Luce Ristorante & Entoca
11255 Huebner Rd # 200
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 561-9700
The Fastest Way to Italy
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A great review by Gluten Free in San Antonio
From Gluten Free in San Antonio:
Luce is one of the best Italian restaurants in San Antonio. They have several dishes that are GF, such as steaks and risotto dishes. They also have GF pasta available even though it is not listed on the menu. I recommend the risotto dishes as well as the caprese salad. Let the server know that you need to eat GF and request that meats are not breaded when you order. They also have creme brulee, gelato, and sorbetto on their dessert menu.
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Easter Menus at Luce…
Celebrate Easter at Luce Sunday April 8!
Click here for our Easter Specials Menu and click here for our Easter Ala Carte Menu.
CALL (210) 561-9700 TO RESERVE!
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Owner Joe Buonincontri has a new email address…
Do you have questions, comments, or suggestions about Luce Ristorante & Enoteca? Or do you just want to tell owner and executive chef Joe Buonincontri just how much you love his food?
Joe has a new email address: joe [at] lucesantonio.com.
He’d love to hear from you!
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Fabulous Merriweather Brothers play jazz in the “Wine Room” this Friday March 16!
The fabulous Merriweather Brothers perform jazz standards and adult contemporary in the Wine Room this TONIGHT at 6:30 p.m.
Seating in the Wine Room is limited so please come early to ensure seating!
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Menu and Wines for this our Veneto wine dinner (Saturday March 10)!
Above: Tiramisu, the classic Northern Italian dessert this Saturday at our Wines of the Veneto Dinner.
The Wines of the Veneto
with a special menu created by
executive chef Joe Buonincontri
and Italian wine expert
Jeremy Parzen, Ph.D.
Saturday, March 10
5:00 p.m.
$50 per person
PLEASE CALL (210) 561-9700 TO RESERVE!
limited availability
MENU
Antipasti Assortito
Foccacia con Peperoni e Capperi
Hand tossed Foccacia topped with Capers and Roasted Peppers
Olive Fritte
Pan Fried Assorted Imported Olives
Crespelle al Gorgonzola
Spinach Crepe filled with
Gorgonzola and Mascarpone Cheese
Canestrelli Chioggia e Risi Bisi
Pan Seared Scallops, Grappa, Fresh Parsley,
EVOO, Arborio Rice and Peas
Polenta con Mascarpone e Olio di Tartufi
Soft Polenta over Mascarpone drizzled with Truffle Oil
Dolce
Tiramisu
WINES
Carpene Malvolti “L’Arte Spumantistica” Kerner Brut NV
Kerner is a grape variety with a recent history. It results from a hybrid between Rhenish Riesling and Schiava, and was created by A. Herold in the experimental station of Weinsberg / Württemberg in Germany in 1929. It has been grown in Italy only recently and it has founded its ideal grown in the dolomitic zone. Carpenè Malvolti has submitted it to the sparkling process for the first time. Complex nose of freesia and jasmine, followed by fruity notes of peach and citrus. Slight undertone of mint. Excellent mineral notes with solid acidity. Round, full fruit with mellow structure.
Ca’ Rugate San Michele Soave Classico 2010
Light straw gold in color. A fine bouquet of meadow flowers, with hints of chamomile, elderflower and iris. An elegant wine with notes of sweet almonds on the finish. Bright, generous and straight forward, Soave Classico San Michele makes a perfect pairing partner to white asparagus or spring peas. The wine delivers pretty aromas of honey, peach and grapefruit.
Ca’ Rugate Campo Lavei Valpolicella Superiore 2009
Ca’ Rugate established by the Tessari family in 1986, takes its name from the volcanic hills where most of the vineyards are to be found.Deep ruby red in color. Intense aromas of black fruit and cherries, and a twist of spice from the wood, followed by a mellow rounded palate with elegant tannin balance.
Ca del Monte Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2007
CA DEL MONTE is the name of a location that hooks over the village of Negrar, North of Verona, in the heart of Valpolicella, The winery, today directed with lots of enthusiasm by the young brothers Umberto and Giuseppe Zanconte, has been property of the Zanconte family for generations. Grapes: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara aged in oak barrels.:Brilliant ruby red color with intriguingly complex with aromas of wild berries jam, spices and licorice root. On th palate wild cherries, berries, almondy finish. Soft, smooth and inviting.
Tenuta Santome Raboso Piave DOC, Veneto, Italy
In Venetian slang “raboso” is referred to a person pist off ‘Leave him alone… he is “raboso” / rabid’. That tells you a lot about this wine that can become an important wine and that can age fairly well. An elegant, spicy scent of nutmeg and pepper, followed by dry hay and leather, with hints of cherry and marasca cherry preserve all supported by a good acidity and mild tannins. The bouquet is complete with delicate mint and eucalyptus notes. Full and rich with a soft and dry final taste.
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Wine Dinner this Saturday at Luce!
When you think of Venice, you think of gondolas, canals, Byzantine architecture, and San Mark’s Square, the most beautiful piazza in all of Europe according to Napoleon.
What a lot of people don’t know is that Venice and the Veneto are also among Italy’s leading producers of fine wines.
At the peak of the Venetian empire in the eighteenth century, the “Most Serene Republic of Venice” stretched from the Venetian lagoon to the gates of Milan to the west.
As early as Roman times, the wines of the Venetian republic — the Veneto as it is called today — were among the world’s most famous.
We are thrilled to announced the Luce’s next wine dinner will be devoted to these truly unique bottlings…
The Wines of the Veneto
with a special menu created by
executive chef Joe Buonincontri
and Italian wine expert
Jeremy Parzen, Ph.D.
Saturday, March 10
5:00 p.m.
$50 per person
PLEASE CALL (210) 561-9700 TO RESERVE!
limited availability
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