PIATTI DI
NATALE
PIATTI DI NATALE THE LEOPARD
CHRISTMAS EVE, 12/24 & CHRISTMAS DAY, 12/25
5 - 10PM / In addition to our Winter a la carte menu
Buon Appetito & Buon Natale!
Appetizer
Main Course
“Puntarelle,” crispy Italian chicory with anchovies
Poached codfish in lobster stock, cipollini and Gaeta olives / $ 24
and lemon dressing / $ 22
Pan seared turbot with baby artichokes,
rosemary fingerling potatoes / $ 40
Soup
Homemade buffalo ricotta tortellini in a guinea fowl broth / $ 20
Temptations
Tronchetto di Natale / Italian Christmas cake with chestnut cream, dark
Pasta
chocolate mousse covered with chocolate ganache / $ 12
Spaghetti “aglio e olio,” clams, lemon breadcrumb
Zeppole Siciliane / Italian doughnut, tangerine and blood orange scent
and bottarga / $ 24
with chocolate and caramel sauce / $ 12
Semifreddo al panforte / Siena’s typical cake semifreddo with Vin Santo
Risotto
Risotto with seafood and cherry tomatoes / $ 28
and raspberry / $ 12
COME CELEBRATE WITH US
AT DES ARTISTES ITALIAN STYLE!
The Leopard will be serving a la carte menu
+ New Year’s Specials for 5 PM, 6 PM and 8 PM reservations.
For the 10 PM reservations our Chefs, Fausto & Vito, are
preparing a very special selection of their New Years favorite
NEW YEASR’S SPECIALS
IN ADDITION TO A LA CARTE MENU
/ DINNER WEDNESDAY 12/31 (for reservations until 8 PM)
& THURSDAY 01/01
Appetizer / Traditional “Cotechino con Lenticchie”, a symbol of
prosperity for the New Year! Italian fresh sweet pork sausage
slow-cooked with organic lentils and herbs / $ 20
Soup / Organic Umbria lentils soup with a touch of
extra virgin olive oil / $ 20
recipes.
Pasta / Homemade lobster ravioli on crustaceans
and cherry tomato sauce / $ 26
Please note that only pre-set New Years Menu
Risotto / Gold leaf saffron risotto / $ 29
will be available for the last seating (10 PM and 10:30 PM),
Main Course /
Baked red mullet “alla puttanesca”, capers, anchovies,
Gaeta olives, cherry tomato sauce / $ 32
Marinated and grilled Colorado lamb chops served with
rosemary potatoes and sweet sour cipolline in agrodolce / $ 40
at $ 135 before tax and gratuity. Reservations are required.
(menu details on following page)
Special decorations and countdown celebrations!
On your mark, get set, buon appetito 2015!
Dessert /
Mousse al cioccolato bianco / White chocolate mousse,
coconut filling and caramelized hazelnut / $ 13
NEW YEAR’S EVE SET MENU - Wednesday, December 31, 2014
*** Please note that only New Year’s Eve Set Menu will be available for 10 PM reservations.
$ 135.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity.) Special Decorations and Celebrations for the 10 PM reservations!
Welcome
Flute of Spumante “Il Sogno di Nuschese” served as aperitif
To begin with…
East coast malpeque oysters with Prosecco and shallot dressing, or
Organic Umbria lentils soup with a touch of extra virgin olive oil, or
Jumbo shrimp in tempura with pickled vegetable salad, or
Traditional “Cotechino con Lenticchie”, a symbol of prosperity for the New Year!
Italian fresh sweet pork sausage slow-cooked with organic lentils and herbs
Followed by pasta or risotto
Paccheri with wild boar ragout, or
Homemade lobster ravioli on crustaceans and cherry tomato sauce, or
Gold leaf saffron risotto
Choice of Main Course
Baked red mullet “alla puttanesca”, capers, anchovies, Gaeta olives, cherry tomato sauce, or
Broiled Mediterranean branzino served with baby artichokes and fingerling potatoes salad, or
Marinated and grilled Colorado lamb chops served with rosemary potatoes
and sweet sour cipolline in agrodolce, or
Panelle, with lemon sautéed spinach and grilled asparagus
New Years Temptations
Monte Bianco / Crispy merengue filled with chestnut custard topped with soft whipped cream, or
Aspic al Prosecco / Red fruits glazed in a Prosecco semifreddo, or
Mousse al cioccolato bianco / White chocolate mousse, coconut filling and caramelized hazelnut