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Our menus change nightly, this menu is from October 2007.
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
ANTIPASTI PRIMI SECONDI CONTORNI TASTING MENUS DOLCI E FORMAGGI
INGREDIENT OF THE MONTH DOLCI OF THE MONTH BABBO MENU
ANTIPASTI Marinated Fresh Sardines with Caramelized Fennel and Lobster Oil $12 Warm Tripe “alla Parmigiana” $11 Grilled Octopus with “Borlotti Marinati” and Spicy Limoncello Vinaigrette $15 Roasted Beet Tartare with Chianti Vinegar and Ricotta Salata $14
Steamed Cockles with Red Chiles and Basil $15 “Neci con Funghi Misti” $15 Autumn Vegetable Salad with Goat’s Milk Ricotta and Pumpkin Seed Oil $15 Braised Fennel Salad with Pears, Gorgonzola Piccante and Cherry Vinaigrette $15 Baby Red Oak Leaf with Black Olive Blood Orange Citronette $9 Warm Lamb’s Tongue Vinaigrette with Chanterelles and a 3-Minute Egg $13 Prosciutto San Daniele “Riserva” with Black Pepper “Fett’unta” $15 Pig Foot “Milanese” with Rice Beans and Arugula $15 Testa with Pickled Pearls and Thyme Vinaigrette $11 Coppa with Pumpkin “in Scapece” $14 Babbo Salumi with “Cipolle Modenese” and Babbo Olives $15 Armandino’s Salumi – Hot Sopressata and Culatello $17
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PRIMI
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Goat Cheese Tortelloni with Dried Orange and Wild Fennel Pollen $19 Spaghettini with Spicy Budding Chives and a One Pound Lobster $26 Maccheroni alla Chitarra with Oven Dried Tomatoes, Red Chiles and Bottarga di Muggine $20 Bucatiniall’Amatriciana with Guanciale, Hot Pepper and Pecorino $20 Bavette with Cardoons, Breadcrumbs and Pecorino $23 Garganelli with “Funghi Trifolati” $22 Mint Love Letters with Spicy Lamb Sausage $20 Lamb’s Brain “Francobolli” with Lemon and Sage $19 Goose Liver Ravioli with Balsamic Vinegar and Brown Butter $24
Chianti Stained Pappardelle with Wild Boar Ragu $23 PappardelleBolognese $21 Pumpkin“Lune” with Sage and Amaretti $19 Homemade Orecchiette with Sweet Sausage and Rapini $19 Gnocchi with Braised Oxtail $20 Beef Cheek Ravioli with Crushed Squab Liver and Black Truffles $23 Linguine with Clams, Pancetta and Hot Chiles $21 Black Spaghetti with Rock Shrimp, Spicy Salami Calabrese and Green Chiles $25
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SECONDI
ANTIPASTI PRIMI SECONDI CONTORNI TASTING MENUS DOLCI E FORMAGGI
Spicy Two Minute Calamari Sicilian Lifeguard Style $24 Whole Grilled Branzino with Cardoons and Lemon Oregano Jam $29 Grouper with Charred Leeks, Warm Treviso and Pancetta Vinaigrette $29 Duck with Red Cabbage, Speck and Black Ceci $29 Barbecued Squab with Roasted Beet “Farrotto” and Porcini Mustard $27 Grilled Quail with “Scorzonera alla Romana” and Saba $27 Grilled Guinea Hen with Spaghetti Squash and Black Truffle Vinaigrette $28 Rabbit with Brussels Sprouts, Pancetta and Carrot Vinaigrette $28 Grilled Pork Chop with Cherry Peppers, Cipolline and Aceto Manodori $29
Fennel Dusted Sweetbreads with Sweet and Sour Onions, Duck Bacon and Membrillo Vinegar $27 Grilled Lamb Chops “Scottadita” with Sunchokes, Grilled Onions and Lemon Yogurt $29 “Brasato al Barolo” Braised Beef with Porcini Mushrooms $29 Barbecued Skirt Steak with Endive “alla Piastra” and Salsa Verde $28 Grilled Ribeye for Two with Roasted Potatoes, Garlic, Rosemary and Aceto Manodori $70 Deconstructed Osso Buco for Two with Saffron Orzo, Cavolo Nero and Chestnut Gremolata $75
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CONTORNI
Roasted Beet “Farrotto” $8 Rapini with Roasted Garlic $8 Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary $8
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Page 4 of 6 Babbo Greens with Roasted Shallots $8 Red Cabbage with Speck and Black Ceci $8 Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta $8
PASTA TASTING MENU
ANTIPASTI PRIMI SECONDI CONTORNI TASTING MENUS DOLCI E FORMAGGI
Black Tagliatelle with Parsnips and Pancetta “Vespa Bianco,” Bastianich 2005 “Casunzei” with Poppy Seeds Colline Lucchesi Vermentino “Quinis,” Sardi Giustiniani 2006 Garganelli with “Funghi Trifolati” Morellino di Scansano “I Perazzi,” La Mozza 2005 Domingo’s Pyramids with “Passato di Pomodoro” “Rosso d’Orsone,” Dal Fari 2000 Pappardelle Bolognese Barbera d’Alba, Hilberg-Pasquero 2005 “Frittelle di Caciotta” with Figs and Honey Moscato di Trani “Piani di Tufara,” Rivera 2005
“Fiore di Latte” with Raspberry Vincotto “Bigarò,” Elio Perrone 2007 Chocolate Polenta Cake with Espresso Gelato Recioto della Valpolicella “Campo Casalin,” I Castei 1995 $69 per person * (Accompanying wines $50 per person – As listed above) (“The Riserva Selection” of wines $95 per person – For details ask our Sommeliers) *Our Pasta Tasting requires the participation of the entire table.
T R A D I T I O N A L T A S T I N G M E N U Babbo Culatello with Ramps and Pecorino Riesling “Montiggl,” St. Michael Eppan 2006 Pappardelle with Porcini and Thyme Aglianico “Donnaluna,” De Conciliis 2005 Duck Tortelli with “Sugo Finto”
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Page 5 of 6 Rosso di Torgiano “Rubesco,” Lungarotti 2004 Grilled Venison with Acorn Squash Caponata and Mint Pesto Lessona, Proprieta Sperino 2004 Coach Farm’s Finest with Fennel Honey Franciacorta Extra Brut, La Montina NV Pumpkin “Bônet” “Arzimo,” La Cappuccina 2004 Chocolate “Tartufino” Vin Santo di Chianti Classico, La Sala 2000 Venetian Apple Cake with Cinnamon Gelato Moscato di Noto, Planeta 2006 $75 per person * (Accompanying Wines $50 per person – As listed above) (“The Riserva Selection” of wines $95 per person – For details ask our Sommeliers) *Our Traditional Tasting requires the participation of the entire table
DOLCI E FORMAGGI
ANTIPASTI PRIMI SECONDI CONTORNI TASTING MENUS DOLCI E FORMAGGI
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake with Orange Sauce and Hazelnut Gelato $12 Warm Apple Crostata with Cinnamon Gelato $12 Saffron Panna Cotta with Quince, Pink Peppercorn and Quince Sorbetto $12
Cranberry and Pecan Budino with Warm Caramel and Ricotta Gelato $12 Pumpkin Cheesecake with Golden Raisins, Crème Fraiche and Saba $12 Hudson Valley Schiacciata with Concord Grapes, Honey and Vanilla Gelato $12 Pistachio and Chocolate Semifreddo $12 Biscotti and Cookies $11 Assortment of Gelati and Sorbetti $11
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Page 6 of 6 Selection of Three Cheeses $12 of Five Cheeses $15 of Seven Cheeses $18 Paglina Pecorino Cinerino Capucetto Rosso Coach Farm Triple Creme Taleggio Latte Crudo Gorgonzola Piccante Parmigiano Reggiano
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