Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas, which specializes in small plates, puts a modern twist to its Italian classics and fine wines from around the world.
The restaurant has announced that it will offer a Taste of Campania menu at its locations in Clifton Commons in Clifton, NJ and The Gallery at Westbury Plaza in Garden City from July 18-31.
The Taste of Campania menu is part of a program this year which periodically features speciality menus designed to highlight dishes and wines native to different regions in Italy.
Guests are invited to take a journey through Campania, a region in Italy, at Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas.
The executive chef has paired food and wine together forming a delicious menu. The menu consists of a three-course dinner along with red and white wine pairings to complement the flavors of each dish.
Campania is known for its Neapolitan-style pizza and water Buffalo’s mozzarella and offers fertile soil that provides bountiful amounts of food and a large array of grape varietals.
The three-course Taste of Campania menu includes:
·Zucchini Flowers – Lightly fried ricotta-stuffed zucchini blossoms with house-made tomato sauce.
·Neapolitan Pizza – House-made pizza dough with tomato sauce, imported Buffalo mozzarella and basil leaves finished with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt.
·Parmigiana Melanzane – Traditional breaded eggplants with fresh mozzarella and house-made tomato sauce.
Wine pairings, which are typically only offered by the bottle but are available by the glass for the Taste of Campania, include:
- Mastroberardino Falanghina Campania ’14 – Pale lemon-green in color, aromas of ripe pineapples and citrus fruits are complemented by undertones of white flowers. On the palate, zesty acidity and persistent notes of honeysuckle and toasted almond.
- Donnachiara Irpinia Aglianico Campania ’10 – Intense ruby red in color with a bouquet of full, complex and intense aromas of prune and berries with spiced notes. Warm, elegant and persistent on the palate with great structure.
The tasting menu is available for $25 per person (not including wine pairings) and menu items are also available a la carte. The full menu and link to make reservations are available at www.SpuntinoWineBar.com.
