S LUMERI > Artisanal cured meats and cheeses from Italy and the U.S. SALUMI E FORMAGGI MISTI Chef’s selection of 5 salumi & 5 formaggi ∙ 23 SALUMI E FORMAGGI GRANDISSIMO spuntini The epic board of 8 salumi & 8 formaggi ∙ 40 > The Alpine answer to aperitivo at any time of day All boards served with housemade fruit mostarda and amaretto honey ARANCINI DI FUNGHI E TARTUFI Fried rice balls, mixed mushrooms, Urbani truffle, ANTIPASTI MISTI Fontina Val d’Aosta cheese ∙ 8 Housemade Mozzarella • 18-month Parmigiano Reggiano® DOP • Giorgio’s Soppressata & FRITTO MISTO DI PESCE Coppa • Basil & Walnut Pesto • Red Wine Bosc Lightly fried shrimp, calamari & market fish, Pears • Balsamic Cipollini Onions • Prosciutto lemon, parsley ∙12 Jam • Chickpea & Pecorino Spread • Tarrali An Italian tradition no matter the season! Crackers • Marinated Olives ∙ 30 FUNGHI FRITTI Fried shiitake & cremini mushrooms, garlic aioli ∙ 10 housemade NTIP STi mozz rell > Small plates for the table to share…or not > Our mozzarella is stretched and shaped in house daily, served simply with sea salt and ROI extra virgin TROTA AFFUMICATA olive oil from Italy. House-smoked trout, pickled mustard seeds, “everything” cracker ∙ 11 CLASSICA Hand-pulled ball of fiore di latte cow’s milk INSALATA DI PERE E GORGONZOLA cheese ∙ 8 Frisée, radicchio, endive, pear, hazelnuts, Gorgonzola Dolce DOP vinaigrette ∙ 12 BURRATA Soft, cream-filled ball of mozzarella ∙ 13 INSALATA DI CAVOLO NERO Lacinato kale, shaved celery root & apple, Don’t forget the bagna cauda ∙ 12 prosciutto ∙ 9 ZUPPA DI ZUCCA WHAT IS A BAITA? Roasted butternut squash, pumpkin seed pesto, BAITA <bye-tah> is the Piemontese word extra virgin olive oil ∙ 12 for a small ski lodge in the Italian Alps. Sounds like a place we want to be! Raclette is a semi-hard cow’s melted cheese milk cheese melted on the half- Selection of our favorite cheeses toasted & warm wheel and scraped over a plate of traditional bites “LA BAITA” TALEGGIO DOP RACLETTE Oven baked semi-soft cow’s milk cheese, Spring Brook Farm’s Reading raclette served atop housemade amaretto honey, toasted bread ∙ 12 your choice of traditional pairing choice of 1 ∙ 11 tasting of 3 ∙ 28 LANGHERINO Toasted speck-wrapped soft cow & sheep’s House pickled Rovagnati cooked Marble milk cheese, housemade fig mostarda ∙ 14 vegetables & cured ham potatoes pizz pi tti > Rome meets the Alps with our Roman-style pizza featuring > Larger plates for one, also great for sharing a crispy crust and toppings inspired by Alpine flavors SPECK E FONTINA PIZZOCCHERI Recla cured and smoked ham, Fontina, radicchio ∙ 15 Alpine buckwheat pasta, savoy cabbage, potatoes, Made from smoked, dry-cured pork legs, speck comes to us from béchamel, Fontina & Parmigiano Reggiano® DOP ∙17 northern Italy. Baked until bubbly and golden! CAVOLETTI DI BRUXELLES E PANCETTA COTOLETTA ALLA MILANESE La Quercia pancetta, Brussels sprouts, tomato Thinly-pounded, breaded & fried Gerber’s Amish chicken sauce, housemade mozzarella, Parmigiano thigh, arugula, lemon, Parmigiano Reggiano® DOP ∙ 19 Reggiano® DOP ∙ 14 MAIALE ALLA BIRRA FUNGHI Beer-braised pork shoulder, apricot glaze, celery root, Granny Smith apples, mustard vinaigrette ∙ 26 Roasted mushrooms, smoked provolone, housemade mozzarella, balsamic ∙ 15 CAVOLETTI DI BRUXELLES Brussels sprouts, lemon, Parmigiano Reggiano® DOP deliciously vegetarian PATATE Please inform your server of any allergies or dietary restrictions. The consumption of Crispy potatoes, anchovy, herbs raw or undercooked eggs, meat, poultry, seafood or shellfish may increase your risk 8 each of foodborne illness. ZUCCA Roasted fall squash, hazelnuts, brown butter 01.07.19 contorni Snowball Fight | 12 lpine COCKT ILS VOV Zabaglione, Lurisia Gazzosa, Caffo Miss Dominique Brandy Vin Brulé | 9 With 17.8% alcohol content, VOV Zabaglione is fitting for its main purpose: Warmed red wine, citrus peel, star anise, cinnamon, warming your spirits after a long day of skiing in the Italian Alps. clove, cardamom seed, brandy Alpenglow | 13 In Piemonte, the northern region at the foot of the Italian Alps, winter Caffo Miss Dominique Brandy, Luxardo Triplum, isn’t complete without vin brulé. Spiced and steaming, mulled wine is a staple of outdoor markets and cozy dinner parties alike. Shrubb and Co. Cranberry Pine, lemon Sastrugi | 14 FEW Italia Bourbon | 15 Finn’s Gin, Luxardo Sangue Morlacco, Rocks, Neat or Manhattan maple simple syrup, lemon Our exclusive FEW Italia Bourbon produced in Evanston, IL and finishedin wine barrels from Banfi in Toscana. Pick up a bottle from our enoteca today! Devil in the White City | 16 St. George Terroir Gin, Alessio Bianco, The Stelvio Pass | 14 Luxardo Bitter Bianco Rittenhouse Rye, Borgogno Barolo Chinato, Fee Bros mint bitters Negroni | 14 sipping chocol te FEW American Gin, Campari, Cocchi Vermouth Dark Chocolate Cocoa | 6 di Torino Suggested add ins: Fernet Branca Menta, Alpine Spritz | 12 Fratello Hazelnut, Luxardo Triplum, Luxardo Luxardo Bitter Bianco, Prosecco, Sparkling Water Amaretto, Luxardo Sangue Morlacco, CH Amargo The Spritz was Invented in Venice, Italy in the 1800s. Unaccustomed to the de Chile, Borghetti Caffè Nardini Mandorla | 5 higher alcoholic content of local wines, merchants requested a “spritzen” of water be added to their vino. Our high-quality Italian chocolate is made using Eraclea chocolate and local whole milk from Lamer’s Dairy in Wisconsin. The combination creates hot chocolate that is rich, dense, and delicious — just like in Italy! Since 1821, Luxardo has been producing excellent Italian liqueurs through generations of the Luxardo family. Ask your server about our Amaro selection! w rming wines rossi | redS GLASS | BOTTLE SCHIAVA 2016 12 | 42 A selection of Italian wines to warm you from the inside with bold rich flavors. Whether you’re hitting the slopes or exploring the Windy City, cozy up and Abbazia di Novacella | Trentino Alto-Adige recharge with these cold weather favorites inspired by the Italian Alps. PINOT NOIR 2017 14 | 49 SPUMANTI | SPARKLING GLASS | BOTTLE Serafini & Vidotto | Veneto ‘INFERNO’ VALTELLINA SUPERIORE 2013 20 | 70 BRUT NV 14 | 49 Nino Negri | Piemonte | Nebbiolo Ferrari | Trentino-Alto Adige DONNAS 2015 19 | 50 BOLLICINE PROSECCO NV 12 | 42 Caves Cooperatives de Donnas Serafini & Vidotto | Veneto Valle D’Aosta | Nebbiolo FRANCIACORTA CUVÉE PRESTIGE NV 22 | 77 Ca'del Bosco | Lombardia VINI ORSONE REFOSCO 2014 12 | 42 Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Bastianich | Friuli-Venezia Giulia CONTESSA ROSA ROSÉ BRUT 2012 22 | 77 FONTERUTOLI CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 18 | 63 Fontanafredda | Piemonte Mazzei | Toscana “STREV” MOSCATO D’ASTI 2016 11 | 39 VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 16 | 56 SUPERIORE 2015 Marenco | Piemonte Fumanelli | Veneto BIANCHI e Rosato | WHITES & rosÉ GLASS | BOTTLE NEBBIOLO ‘NO NAME’ 2012 20 | 72 Borgogno | Piemonte SILLERY 2016 13 | 46 Frecciarossa | Lombardia | Pinot Noir ROSSO DI MONTALCINO 2016 16 | 56 Argiano | Toscana | Sangiovese GEWÜRZTRAMINER 2017 15 | 53 Tramin | Trentino-Alto Adige VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO 2015 15 | 53 Bertani | Veneto BRICCOTONDO ARNEIS 2016 11 | 39 Fontanafredda | Piemonte AGLIANICO RAMITELLO 2013 12 | 42 Di Majo Norante | Molise SENSAZIONI MONFERRATO 12 | 42 BIANCO 2016 SERRALUNGA BAROLO 2013 24 | 84 Ferraris | Piemonte | Viogner Fontanafredda | Piemonte PASSI DI ORMA 2016 30 | 82 VESPA BIANCO 2015 19 | 67 Orma | Toscana | Merlot, Bastianich | Friuli-Venezia Giulia Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc Chardonnay, Savignon, Picolit AMARONE COSTASERA 2012 22 | 77 SOLEROSE LANGHE ROSATO 2016 13 | 46 Masi | Veneto Fontanafredda | Piemonte Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo MONTEFALCO SAGRANTINO 2011 28 | 89 Azienda Agraria Perticaia | Umbria BiRR E BIBITE SLICED NECTARINE IPA, 8 | 12 oz PENNSYLVANIA TUXEDO, MOODY TONGUE DOGFISH HEAD 9 | 12 oz IPA | 5.9% | Chicago Winter Pale Ale | 8.5% | Milton, DE CHOCOLATE CHURRO PORTER, 12 | 12 oz LURISIA CLASSIC WATER 3.80 | ½ L 4.80 | 1 L MOODY TONGUE Baltic Porter | 7% | Chicago LURISIA SODA 4.80.