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| - My wife and I were in Pittsburgh for a wedding recently and had dinner one night at Stagioni, it was fabulous! While the menu seemed simple and straightforward, I can say that the food was most definitely not! Our server (Emily I think) was fantastic, taking time to explain the menu and how some items are made. We started with the home-made mozzarella and prosciutto and squash blossom appetizers. Be warned, the mozzarella and prosciutto appetizer is more than enough for two people, and it was delicious. I am normally not a squash fan, but theirs was really good, with pine-nuts and a ricotta "foam."
After those great appetizers, my wife opted for the half portion of fettuccine with lobster, which had a great brown butter sauce and BIG chunks of lobster meat. I had the wild boar ribs (recommended by Emily). I am a big wild boar fan but had never tried the ribs until now; they were very similar to beef ribs, but more more meat and flavor. For dessert (no idea how we fit dessert in) we had the olive oil pound cake with vanilla-fennell gelato, which again was fantastic.
Overall it was a great dining experience, we really enjoyed the ambiance and our server. We would definitely recommend it to friends, and will be visiting again on our next trip to the 'Burgh.
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