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Charcuterie/Fromage

• Chef's Selection Charcuterie$12.00

• Chef's Selection of Fromage$16.00

• Chef's Selection of Fromage & Charcuterie$28.00

Salads

• Kale Salad$14.00

  baby kale, roasted organic pumpkin, dried cranberry, drizzled with an apple vinaigrette

• Meditteranean Salad$16.00

  organic arugula, tomato, onion, cucumber, feta cheese

• Spinach Salad$16.00

  organic baby spinach, mixed wild mushrooms, truffle vinaigrette

Dips

• Bagna Cauda$12.00

  organic winter vegetables with garlic, extra virgin olive oil, anchovy purée

• Fave con Broccoli Rabe$12.00

  purée of fava, chicory dip, warm pita bread

• Spinach & Cauliflower$12.00

  warm organic spinach, cauliflower dip, crispy soy skin

• Mela's Apple Beignets$12.00

  fried organic apple, sweet miso whole grain mustard sauce

Seasonal Pasta

• Fazzoletti (Handkerchief Pasta)$26.00

  handmade thin sheet of pasta filled with fior di latte gorgonzola and candied walnuts, organic beet sauce

• Orecchiette con Broccoli di Rabe$19.00

  helmet shaped pasta, sautéed broccoli rabe, garlic, shaved parmesan

• Paccheri all'Amatriciana$17.00

  handmade large tubular pasta, organic tomatoes, onion, pancetta, shaved parmesan

• Gnocchi Pomodoro$16.00

  handmade traditional potato gnocchi, san marzano plum tomato sauce

• Agnollotti$24.00

  handmade pasta filled with organic kabocha squash, fresh sage, pumpkin, wild mushrooms, butter sage

• Linguini Frutti di Mare$29.00

  mussels, shrimp, white wine, garlic

• Coda di Bue con Pappardelle$22.00

  wide handmade ribbon pasta, oxtail ragu

• Spaghetti alla Carbonara$18.00

  pancetta, crushed black pepper, poached egg, shaved parmesan

Sides

$8

• Broccoli Rabe

• Brussel Sprouts

• Seasonal Vegetables

• Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

Caviar Selection

Please ask your server

Cold Appetizers

• Tuna Pain et Tomates$14.00

  toasted tuscan bread, tomato spread, thinly sliced cured tuna

• Turnip Carpaccio$11.00

  thinly sliced pickled turnip, yuzu,

• Mela's Burrata$18.00

  fresh imported burrata, organic granny smith apple, shaved fennel, green balsamic glaze

• Couscous Caponata$12.00

  israeli couscous, diced eggplant, tomato, onion, sicilian caponata

• Salmon Tartare$18.00

  sushi quality salmon, crispy egg, tzatziki sauce

Hot Appetizers

• Polpette$16.00

  veal and ricotta blend meatballs, roasted tomato sauce

• Seppioline a la Piastra$16.00

  pan seared baby cuttle fish, chorizo, tomato, capers, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil

• Crispy Shrimp$16.00

  crispy rice paper, shrimp, grilled romain lettuce

• Mozzarella Tempura$14.00

  fresh imported bufala mozzarella tempura, smokey tomato harissa sauce

• Barbagiuans$12.00

  crispy provence style dumpling filled with cabbage, mushroom, onion, buckwheat

• Stuffed Cabbage$16.00

  stuffed organic cabbage, chopped veal, onions

• Pane Fatto in Casa$14.00

  house made flat bread, crème fresh, mushrooms, caramelized onions

• Polpo alla Griglia$14.00

  charred octopus, charred scallion, shaved celery, lemon anchovy marinade

Entrées

• Capesante$18.00

  broiled sea scallops, seaweed butter

• Wild Salmone Mi-Cuit$27.00

  pan-seared, apple ginger, fennel, celery root

• Organic Chicken Tajine$25.00

  baked in a traditional tajine pot, onion, olive, lemon

• Veal Scaloppine Piccata$27.00

  plum de veau, white wine, lemon butter, piquito pepper

• Wild Branzino$28.00

  baked whole, herbs d'provence, organic tomato, zucchini, olive

• Tonno Capponata$29.00

  grilled tuna, diced organic eggplant, tomato, onion

• Gamberoni alla Griglia$38.00

  grilled prawns

• Anatra$32.00

  roasted duck breast, tunips, kumquat

• Beef Paillard$36.00

  pounded & grilled prime rib eye, grain mustard, horseradish crème

• 24oz. Prime Rib Eye In-Bone$60.00

  roasted baby potato, piquito pepper