Appetizers

One taste of these sweetly sour lovelies and we assure you, you’ll be convinced that yes, your fall table does, indeed, need pickled grapes.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
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These unconventional quesadillas are gooey with tangy goat cheese, salty tapanade, and earthy grilled radicchio. Equally impressive as an appetizer or solo supper.

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• 40 M
• 40 M
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Gilded with aged Grana Padano and Prosciutto, these little lovelies are the perfect crunchy, airy, salty little something to set out with cocktails. Then watch them disappear.

• 20 M
• 45 M
• 10

An autumn Tuscan tradition we learned from Italian winemakers that’s essentially flatbread baked with grapes that turn magnificently jammy and sweet and lovely.

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• 30 M
• 2 H, 30 M
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So easy to toss together. So understated yet sophisticated. So wise in capturing and preserving something during its season.

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• 15 M
• 1 D
• 2

What’s so special about these wings? You sorta gotta experience them to understand.

• 25 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 2

Quite frankly, these remind us why meatballs are a thing of magnificence. It owes its loveliness to chorizo, Cheddar, chili powder, and cilantro.

• 25 M
• 45 M
• 16

This lovely melding of cheese course and last course becomes even lovelier with a generous pour of port.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 19

These breads are chockfull of Portuguese sausage, including chouriço and presunto. Practically a meal in themselves.

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• 45 M
• 3 H, 10 M
• 4

Considered Portugal’s national dish, caldo verde, or green soup, is a homey dish of potatoes, kale sliced whisker thin, and smoky pork sausage.

• 25 M
• 1 H, 5 M
• 77

Mushrooms in garlic and sherry sauce make a versatile and satisfying appetizer. Serve with crusty bread.

• 20 M
• 35 M
• 12

Dead-ripe tomatoes, herbs, Cheddar cheese, and mayo in a flaky pastry crust. Sorta like a tomato sandwich but in a savory warm pie incarnation. You’re welcome.

• 30 M
• 1 H
• 8

Creamy goat cheese, mild leeks, and Swiss chard come together in a perfectly flaky tart with surprise sweetness from plumped raisins and pine nuts.

• 1 H
• 2 H, 45 M
• 8

Lunch. Brunch. Starter. Midnight nosh. There’s no time of day when this impressive (and easy) tart isn’t irresistible come late summer.

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• 1 H
• 2 H, 15 M
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