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TASTE DINING & TRAVEL
We will be dining on the charming outdoor patio for this four course wine dinner and will limit the seating ensuring safe social distancing
‘Mr. & Mrs. Claus’ will welcome you
with delicious appetizers and 2 glasses of Prosecco
Also enjoy a salad, entree and 2 glasses
of wine
Second Course: INSALADA DI PERE - Carmelized pear, mixed greens, walnuts, cranberries and gorgonzola cheese and lemon dressing
Third Course (one choice of):
• LINGUINE GAMBERI E LIMONE - linguini pasta, shrimp, lemon cream sauce topped with almonds
• COSTOLETTE DI AGNELLO AL BAROLO - grilled lamb chops with Barolo sauce served with roasted potatoes and fresh vegetable
• SALMONE ALLE MANDORLE - mixed almonds & bread crusted pan seared salmon served with fresh vegetables over lemon cream purée
• OSSO BUCO ALLA MILANESE - braised veal shank served with Parmigiano risotto
Dessert & Coffee
A festive dessert tasting and coffee
Please bring an unwrapped new toy which will be donated to Toys for Tots.
Price is $100 pp inclusive.
Call Taste Dining & Travel to reserve at 941-366-7950 www.tasteweb.net
Invites you to our annual celebration
Wednesday, December 9, 6:30 Flavio’s on Main
(was recently Beulah) 1776 Main Street, Sarasota
Scarpino’s & Rocco’s
Don’t leave without trying their tiramisu, limoncello marscapone cake, spumoni or even their gelato.
With over 30 plus years in the Restaurant Industry, Rocco Scarpino brings to you the quality and comfort of old school Italian food, with family recipes as old as Italy itself. Their restaurant is avail- able for private events, weddings, business lunches, dinners, cocktail receptions, and more. “We would love to discuss how to be a part of your next event,” says Frank. The busy dining room features a full bar withgreathappyhourspecials. Enjoythesafeandcomfortableout- door seating with a new outdoor entertainment and dining area to come. Featured every Tuesday is their Wine Down Tuesday with select bottles of wine for $11.95 and $1.00 meatballs! Mangia bene!
Recently, Frank Scarpino and his brothers, Giuseppi and Rocco, opened Rocco’s Pizza & Pasta Grill at 827 14th St. W. Bradenton (941-226-0000). The Scarpino brothers hail from Calabria, Italy, at the toe of the Italian peninsula. Rocco’s specializes in thin-crust pizza, which Scarpino says is real Italian pizza, embraced by New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia pizzerias, as opposed to thick-crust pizza, which is associated with Sicilian pies. Rocco Scarpino runs the broth- ers’othereatery,Scarpino’sFamilyRestaurant. Giuseppi,alsoknown as Joe, manages Rocco’s. Frank runs between the two, helping at each location.
The menu at Rocco’s reflects the depth of Italian cuisine, served in either the 70-seat dining room or as takeout or delivery. So, where to start? The menu has just about any dish that fans of Italian cuisine could wish for, including pizza, pasta, stromboli and calzones, veal and chicken dishes, sandwiches, burgers, salads, soups, starters and more.
Among the gourmet pizzas, baked in a stone oven, are a selection of more than a dozen, ranging from meatball, Alfredo, the Rocco (tomato sauce, mozzarella, arugula, prosciutto and shaved parmesan), white pizza and meat lovers. Small pizzas are $10.95 and large 16-inch pies are $19.95. Pasta dishes include rigatoni, spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, cannelloni and more, ranging from $13.95 to $16.95.
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