WOW! We had the tremendous fortune of trying Stagioni for the first time on May 1, one of the 3 days they were featuring their outstanding soup, Le VirtĂș. This is a traditional soup from the Abruzzo region of Italy and it has 49 ingredients, marking the end of Winter and beginning of Spring. It sounds like it might have too much going on but clearly the chef at Stagioni used a delicate hand because this soup was indescribably delicious. Perhaps you're thinking the soup was an anomoly because the chef had worked so hard on it and it was featured? NOPE!
We also shared, in this order:
1) house made, hand pulled mozzarella (with olives and prosciutto)
2) speck wrapped dates stuffed with fresh goat cheese
3) caesar salad
4) olive oil poached octopus w/creamy polenta
5) cavatelli w/peas, pistachios, mint and pancetta
6) Le VirtĂș soup
Every single dish was perfectly executed - and had layers upon layers of flavors. After moving to Pittsburgh from Los Angeles we are beyond thrilled to have found such an amazing restaurant. It rivals most Italian places in LA, like Osteria Mozza, which we loved.
Service was superb and the dining room was cozy and romantic. Truly can't say enough nice things about Stagioni. All hail the South Side!!