Mario's Place

with avocado, micro greens, citrus-ginger citronette

with tomato-basil vinaigrette

thinly sliced raw Prime Angus beef hammered flat with wild arugula, slivers of Grana cheese drizzled with extra virgin olive oil

filled with goat cheese, tomato-basil sauce

with caramelized fennel & basil-orange citronette, asparagus tips

with cucumber coulis, wasabi tobiko caviar, Hijiki seaweed

with wild prawns, pancetta & cilantro

with wild arugula, shaved fennel, orange sections & balsamic-extra virgin olive oil

with field green, goat cheese infused with fennel pollen and lavender, pistachio, Asian pear & balsamic vinaigrette

with garlic croutons & fresh Parmigiano cheese

with field greens, roasted red bell peppers, Drake's Farmstead goat cheese, pine nuts & balsamic-extra virgin olive oil

with field greens, herb sauce & toasted Ciabatta crostini

with sundried tomatoes & mozzarella

with Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil & Drake's Farmstead Goat Cheese

with Italian Bacon, Shallots, Shiitake Mushrooms, tomatoes & mozzarella

long hose-shaped pasta with sauce of tomato, red onion, garlic, red chili & La Quercia guanciale, pecorino Romano

with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic & Drake's Farmstead goat cheese

with oxtail-Chianti ragu (rich, earthy, rustic)

recommended split

with fresh thyme

classic meat sauce, Parmigiano

with sage butter & slivers of Parmigiano

with Cream Sauce of local organic Shiitakes

with citrus ponzu, ginger, sugar snap peas, garnished with wasabi infused tobiko caviar

cooked in parchment envelope with citrus sections (orange & grapefruit), ginger, extra virgin olive oil & coriander, served with sugar snap peas

with "peperonata" (compote of sweet onions, bell peppers & thyme), Cerignola black olives & oranges zest-black pepper jus

with soft polenta, portobello mushrooms & sage-mustard sauce

with caramelized red onions, 15 year old balsamico, herbed extra virgin olive oil & pommes frites

with zucchini & eggplant, tomato confit, oil cured black olives & basil pan juices

with broccolini saute'd with ted chili & garlic and lemon zest pan juices

with butter & garlic

with garlic, red chilli & extra virgin olive oil

With crème fraiche & fleur de sel

With mascarpone, hazelnut fillo layers & coffee sauce

Bitter chocolate sorbet, Pot de Creme & crunchy Gianduja chocolate triangle

Tangy lemon cream layered with thin delicate cookies, garnished with raspberries & raspberry coulis

with cookie cup & fruit coulis: Caramel, Hazelnut, Passion Fruit, Vanilla Bean, Coconut, Green Apple with Calvados, Pineapple, Raspberry, Strawberry

Molten ganache, raspberries & Chocolate sponge wrapped in crispy fillo dough and a scoop of raspberry sorbet

An ethereal Italian custard flavored with star anise with hazelnut cookie, raspberry coulis

Lady finger cookies soaked with espresso with layered with Mascarpone & Zabaione topped off with bitter-sweet chocolate

Classic French-style custard layered over crisp filo sheets with raspberries

Swiss raw cow milk: herbal, complex, semi-firm texture, superb

Cow's milk, toffee-like color & flavor, very firm, complex texture

bandaged Cheddar (18 months) Semi-hard Cow's milk cheese from Sonoma, firm, crumbly, excellent

Basque sheep's milk cheese from France: rather firm yet not crumbly, intensely fruity

aged cow's milk cheese from the Veneto region of Italy, Parmigiano-like: firm, crumbly, complex

creamy & mild blue, luscious, more "sweet" than salty

soft & creamy, nutty flavor moderate strength, elegant, silky texture, cow's milk cheese from Lombardia