy, served over a citrus-spinach coulis-topped with a pinch of fennel bread crumbs and anchovies from Cetara: a small seaside village on the Amalfi coast
$20
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Spring Salad
Charles River Farm, MA, greenhouse baby lettuces with toasted almonds, blueberries, quinoa, and ricotta Calabro,
$16
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Polpetti
Veal meatballs, baked, with mint yogurt, sage, mint pesto, and roasted tomatoes
$18
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Duck
Slow-roasted duck leg with dried cranberries, Sicilian black rice pilaf, and fresh currants
$20
PASTA
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Clam & Crab
Homemade pasta chitarra with hand-picked Penobscot, MEcrabmeat, Falmouth, MA clams, toasted pine nuts, and Parma prosciutto
$41
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Pasta Con Sugo
Rustic pasta and meat ragu-as prepared in the village of Serralunga di Crea-with handmade egg pepperoncini tagliatelle
$32
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Asparagus Ravioli
Wild asparagus ravioli with grilled asparagus, lion's mane mushrooms, and grated parmesan
$34
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Lobster Agnolotti Pasta
Maine lobster and Venetian-style tri-colored pasta agnolotti with wild mushrooms, grilled asparagus, and crumbled guanciale
$42
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Rabbit Pasta
Slow-cooked Londonderry, VT rabbit, in the Tuscan-style, with pappardelle pasta, crispy pancetta, and fresh rosemary
$34
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Please Inform Us if A Person in Your Party Has a Food Allergy
**Consuming Raw or Undercooked Meats, Poultry, Seafood, Shellfish or Eggs May Increase the Risk of Food-borne Illness
PRINCIPALI
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Beef**
Grilled Black Angus beef tenderloin with Hudson Valley foie gras, baked pasta carbonara, sauteed seabean, and grilled baby-bell peppers
$48
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Lamb Three Ways**
Spring lamb three ways: grilled rib chop, roasted bone-in lamb loin, and homemade lamb ravioli with organic tricolor baby carrots
$44
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Black Bass
Line–caught wild Maryland black bass with morel mushrooms, fresh herb salsa verde, and creamy local parsnips
$39
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Veal Cotolleta
Classic Milanese “elephant ear” of breaded veal with farm egg, fresh arugula, black truffle and chanterelle mushrooms
$36
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Osso Buco
Pasture-raised veal ossobuco Piemontese-style with saffron risotto carnaroli alla Milanese
$49
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Chicken
Oven-braised Cornish hen with baby Brussels sprouts, Sicilian eggplant, Meyer lemon, green olives, and black lentils
$32