Oct 18 La Cucina Ilaliana

Enjoy classic home cooking with our friends as we prepare Nonna’s recipes paired with boutique Italian wines. Family Style with multiple options for each course.

Saturday Oct 18 2025

6pm cocktails 

7pm dinner

Menu

Tabellone di benvenuto degli antipasti

Cobs focaccia bread, green and black olives, marinated roasted red peppers and artichokes, parmesan Reggiano, basil hummus

Aperitivo - TBA

Salada

Caprese Salada - vine ripened tomatoes, bocconcini, smoked sea salt, aged balsamic glaze, fresh basil, cracked pepper

&

Panzanella Salada - fresh cucumber, ripe tomatoes, toasted sourdough, fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, garlic Dijon vinaigrette

Wine - TBA

Primi

Spaghetti Carbonara - classic with pancetta, egg, garlic, fresh parmesan, basil oil,

garlic sea salt

&

Gnocchi - hand rolled gnocchi, Ugly Barn Farms’ mushrooms - Lions Mane, Shitake, Black Trumpet - sundried tomatoes, truffle cream reduction, shaved truffles, truffle sea salt

Wine - TBA

Secondo

Pickerel Puttanesca - baked Lake Erie pickerel, classic puttanesca sauce - anchovy, garlic, onion, tomato, fresh oregano, Kalamata olives, capers, parsley - Venere black rice

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Pork - Italian braised Ontario pork shoulder - rosemary, thyme, garlic - served with pea & pancetta risotto, fresh 1886 greenhouse Swiss chard

Wine - TBA

Piatto Principale

Beef Tagliata – AAA Ontario marinated ribeye – balsamic vinegar, olive oil, fresh garden rosemary, served over peppery arugula & cherry tomato salad, lemon, sea salt, grated Fromagerie Kapuskoise Mattagami

Wine - TBA

Dolce

Cannoli - Pennisi cannoli pastry shell filled with pistachio pastry cream, Matthews maple syrup candied pistachio and Righteous Dark chocolate caramel sea salt small batch gelato

or

Tiramisu - Mascarpone Devon cream, Marsala wine and Algonquin coffee dipped lady fingers, chocolate ganache, grated Lindt dark chocolate

Wine - TBA