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All and cheese come with accompaniments and parmigiano bread sticks. (Price per selection of cheese or meat option. Mixing and Matching is encouraged.)

SALUMI FORMAGGI GORGONZOLA Emilia Romagna, Italy Lombardia, Italy Fine ground with pistachios similar to what It is a veined Italian blue cheese, made from unskimmed americans know as bologna. cow’s milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a “bite” from its blue veining. SALAME NOSTRANO FRA’ MANI Berkeley California TALEGGIO A traditional Italian pork cured with mild Lombardia, Italy and sweet flavor. It is a semisoft, washed-rind, smear-ripened Italian cheese that is named after Val Taleggio. It has a thin crust and a strong aroma, but its flavor is comparatively Valtellina - Lombardia, Italy mild with an unusual fruity tang. Air-dried, salted that has been aged two or three months. With a sweet flavor that is similar to . GRANA PADANO Italy COPPA It is a hard, slow-ripened, semi-fat cheese from Emillia Romagna. Aging 8 to 20 months. Emilia Romagna, Italy Coarsely ground cured meat typical of Northern Italy. Seasoned with salt, wine, garlic and spices PECORINO CROTONESE Calabria, Italy PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA ROVAGNATI 24mo With a deep nutty flavor that is practically meaty, Pecorino Crotonese may be the ultimate Pecorino: Emilia Romagna, Italy hard, full-bodied, salty & gritty. Hailing from southern Tender, sweet Prosciutto di Parma originated in the Italian hills around Parma, where it’s still prepared Italy’s bountiful sheep region, the cheese is aged in with the same traditional methods. The Parma stock wicker baskets creating a decorative cross-hatched- is fed a special diet of whey and grains, and the patterned rind. are trimmed and massaged with natural sea salt before aging for at least 24 months.

OUR PASTA RUSTICHELLA D’ABRUZZO Uses the very best semolina from select durum wheat. This flour with a high gluten content, mixed with pure mountain water, gives a unique firmness and flavour to the pasta. Theprecious bronze dye give the pasta just the right roughness to hold all kinds of sauce. The drying process is carried out slowly at low temperatures, sometimes for as long as 50 hours at around 95/104 degrees, unlike industrial pasta where drying is carried out at 90 degrees for 4/5 hours.

FELICETTI MONOGRANO A single origin variety of wheat, a one mill process with one goal: the pursuit of quality. It all starts with the stalks of wheat in the fields that drink in the sun to yield the highest quality taste, firmness and consistency both to the eye and palate. The grain is wholesomely processed, without changing what Mother Nature has given us.

341 S. California Ave, Palo Alto CA 94306 The word iTalico comes from the ancient Greek word Italói which the greeks would use to refer to the first habitants of the southern peninsula of Italy which is known today as Calabria. From this ancient word Italói (iTalico) is how Italy received its name.

SMALL PLATES & SOUP PASTA SOUP OF THE DAY 12 PENNE FARRO V 18 Felicetti ancient grain farro pasta, roasted eggplant, basil, tomato FRITTURA MISTA 16 Calamari, , sardines, lemon CONCHIGLIONI AL FORNO 19 V Oven baked Felicetti Conchiglioni, pork, beef, , CAPRESE 14 Grana Padano, provolone, tomato Heirloom Tomato, Buffalo mozzarella, oregano, onion, cucumber, kalamata olives, EVOO ORECCHIETTE PUGLIESI * 19 V Rustichella pasta, sausage, broccoli rabe, garlic, CROCCHETTE 13 Grana Padano, peperoncino Calabrese Homemade potato crocchette, peas, Grana Padano BUCATINI POMODORO V 16 CARPACCIO DI POLPO 15 Rustichella pasta, tomato, carrots, celery, onion, basil Thinly sliced octopus, micro arugola, lemon, parsley GNOCCHI AL PESTO V 17 TONNO CRUDO 16 Homemade potato gnocchi, pesto, green beans, Ahi , lemon, spicy avocado pine nuts, Grana Padano

PROSCIUTTO E BURRATA 17 TONNARELLI ALLE VONGOLE 21 Truffle burrata cheese, Rovagnati prosciutto 24mo, olives Rustichella squid ink spaghetti, manila clams, anchovies, garlic, peperoncino, cherry tomatoes, BRESAOLA AL LIMONE 15 white wine Air-dried salted beef, Grana Padano, micro arugula, lemon dressing FETTUCCINE VERDI 21 Homemade spinach pasta, veal-beef-pork Bolognese, FAGIOLI E BIETOLA V 14 Grana Padano Swiss chard, cannellini beans, garlic, peperoncino calabrese, Grana Padano RAVIOLI 18 Homemade stuffed pasta, pork, beef, ricotta, tomato POLPETTE 15 Pork, beef, veal meat balls, Grana Padano, eggs, bread, auricchio provolone, tomato sauce PACCHERI DEL CONSOLE 18 Rustichella pasta, spicy Nduja Calabrese, onion, cherry tomato, bread crumbs, Grana Padano BRUSSELS SPROUTS V 15 Lightly fried brussles sprouts, Grana Padano RISOTTO A.Q. Risotto of the day INSALATE ENTRÉE ROASTED BEETS V 14 Oranges, micro arugula, lemon, drunken goat cheese DI ZUCCHINE V 22 Fired zucchine, Grana Padano, provolone, tomato MIXED GREENS V 11 Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, sherry vinaigrette POLLO MILANESE 21 V Mary`s chicken breaded & fried, green beans, BUTTER LETTUCE 13 french fries,lemon Fuji apple , pistacchio, shaved Grana Padano, shallots lemon dressing OSSOBUCO 32 Veal ossobuco, carrots, celery, red wine reduction, WARM SPINACH * 14 homemade polenta Italian , potatoes, drunken goat cheese, cabernet sauvignon dressing WOOD FIRED TAGLIATA 40 V Sliced 20 oz Certified Angus Beef® hand selected ribeye, ARUGULA 13 green capers sauce, green beans, french fries Fava beans, caramelized walnuts, apple, shaved pecorino, vinaigrette Temperature: Rare Medium Rare ~ Chef ’s suggestion Medium PANINI (Salad or french fries) Medium-Well ~ 20/25min Well-Done ~ 25/30min SALSICCIA 14 Calabrese mild sausage, broccoli rabe, provolone PESCE A.Q. Fresh fish of the day COTTO 14 Rovagnati Prosciutto Cotto, provolone, spinach SIDES

BUFALA 13 GRILLED CHICKEN 8 Bufala mozzarella, basil pesto, tomato BABY GREEN BEANS 6 FAVA BEANS 6 FRENCH FRIES 6 POLPETTE 15 Homemade , provolone, tomato SPINACH 6 Bread Upon Request CRUDO 15 V Vegeterian | * Can be Vegeterian, ask your server Rovagnati prosciutto crudo, arugula, provolone 341 California Ave, Palo Alto CA 94306