Abruzzo's cuisine and culture are made up of "mare e montagna," sea and mountain, and this diversity is reflected in our menu where strictly authentic dishes compliment others employing Abruzzese ingredients and traditions in new ways. Lamb and pork (from Lancaster and Berks counties) shine, fish is simply prepared to accentuate its freshness, fresh pastas are made by hand with Abruzzese flour and our dry pasta is the world's best, Cavaliere Giuseppe Cocco, from Abruzzo. Our sheep's milk cheeses, from a farm in Anversa degli Abruzzi, are among the rarest and best in Italy. The menu changes with every season.

Antipasti

Insalata di rucola 9
Baby arugula, sliced Bartlett pears, mostocotto, shaved Abruzzese canestrato pecorino

Scrippelle m'busse 9
Savory pecorino-filled crepes in chicken broth

Ricotta di pecora collo zafferano di Navelli 10

Imported sheep's-milk ricotta infused with Navelli saffron, chestnut honey, toasted almonds

Pecorino del parco 10

Abruzzese unpasteurized sheep's-milk pecorino, orange marmellata, toasted walnuts

Trippa in umido 9
Tripe braised in a rich tomato sauce, grilled rustic bread, pecorino

Palott cac' e ove 10       

Braised egg and cheese croquettes in tomato sauce

Insalata di raddichio 10 

Radicchio, Green Meadow Farm heirloom apples, gorgonzola cheese, walnut vinaigrette

Olive all'ascolana 11
Breaded fried olives filled with braised porchetta

Bruschetta di ventricina teramana 11

Teramo-style bruschetta of soft, spreadable salame, spiced with garlic, rosemary, orange peel

N'duja 11
Spicy spreadable Calabrian salame, grilled rustic bread, vegetables "agrodolce"

Salsiccia nostrana alla griglia 11
House-made Abruzzese-style sausage, Taragna polenta, peperonata

Le Virtù 12                                                                          Namesake traditional spring minestrone from the Teramo province of Abruzzo

Gamberini e ceci 12

Lightly spicy sauteed rock shrimp, garlic and oil, chickpea pureè

Burrata e culatello nostrano 19

Artisanal Pugliese burrata, 9-month house-cured culatello, grilled bruschetta

Affettati misti 28
Selection of our house-cured salumi and assorted antipasti

Primi

Fettucine integrali al pesto di pistacchi 16

Whole-wheat fettuccine, pistachio pesto, grated pecorino

Mezze maniche alla pecorara 17

Giuseppe Cocco rigatoni "shepherd's wife" style, sauteèd vegetables, sheep's-milk ricotta

Agnolotti alla porchetta 18
Braised porchetta-filled agnolotti, sage, butter, black truffle, crushed amaretti

Maccheroni alla mugnaia 18

Hand-pulled, single-strand pasta, garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, pepper, pecorino

Gnocchi affumicati 18
Smoked potato gnocchi, Lancaster County lamb shoulder ragu, pecorino Canestrato

Tagliatelle al sugo di coniglio 19

Ribbon-shaped pasta, braised Lancaster County rabbit ragu

Taccozzelle all'aquilana 19
Taccozzelle, house-made Abruzzese-style sausage, porcini, black truffle, Navelli saffron

Maccheroni alla chitarra 19

"Guitar-cut" spaghetti, lemon, rock shrimp, grated bottarga

SECONDI

Sarde alla griglia 21

Grilled Mediterranean sardines, seasoned bread crumbs, friseè salad, charred lemon

Pollo alla casalinga 22
Roasted chicken "housewife style," potatoes, carrots, red onions, garlic

Ciff e ciaff d'agnello 23

Lightly spicy stewed "spezzatini" of PA lamb, red and yellow peppers

Porchetta 23
Roasted Berks County pork shoulder, cannellini beans, broccoli rabe

Polentone 23

Creamy polenta with braised meatball, sausage and Berks County pork rib in tomato ragu

Brodetto 24

Lightly spicy assorted seafood stew, roasted red pepper and tomato broth

Coniglio in porchetta 25
Whole Lancaster County rabbit "porchetta" style, braised lentil and chestnut ragu