“… 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)

Calamari alla Griglia $8.50

(marinated fresh grilled squid)

Insalata di Cocomero $8.50

(mesculin salad, seedless watermelon, goat cheese, toasted almonds, red wine vinegar)

Salsiccia e Cime di Rapa $12

(grilled luganega sausage, sautéed broccoli rabe, grilled bread)

Fichi e Gorgonzola $10

(grilled figs, gorgonzola dolce molto cremoso, chestnut honey from Tuscany)

Insalata di Tonno e Fagioli $8.50

(fresh grilled tuna and white cannelloni bean salad served over grilled bruschetta)

Carpaccio di Fontina $9

(thin-sliced fontina, tomatoes, arugula, walnuts, olive oil, lemon)

Polipo e panzanella con balsamico bianco  $11

(grilled octopus, diced vegetables, white balsamic)

Bruschetta Classica  $7.50

(bruschetta topped with chopped tomatoes, basil, olive oil)

Bruschetta con Peperoni e Caprino $11

(bruschetta topped with mix roasted peppers, goat cheese, 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)

Gaspacho $7.50

(chilled vegetable 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

(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 $14

(seafood spaghetti)

Tortelloni di Zucca $15.50

(pumpkin tortelloni with butter and sage sauce)

Ravioli di Verdure $15.50

(spinach dough ravioli stuffed with grilled vegetables w/ oven roasted tomatoes, arugula, spicy olive oil, garlic)

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 and ricotta with prosciutto, arugula, butter, olive oil)

 Tagliatelle Verdi al filetto di pomodoro $15

(spinach tagliatelle with hand-peeled tomatoes and basil sauce)

 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)

 Grigliata di Carne $23.50

(mixed grilled meats, grilled corn)

Tacchino Impanato Vestito $17.50

(breaded turkey topped with arugula and chopped tomatoes, tossed with extra virgin olive oil and lemon)

Pollo alle Erbe $17.50

(roasted balsamic chicken breast served with sautéed spinach)

Insalata di Pollo e Caprino  $16

(grilled chicken and goat cheese salad tossed in extra virgin olive oil and balsamic)

Insalata di Gamberetti $16.50

(arugula, grilled shrimp, hearts of palm, shaved Parmigiano, extra virgin olive oil and lemon)

Insalata di Anatra $18

(thin-sliced smoked duck breast with baby spinach, green apple, walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, 5 yrs old balsamic)

Pesce Azzuro alla Brace $17

(grilled blue fish served over salad of cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, spinach)

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)

VERDURE

Pomodori Verdi fritti  $10

(fried green tomatoes with parmesan and 5 yrs old balsamic)

Pannocchie sgranate  $8

(sautéed fresh sweet corn)

Cime di Rapa al salto $9

(olive oil and garlic sautéed broccoli rabe)

Farinello Comune  $10

(lambsquater…bitter wild green sautéed with olive oil and garlic)

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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