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| - Cicchetti are small snacks or side dishes, typically served in traditional "bàcari" (cicchetti bars or osterie) in Venice, Italy.
Buca ex chef Ryan Campbell does cook up a storm of Cicchetti in his new venture Il Covo with this Cicchetti concept in Little Italy. I was transferred for a few hour to somewhere warm, where people just wine and dine and sharing good food and wine with friends!
What should we order?? Everything looks good in the menu. The beauty of smaller plates does let me try out different items and this is especially great when my friend willing to share everything with me!!
dal mare
ostriche ~ west coast kusshi oysters, watercress, lemon
insalata di mare ~ chilled salad of mixed seafood, salsa verde, trout roe, pickled peppers
meriuzzo alla siciliana ~ tomato braised black cod, basil, caper, pine nut, olive monacale
dall'orto
scrigno ~ chest of past a filled with gorgonzola and radicchio di chioggia, mosto cotto
dal psacolo
nduja abruzzese ~ pork skin crackling, spreadable salame from abruzzo, artichoke ash
raviolini con lumache ~ garlic braised snail and mushroom stuffed pasta, cow's cream, goat's butter, rosemary oil
agnello alla griglia ~ grilled lamb, graffiti eggplant, yukon potato, rosemary
dal casaro
burrino ~ butter rolled in mozzarella, warm bread, sicillian white anchovy
blu di frabosa ~ pasteurized blue veined sheep's milk cheese, aged 8 months, piemonte, served with blood orange rose
gorgonzola carozzi ~ pasteurized blue veined cow's milk cheese aged 4 months, from lombardia ,served with apple mostarda
dal forno
tiramisu al limone ~ lemon lady finger, limoncello, mascarpone mousse
tartufo ~ zabaglione gelato, candied almond, chocolate liquor
There are also a wide selection of wine to pair with all your food. Giuseppe Marchesini also from Buca would help you with the wine selection. And if you are not a wine drinker, there is also Italian style cocktails, spirits and other drink options.
I can't wait to be back and try out other items on the menu. I still thinking of that soft and creamy burrino with fresh baked bread whenever I have my carb craving!
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