Good Morning Chatham!!

While it looks as though temperatures are rising a bit this week, we’ve got lots of warming dishes. Lasagne is al bianco, creamy béchamel, nutty provolone and parmigiano, with winter squash, sautéed radicchio and leeks makes for a cozy, warming meal. Italian Wedding Soup is back. Housemade beef broth, beef and pork mini meatballs, stelline pasta and lacinato kale is as delicious as it is fun to eat! Still on the menu is winter vegetable soup, a silky purée of potatoes, leeks, carrots and turnips blended with a little crème frâiche that will warm you all weekend. New salad this week. Rancho Gordo creamy flageolet beans join steamed broccolini, french carrot salad, blood orange, fresh goat cheese and toasted hazel nuts over greens all pulled together with an herby vinaigrette. And lastly a vegetable sandwich we really love. We are slicing celeriac into “cutlets” and giving them the “all milanese” treatment and layering them with sharp cheddar, curry aioli, apple, cabbage and fennel slaw on a brioche bun. So good!!

New goodies from Via Ravioli delivering this week, ravioli stuffed with beet & chèvre make for an easy meal when sauced with sage and butter. Cacio e Pepe, the classic Roman pasta dish as a ravioli, also just right with butter, a dusting of pecorino and more black pepper. And the perennial favorite, spinach and ricotta, just add your favorite tomato sauce. We have one last package of squash ravioli, as it is no longer available for the season. And don’t over look the lovely cheese tortellini, try floating them in your favorite broth.

And aways available Mimi’s jams, Tribeca Bakery Baguette, and our own Duck Rillettes. Biscuits and Frittata by special order, mention to Michael when you call. And don’t forget to check out the sweets department!

Have a great week. Michael will take you calls beginning at 9.