Luce Ristorante & Enoteca

TASTE FOUR TUSCAN WINES

featuring the wines of Tuscan winemaker
Sassetti (Montalcino)

including Sassetti’s Brunello di Montalcino

Saturday, January 28
5:00 p.m.
$50 per person

with a family-style dinner
prepared especially by
owner and executive chef
Joe Buonincontri

and with Italian wine expert
Jeremy Parzen, Ph.D.

TO RESERVE, PLEASE CALL:
(210) 561-9700

Wines

Livio Sassetti  Montecucco 2007
Pertimali Livio Sassetti Rosso di Montalcino 2009
Pertimali Livio Sassetti Fili di Seta 2005
Pertimali Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino 2004

Menu

Antipasti

Escarola e Fagioli
Braised Escarole, Cannelini Beans , Garlic, Olive Oil

Insalata di Gamberi e Ci Ci
Shrimp and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Rosemary and Oilve Oil

Zucca e Ouva
Sauteed Zucchini, Scarmbled Eggs, Onions and Tomato

Entrée

Fianco di Vitello
Grilled Rosemary and Parsley Brined Veal Flank Steak

Calamari Imbottito
Calamari stuffed with Seasoned Bread Crumbs,
Pignoli nuts,Raisins, Reggiano Parmigiano

Strozzapretti al Pesto
Strozzapretti Pasta with Basil Pesto

Contorni

Sautéed Spinach, Artichoke Hearts and Potatoes

Dolce

Cannoli

Happy 2012, everyone!

We’re thrilled to announce the first Luce wine dinner of the year! Here are the details…

TASTE FOUR TUSCAN WINES

featuring the wines of Tuscan winemaker
Sassetti (Montalcino)

including Sassetti’s Brunello di Montalcino

Saturday, January 28
5:00 p.m.
$50 per person

with a family-style dinner
prepared especially by
owner and executive chef
Joe Buonincontri

and with Italian wine expert
Jeremy Parzen, Ph.D.

TO RESERVE, PLEASE CALL:
(210) 561-9700.

We are thrilled to announce that San Antonio jazz sensation the Merriweather Brothers will be performing Friday Jan. 20 at 6:30 at Luce!

Above: That’s the patriarch of the Buonincontri family in Brooklyn, circa 1930, Joe’s grandfather with his family. Joe recently came across the following post on Italian-American history and wanted to share it with our guests.

I AM AN AMERICAN OF ITALIAN DESCENT

Next time you or your friends are watching a rerun of the Sopranos or Jersey Shore, and they think Italian Americans are all about organized crime, remember this:

I am an Italian American. My roots are deep in an ancient soil, drenched by the Mediterranean sun, and watered by pure streams from snow capped mountains. I am enriched by three thousand of years of civilized culture. My hands are those of the mason, the artist, the scientist, the philosopher, the musician, the entrepreneur, the man of the soil, and numerous other professions.

My thoughts have been recounted in the annals of Rome, the poetry of Virgil, the creations of Dante, and the philosophy of Benedetto Croce.

I am an Italian-American, and from my ancient world, I first spanned the seas to the New World. I am Cristoforo Colombo.

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Please note that Luce will be closed on Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

Served with shrimp and asparagus risotto, fresh vegetables, seafood broth.

Joe, Renée, and the kids visit with Joe’s mom in Florida, where Mrs. Buonincontri makes a classic Italian-American Christmas feast… Happy new year everyone! Buon anno!

Click here for today’s Groupon deal at Luce!

Our January 3 Groupon deal will be going live at midnight tonight: please use this link (or just click the image above) to see the offering.