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Tuesday February 14

"Festa di San Valentino" Valentine's Day Dinner at Dino

Come celebrate the day for lovers at Dino. Tonight we will offer our 4 course Menu di San Valentino for $59 per person. Sorry, our regular menu will not be available nor will we offer free corkage on Valentine's Day.  Living Social vouchers are not valid. 

Dino will open early, at 5:30pm, and our last reservation is at 10:00pm. We will have plenty of extra tables for two!

For wine lovers:

Valentine’s Bubbles Flight    35

Alice “Brut Doro” {Prosecco Superiore} Valdobbiadene  ‘09
Bellavista “Cuvee Brut” {Chardonnay, Pinot Nero} Franciacorta
Pizzini Franciacorte “Brut Rose” {Pinot Nero, Chardonnay}
Marcarini Moscato d’Asti

Valentine’s Red Flight    25

Corte alla Flora {Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile} Montepulciano. Toscana ‘09
La Quercia {Montepulciano} d’Abruzzo ‘09
Collemattoni “Adone” {Sangiovese, Merlot} Montaclino ‘09
house infused grappa or “-cello”

Reservations

The Menu


Per Entrare...

Zuppa di Pomodoro all’Estate
house summer tomato essence ~ roasted carrots, celery, onion & thyme ~ cream ~ crostini


Primo Piatti...
Your choice of...

Winter Radish "Purses"
winter radish stuffed with veggie & cheese fillings, herbed vinaigrette

 Charcuterie Plate
assortment of 3 house made terrines with accompaniments

Duck Confit Salad
duck confit, arugula, citrus glaze, ginger mostarda

Linguine con Cozze
mussels, garlic, white wine butter

Cannelloni Verde
house pasta stuffed with greens, ricotta di bufala, grana, tomato tinged fonduta


Secondi...
Your choice of...

Agnello
double lamb chop with salsa verde

Spezzatino {Pulled Pork Stew}
Bev Eggleston’s pork leg {VA} ~ this ain’t “the other white meat”:rich flavor &  dark color ~  slow braised w/tomato, rosemary & sage, calamata, garlic, marsala & red wine ~ grilled polenta

Local Blue Catfish
tasty but invasive species that we will hopefully overfish & eat out of the Chesapeake ~
floured & griddled ~ lemon butter roasted garlic sauce ~ grilled then roasted local root veggies

Peposo
Impruneta’s famous & very peppery stew of slow cooked short rib, black pepper & garlic & red wine ~  horseradish mashed celeriac & potato ~ dry aged  local farms beef: no feed lots, hormones or antibiotics

Cabbage Rolls
beans, farro & veggie stuffed cabbage, smoked mozzarella. fonduta sauce


Dolci…
Your choice of...

Saffron Panna Cotta
vanilla cream

Torta di Cioccolato
spiced walnut crust with a dense, rich chocolate filling

Tiramisu
lady fingers soaked in espresso, Kahlua & Drungay liqueurs, mascarpone, cocoa

Gianduia Nico
layered house made gelato chocolate with chocolate chunks & hazelnut with crushed hazelnuts ~ whipped cream

Cheese Plate


Per Gli Amanti…

Tartufi
house chocolate truffles with Aleppo & triplum triple sec

Reservations