Summer 2010 Dinner Menu

Your Chef, Kevin Gentile, takes pride in selecting only the freshest of seasonal ingredients.

Please ask your server about any special requests, as Kevin is happy to accommodate you if possible.

Appetizer

Garbanzo Bean Flour Fried Scallop – with a 7 herb mixed tomato sauce topped with fried basil

$10.95

Grilled Lamb Chops – served atop a roasted fennel & onion puree with a parsley tomato salsa

$10.95

Parmesan Polenta – long hots, Italian sausage & onions finished with a basil demi

$9.95

Pita Chips – paired with a spicy guacamole, crab, cucumber & papaya slaw

$10.95

Beef Tartar – with white truffles, olives, capers & spicy aioli garnished with crisp celery root chips

$10.95

Foie Gras – with a strawberry lime compote, balsamic glaze & goat cheese crisps

$10.95

Mushroom Tart – made with gruyere cheese, apples, onions & bacon

$9.95

Fried Calamari – with a green olive tapenade mayo. The best In Syracuse!

$9.95

Greens Gentile - sautéed escarole mixed with spicy sausage, pancetta, cherry peppers and broccoli

topped with cheese and toasted breadcrumbs

$9.95

Salad

Mixed Field Greens – figs, pears, dried cherries, craisins, cashews, goat cheese & a pomegranate

vinaigrette

$5.95

Bibb – julienne carrots, almonds, mandarin oranges, pea shoots & bacon with a peanut truffle

vinaigrette

$5.95

Arugula – mission figs, avocado, bacon, egg, celery, mixed beans & a maple sesame vinaigrette

$5.95

Belgian Endive – grapes, pickled pears & corn, pistachio crusted brie tossed in roasted pepper champagne

vinaigrette

$5.95

Romaine & Bibb – mixed tomatoes, cucumbers, mixed olives, pickled red onion & radishes with an

oregano vinaigrette topped with a puff pastry

$5.95

Pasta & Risotto

Chef Gentile prepares all pasta and risotto al dente

Parmesan Risotto – scallops & peas with a minted truffle butter

$20.95

Seafood Risotto – lobster, shrimp, crab, lemon, shitake mushrooms & tomatoes in a basil sauce

$22.95

Truffle Macaroni & Cheese – with bacon, onion & peas

$20.95

Gnocchi – salted cod & lobster with a saffron, tarragon, carrot, green olive cream sauce

$21.95

Cavatelle – julienne pork with a roasted carrot, kale & avocado puree topped with goat cheese

$20.95

Fettuccini – chicken pieces & mixed mushrooms tossed in a marsala wine sauce

$16.95

Rigatoni – escarole, roasted peppers, shitake mushrooms & chestnuts in a lemon white wine sauce

$15.95

Penne – served with an old world Bolognese sauce OR Kevin’s amazing vodka sauce

(With or without prosciutto)

$14.95

Entrée

All entrees are accompanied by a starch and vegetable of the chef’s choice

Chicken Milanese – thinly pounded lightly breaded with arugula, cherry tomatoes, capers, olives &

golden raisins with shaved pecorino cheese

$16.95

Stuffed Chicken – spinach, artichoke & potatoes with a lemon, caper Volute garnished with a black olive

tapenade

$17.95

Scallop & Pork Belly – roasted radicchio, pickled kumquats & sesame soy butter topped with guacamole

$24.95

Lamb Shank – set atop a sweet & hot pepper, apricot faro with a green olive demi

$28.95

Fried Eggplant – with a parmesan cream sauce garnished with a ring of spicy red pepper sauce

& topped with pesto hummus

$20.95

Grilled Pork Loin – atop pistachio polenta with spinach cream sauce & a dollop of apple, apricot compote

$22.95

Half Duck – oven roasted with a strawberry & cherry balsamic demi set atop goat cheese polenta

$27.95

Grilled C.A.B. NY Strip – black olive & sun-dried tomato demi with mustard greens & fried artichoke

$25.95

Grilled Veal Chop – jalapeño glazed carrots & brussel sprouts with provolone cheese in a garlic demi

$28.95

Lobster – grilled & set in a mushroom, asparagus, lemon, thyme, tomato butter

$26.95

Filet Mignon –grilled & set atop a zucchini fritter with a roasted onion, red wine demi

$26.95