“… Con dieci caselli di autostrada si passa dal Grana, al Parmigiano, al Reggiano, che non sono lo stesso formaggio, dagli agnolini, ai tortelli, ai tortellini, ai cappelletti, che presuppongono diverse ricette. Muta il dialetto, l’architettura se vi spingete fino al mare: per arrivare ai mosaici di Ravenna, dovrete attraversare il romanico di Modena, il gotico di Bologna e fare magari una sosta per ammirare cio’ che il Rinascimento ha lasciato a Ferrara...”

                                                                         - Enzo Biagi

VIA EMILIA 

- ANTIPASTI -

Gnocco Fritto $9
(puffy fritters with prosciutto di Parma, sopressata dolce, coppa, and mortadella)

Gnocco Fritto con solo Prosciutto di Parma $13
(puffy fritters with prosciutto di Parma only)

Borlengo $7.50
(thin broad-pan bread with pancetta spread, fresh rosemary and Parmigiano Reggiano)

Tigelle $11
(Modena’s little tile-baked mountain bread, served with soft cheese, cold cuts and pancetta spread)

Insalata Mista $6
(mixed house salad)

Insalata di Campo $8
(mesculin tossed w/ crispy pancetta and warm balsamic)

Polpettine di Melanzane $9
(warm eggplant patties topped w/ goat cheese, arugula, chopped tomatoes)

Cotecchino e Salsa Verde $8.50
(Modena’s sausage w/ sautéed beans and green pesto)

Calzagatti $9
(sausage, beans and pancetta fried polenta w/ gorgonzola and soppa)

Insalata di Tonno e Fagioli $8.50
(fresh grilled tuna and white cannelloni bean salad served over grilled bruschetta)

Parmigiano e Balsamico di 25 anni $15
(parmesan cheese, pears, 25 yrs old balsamic)

Bruschetta Classica $7.50
(bruschetta topped with chopped tomatoes, basil, olive oil)

Bruschetta con Ricotta e Melanzane $10
(bruschetta topped with eggplant, fresh mint, roasted pepper, spicy olive oil)

Carpaccio di Manzo $8.50
(thin-sliced raw tenderloin served over arugula salad and topped with shaved parmigiano)

- ZUPPE -

Tortellini in brodo $11
(pork, prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano dumplings in chicken broth)

Pasta e Fagioli $7.50
(“badly’ cut pasta and beans soup)

- PASTE -

Tagliatelle al Ragu’ $13.50
(tagliatelle with country meat sauce)

Penne al Pomodoro $11
(tomato sauce, basil, mozzarella)

Tortelloni di Ricotta e Spinaci $14
(spinach and ricotta tortelloni with tomato sauce)

Lasagne $16.50
(Northern Italian style)

Tortelloni di Pollo $16.50
(chicken and wild mushroom tortelloni with truffle olive oil)

Tortellini alla Panna $20
(pork, prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano dumplings in cream sauce)

Frutti di Mare $15
(seafood spaghetti)

Tortelloni di Zucca $15.50
(pumpkin tortelloni with butter and sage sauce)

Ravioli di Verdure con Pesto $16
(spinach dough ravioli stuffed with grilled vegetables w/ diced potatoes, string beans, pesto sauce)

Ravioli con Caprino $16
(sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese and spinach ravioli with diced eggplant, and tomato sauce)

Spaghetti Neri con Calamari $14.50
(fresh black ink spaghetti with fresh squid, chopped tomatoes and basil in spicy olive oil and garlic)

Caramelle di Castelvetro $16.50
(candy-shaped pasta stuffed with pork, spinach & ricotta with prosciutto, arugula, butter, olive oil)

Tagliolini al Balsamico $14
(tagliolini, braised garlic, parmesan, olive oil, balsamic)

Farfalle al Salmone $15
(bow tie pasta with smoked salmon and chopped asparagus in light cream sauce)

*All pastas are hand made daily except spaghetti, penne, and farfalle

- SECONDI PIATTI -

Braciolona di Maiale alla Brace $18
(grilled seasoned pork chop with roasted potatoes)

Bistecca alla Brace $18.50
(charcoal grilled skirt steak with French fries)

Stinco d’ Agnello $19
(braised shank of lamb served w/ fried polenta and sautéed spinach)

Insalata di Gamberetti $16.50
(arugula, grilled shrimp, hearts of palm, shaved parmesan, extra virgin olive oil and lemon)

Pollo alle Erbe $17.50
(roasted balsamic chicken breast served with sautéed spinach)

Arrosto di Cingliale $18
(thin sliced wild boar roasted w/ beans, mushrooms and tomatoes)

Cotechino in Galera $21
(Modena sausage wrapped in prosciutto and veal and served w/ a red wine sauce and mashed potatoes & spinach)

Pesce Azzuro alla Brace $17
(grilled blue fish served over roasted mixed roots)

Melanzane alla Parmigiana $17
(eggplant parmigiana)

Gamba di Pollo con Salsiccia $19
(boneless chicken leg stuffed w/ ground veal, wrapped in bacon, roasted & served w/ potatoes & aged balsamic, comes w/ sautéed broccoli rabe)

Insalata di Anatra $18
(thin sliced smoked duck breast with baby spinach, green apple, walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, 5 yrs old balsamic)

- VERDURE -

Spinaci alla Vecchia Modena $8.50
(spinach, raisins, pinenuts, olive oil, garlic)

Bietole al Forno $7
(roasted beets)

Cime di Rape al Salto $10
(olive oil and garlic sautéed broccoli rabe)

Radicchio ed Endiva $8
(Radicchio and endive)

Patate al forno $7
(rosemary roasted potatoes)

“ within  ten exits on the highway [autostrada] we pass the sources of Grana, Parmigiano and Reggiano, which are not at all the same cheese, and of agnolini, tortelli, tortellini, and cappelletti, which suggest the diversity of their recipes. The Dialect mutates, and as in architecture, if we head toward the Adriatic sea to reach the mosaic of Ravenna, we encounter the Romanesque style of  Modena and the gothic of Bologna and perhaps stop to admire what the renaissance left in Ferrara…”

                                                        - Enzo Biagi

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