Francesca's Passaggio

Bruschette alla Romana

Garlic toast with tomatoes, basil, and fresh mozzarella

Bruschette Bella Napoli

Garlic toast with red and yellow teardrop tomatoes, red onions, basil, and sweet provolone cheese

Calamari Fritti

Crispy fried calamari with marinara

Prosciutto e Melone

Fresh cantaloupe wrapped with imported prosciutto di Parma and drizzled with aged balsamico and olive oil

Risotto con Capesante e Carciofi

Italian rice with seared sea scallops, roasted baby artichokes, fresh tomatoes, and basil

Insalata alla Francesca

Romaine, endive and radicchio with peapods, green beans, carrots, tomatoes, and cucumbers with crumbled blue cheese, lemon and balsamic vinaigrette

Insalata Cesare

Classic Caesar with roasted peppers, garlic croutons, and shaved parmesan

Insalata di Mais

Roasted corn with shaved red onions, fresh tomatoes, garlic croutons, parmigiano, and red wine vinaigrette

Burrata con Pesche Grigliata

Creamy fresh mozzarella with grilled peaches, arugula, honey, and aged balsamico

Pizza con Prosciutto e Rucola

San Marzano tomatoes, prosciutto di Parma, fresh mozzarella, and arugula

Pizza Verde

Spinach and parmesan cream sauce, fresh mozzarella, pecorino, and parmigiano with fresh oregano

Insalata della Casa

Hearts of palm, avocado, lemon, tomatoes, and extra virgin olive oil

Cozze Erbe Fini

PEI mussels, garlic, shallots, white wine, capers, spinach, fine herbs, ciabatta toast

Conchiglie alla Mais

Shell shaped pasta sautéed with local corn and roasted cubanelle peppers in a corn cream sauce with pecorino and fine herbs

Tagliata con Panzanella

8 oz. grilled flat iron steak served with a traditional Panzanella salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and toasted bread

Linguine al Limone e Gamberi

Sauteed with jumbo shrimp, asparagus, garlic, parmigiano, and butter in a lemon sauce

Linguine al Fagottaro

Cold sauce made with homegrown tomatoes, basil, garlic, and olive oil with fresh mozzarella over hot pasta

Gnocchi Modo Mio

Homemade potato-flour dumplings sautéed in a light tomato basil sauce with artichokes, shiitake mushrooms, and goat cheese

Fettucine all’Arlecchino

Fresh fettuccine sautéed with shrimp, sea scallops, manila clams, garlic, and olive oil in a spicy cherry tomato sauce

Rigatoni dei Sardi

Sautéed in a tomato sauce with Italian sausage, wild mushrooms, onions, herbs, and parmigiano

Agnolotti alla Piemontese

Little pillows filled with stracchino cheese in a light brown butter brodo with chives and basil

Pollo Arrosto alla Romana

Roasted half chicken with garlic, shallots, rosemary, lemon, and olive oil, served with roasted potatoes

Pollo Sassi

Sautéed chicken breast with roasted artichokes, wild mushrooms, herbs and a brandy sauce, served with linguine

Costoletta di Maiale dell’Artigiano

Herb marinated and roasted Duroc pork chops with white beans, escarole, pancetta, fresh thyme, and white wine

Salmone alla Fresca*

Grilled Atlantic salmon with tomatoes, avocado, red onion, olive oil, basil and lemon with asparagus, drizzled with balsamic

Ipoglosso con Brodetto*

Sautéed wild Alaskan halibut with sea scallops, mussels, cherry tomatoes, potatoes, Castelvetrano olives, and salsa verde

Frutti di Mare Acqua Pazza*

Sautéed jumbo shrimp, sea scallops and calamari with a spicy cherry tomato sauce, capers, garlic and white wine over sautéed spinach

Pasta Aglio e Olio

Sautéed Shrimp

Mixed Vegetables

Sausage & Peppers

Roasted Potatoes

Sautéed Spinach