Nico Taverna

APPETIZER COURSE:

CHARCUTERIE BOARD

Locally made spicy and mild salumi, mortadella, Italian cheese, olives, mushrooms & taralli

BEEF TIPS “CALABRESE”

Dijon marinated & fried beef tenderloin tips/ Calabrian Nduja-honey cream sauce  

STUFFED CREMINI MUSHROOMS

Fire roasted/ panko, Pecorino, Parmesan & smoked Gouda/ brown butter/ strawberry vin cotto

ARANCINI SICILIANI

4 small vegetarian risotto fritters with peas & mozzarella/ served with basil aioli   

CAPRESE & PROSCIUTTO

Fresh tomato, basil, fior di latte, olives, prosciutto   

CALAMARI FRITTI

Fried squid / roasted garlic-lemon aioli

COZZE

P.E.I. mussels/ wine, tomato, garlic, chilies

PIZZA MARGARITA

From our wood oven/ tomato, basil, garlic, fior di latte, sea salt, olive oil

INSALATA MISTA

Garden salad with red wine vinaigrette, tomato, cucumber, red onion

PASTA:

PASTA ALLA NORMA

Traditional Sicilian fried eggplant tomato sauce/ short pasta noodle or ricotta ravioli

RIGATONI AL AMATRICIANA

Tomato basil sauce with sauteed guanciale & red onion/ topped with grated Pecorino cheese

RAVIOLI VODKA BLUSH

Ricotta stuffed pasta in a tomato-cream sauce

PENNE ALLA BOSCAIOLA

Sautéed mushrooms and peas in a tomato-cream with Bolognese meat sauce

MAINS:

BISTECCA FIORENTINA

Wood fire grilled and sliced marinated flank steak (or Rib Eye Tomahawks) served medium

GRILLED CATCH

Wood fire grilled Salmon or Branzino or Trout with salsa verde or salmoriglio sauce

GRIGLIATA DI PESCE

Wood fire grilled jumbo shrimp, calamari and scallops in lemon garlic balsamic dressing & shishito peppers

POLLO VALDOSTANA

Panko breaded chicken breast baked with prosciutto cotto & fontina cheese/ mushroom-herb jus

POLLO LIMONE

Sauteed chicken breast in a lemon & herb infused wine sauce/ mash potato

INVOLTINI DI POLLO

Ricotta and spinach stuffed chicken breasts, panko breaded in a Brandy cream sauce

VEAL SCALLOPINE AI FUNGHI

Sauteed Veal cutlets a mushroom-herb white wine cream sauce

VEAL SCALLOPINE AL MARSALA

Sauteed Veal cutlets a Marsala wine sauce with or without mushrooms

LAMB RACK CHOPS

Wood fire grilled and served with either a cucumber yogurt sauce or salsa verde

BEEF TENDERLOIN

Wood fire grilled and served with a red wine jus or gorgonzola crust or mushroom Brandy cream 

DESSERT

TIRAMISU

ITALIAN RUM CAKE

NUTELLA OR PISTACHIO CHEESECAKE

TARTUFO GELATO

BRUSCHETTA

ARANCINI

GRILLED MARINATED EGGPLANTS, MUSHROOMS & PEPPERS

GEMELLI VODKA BLUSH with FRIED ZUCCHINI

Choice of:

TROTA ALLA MUGNAIA/ POTATO & CONTORNO

POLLO VALDOSTANA/ POTATO &CONTORNO

BEEF SHORT RIB/ POLENTA & CONTORNO

DESSERT

TARTUFO GELATO 

ANTIPASTO SKEWERS (bocconcini, salami, roasted pepper, artichoke, olives)

ARANCINI

WOOD FIRED PIZZA

PANKO & GOUDA STUFFED MUSHROOMS

FRIED CALAMARI SKEWERS

SHRIMP FRA DIAVOLA

SEA SCALLOPS & PORK BELLY SKEWERS

OCTOPUS, CRISPY POTATOES & SALSA VERDE 

LAMB SPIDUCCI

SICILIAN PANELLE W/ OLIVE TAPENADE

SMOKED SALMON INVOTINI

GRILLED FLANK STEAK W/ NDUJA-HONEY CREAM

CHICKEN PARM CIABATTA SANDWICHES

SMASH BURGERS