La Grotta; 2012 Fall Restaurant Week

Menu and contact information for the 2012 Fall Restaurant Week.

October 14, 2012; 8:07 PM • by RVANews staff

1218 East Cary Street

804.644.2466

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Torretta — Tower of homemade mozzarella, roasted bell pepper, and grilled eggplant.
Mille fogli — Puff pastry stuffed with mushrooms, artichoke, and Fontina cheese in a fonduta sauce.
Insalata mista — Mixed fresh greens with homemade balsamic dressing.
Caesar salad — The classic Caesar salad.
Lumache e melanzane — Baked snails with parsley, garlic, and butter on top of baked eggplant.
Pasta trio — Chef’s choice of three different homemade pastas.

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Pasta special — Chef’s choice.
Agnolotti alla panna — Homemade ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta cheese in a light cream sauce.
Salmone ai peperoni rossi — Filet of Atlantic salmon with roasted bell peppers and chives in a white wine sauce.
Vitello verdi — Sautéed veal scaloppini topped with asparagus, touch of tomato, and mozzarella cheese in a light brown sauce.
Petto di pollo ai pomodori secchi e carciofi — Sautéed chicken breast with sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes in a brandy cream sauce.
Arista di maiale al forno — Roasted rack of pork in a mixed wild mushrooms sauce.

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Bunet al cioccolato — Chocolate cream caramel with Amaretto cookies.
Torta al torrone — Nougat filled puff pastry topped with a cream puff.
Tiramisu — Lady fingers soaked in espresso and Marsala wine layer with mascarpone cheese and shaved chocolate.