Cesco Osteria

Appetizers

• Prosciutto di Parma$15.00

  with savory fried dough and tangy stracchino cheese

• Sautéed jumbo shrimp$13.00

  with sicilian caponata and chickpea purée

• Fresh red beets, goat cheese, arugula, and black olive salad$10.00

  drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette

• Pastry-wrapped portobello mushroom$11.00

  fegetables and fontina cheese, topped withgoat cheese, and caramelized onion, served with sweet balsamic reduction

• Arancini$10.00

  traditional savory rice balls, with vegetables and fontina cheese, topped with sun-dried tomato sauce

• Crispy calamari$12.00

  with tomato-aioli sauce

• Sautéed Maine mussels$10.00

  in white wine, tomato, cannellini beans, garlic & fresh herb broth

• Salad of baby octopus, calamari, and shrimp$13.00

  with black olives, carrots, and celery

• Lightly seasoned tower of jumbo lump crabmeat$13.00

  avocado, tomato, and basil

• Pancetta-wrapped roasted scallops$12.00

  served over spinach, goat cheese, and caramelized onions

• Antipasto della casa$15.00

  with prosciutto, salame, fire-roasted peppers, fava bean and pecorino crostini & savory fried dough

Salad

• Fresh arugula and grilled radicchio$10.00

  dressed with lemon, shallot & olive oil, and topped with shaved Tuscan pecorino cheese

• Organic mixed greens$8.00

  with light balsamic vinaigrette

  • Add Roasted Pear and Blue Cheese$12.00

• Fresh fennel, arugula, oranges & walnuts$9.00

  drizzled with lemon olive oil

• Traditional Tuscan panzanella$9.00

  bread salad with red onions, cucumbers, tomato & basil in a light lemon & extra virgin olive oil dressing

• Belgian endive & mesclun greens$10.00

  wrapped in crispy parmesan cheese

Soup

• Ribollita$9.00

  classic Tuscan vegetarian stew of 14 different vegetables and bread

Side Dishes

• Sautéed Swiss chard$6.00

  with garlic & olive oil

• Twice-cooked crispy potatoes$6.00

• Tuscan cannellini beans$6.00

  with red onions & extra virgin olive oil

Pasta

All pasta is homemade unless specified. Gluten-free pasta available upon request ($2 extra.) *Durum wheat pasta from Italy

• Orecchiette*$14.00

  with sausage, broccoli rabe, and cherry tomatoes

• Tortelli$16.00

  stuffed with ricotta & Swiss chard in a butter sage sauce

• Vegetarian lasagna$18.00

  with wild mushrooms, mozzarella & ricotta cheese

• Rigatoni*$17.00

  with sautéed mushrooms peas and prosciutto in a light tomato cream sauce

• Pappardelle$17.00

  wide egg noodles, with Long Island duck sauce

• Penne*$15.00

  with eggplant, tomato & ricotta

• Angel hair*$13.00

  with fresh tomato & basil

• Ravioloni$18.00

  stuffed with butternut squash & ricotta in a mascarpone cheese sauce

• Squid ink tagliolini$21.00

  with shrimp, calamari, asparagus & spicy tomato

• Seafood linguine$21.00

  with shrimp, mussels, scallops, clams, squid & tomato in a white wine sauce

• Veal stuffed half-moon ravioli$16.00

  with Bolognese sauce

• Potato gnocchi$19.00

  baked with mini meatballs, tomato & mozzarella cheese

Main Course

• Sautéed chicken breast in a red pepper gorgonzola sauce$21.00

  with cannellini beans and roasted potatoes

• Tagliata$28.00

  grilled spicy top loin steak, served over grilled Portobello mushrooms and smoked mozzarella with rustic rosemary potatoes

• Sautéed veal scaloppini$26.00

  with melted mozzarella & black truffle sauce

• Grilled tender veal porterhouse chop$33.00

  with grilled Mediterranean vegetables & french fries

• Prosecco-braised veal osso buco$30.00

  with gremolata sauce & parmesan risotto

• Grilled filet mignon tower$32.00

  layered with eggplant and tomato in a chestnut mushroom sauce, served with twice-cooked crispy potatoes

• Braised fresh cod fish$26.00

  with a tomato, black olive, caper and anchovie sauce served over garlic and olive oil capellini pasta

• Cacciucco$24.00

  traditional Tuscan bouillabaisse

• Grilled whole Mediterranean sea bass$30.00

  with fresh herbs & garlic, served with stewed baby sweet peas & thyme

• Grilled marinated lamb tenderloin$30.00

  served with braised lentils and grilled vegetables

• Red-wine-braised beef short ribs$26.00

  served with mixed spring vegetables & mashed potatoes

• Sautéed fresh Atlantic salmon$25.00

  on a bed of spinach, goat cheese & sweet onion

• Herb-crusted chicken paillard$19.00

  with grilled Mediterranean vegetables drizzled with lemon olive oil

• Sautéed jumbo lump crab cakes$32.00

  with lemon butter sauce served with mashed potatoes & vegetables

• Jumbo shrimp & scallops$27.00

  sautéed in Marsala and served with chickpea purée

Pizza Alla Fiorentina

• Margherita$10.50

  tomato, mozzarella & basil

• White$11.50

  stracchino, ricotta cheese & pear

• Calzone$12.00

  ham, mozzarella, ricotta & tomato

• Capricciosa$11.50

  tomato, mozzarella, mushroom & sausage

• Cesco$11.50

  mozzarella, tomato, bacon, stracchino & radicchio

• Four-cheese$12.50

  mozzarella, gorgonzola, ricotta & stracchino

• Golosa$12.50

  tomato, mozzarella, salame, sausage, ham & bacon

• Napoletana$11.50

  tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers & garlic

• Contadina$11.50

  tomato, mozzarella, grilled vegetables, & goat cheese

• Portobello$12.50

  mozzarella, fresh grilled portobello, smoked salmon & scallions

Crispy Focaccia

Crispy dough served without tomato sauce and topped with fresh ingredients added after baking

• Crispy Focaccia$12.50

  with marinated veggies, buffalo mozzarella & olive oil

• Crispy Focaccia$12.50

  with beef bresaola, arugula, parmigiano & olive oil

• Crispy Focaccia$11.50

  with prosciutto, stracchino cheese & arugula