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Question 1

What are our hours?

Answer 1

Monday - Wednesday 11:30am - 9pm
Thursday 11:30am - 10:30pm
Friday 11:30am - 10:30pm
Saturday 10:30am - 10:30pm
Sunday 10:30am - 9pm

Question 2

Where is our parking located?

Answer 2

Street parking for free or garage for price

Question 3

How do you answer the phone?

Answer 3

Ospi this is… “ “

Question 4

What is the sigificance of our logo?

Answer 4

It symbolizes a pineapple which is a universal symbol of hospitality.

Question 5

Where does the majority of inspiration from our menu come from?

Answer 5

Southern Italy and California

Question 6

What does antipasti mean?

Answer 6

Before pasta - Which is the first course of traditional Italian meals.

Question 7

Name the three fresh herbs in the kale salad.

Answer 7

Mint, cilantro, scallions

Question 8

Can the Kale salad be made without almonds?

Answer 8

No, there is almond in the dressing.

Question 9

I have a soy allergy, can I eat the kale salad? Why or why not?

Answer 9

No, there is GF soy in the dressing

Question 10

I have gluten Intolerance, can i eat the kale salad? Why or why not?

Answer 10

Yes, we use GF soy sauce.

Question 11

What is the difference between parmigiano reggiano and grana padana?

Answer 11

Region the cheese is made. Parmigiano Reggiano is made in the Reggio-Emilia Region. Grana Padano is made the same way, but in Po River Valley. Similar to Champagne (Parm = min 12 months) (Grana = min 9 months)

Question 12

What type of animal milk to make grana padano?

Answer 12

Cow

Question 13

What type or animal milk to make Pecorino Romano?

Answer 13

Sheep

Question 14

What is mire poix?

Answer 14

Onions, carrots, and celery

Question 15

What is the difference between sugo and a ragu?

Answer 15

Both refer generally to meat sauces

Question 16

What is stracciatella?

Answer 16

Inside of burrata cheese. Creamy ricotta like consistency

Question 17

What is “Cacio e pepe,” and what ingredients do we use for it?

Answer 17

It stands for “cheese and pepper” and those are the ingredients we use, plus butter

Question 18

What is semolina and how do we use it?

Answer 18

Semolina is a coarse flour from hard Durum wheat. We use it as a flour to make our pasta.

Question 19

What ingredients are used in all of our fresh semolina pasta?

Answer 19

Egg, flour, and water.

Question 20

What ingredients are used in all of our semolina pasta?

Answer 20

Semolina and water

Question 21

Which pasta dishes are made with fresh egg pasta?

Answer 21

Cannelloni and Taglio

Question 22

Which of our pastas can be or are vegan?

Answer 22

Linguini, spaghetti (tomato + agli olio), Ceci E tria

Question 23

Which of our pastas can be, or are, dairy free?

Answer 23

Linguini, Spaghetti, Malloreddus, and Taglio

Question 24

What is colatura?

Answer 24

Italian Fish sauce made from anchovies, similar in flavor to clam juice.

Question 25

What is "ceci e tria?"

Answer 25

"Chickpea and pasta"

Question 26

How would you describe malloreddus?

Answer 26

Similar to shells

Question 27

How would you describe Raschiatelli?

Answer 27

Similar to pea pods.

Question 28

How would you describe gnudi?

Answer 28

Gnudi means "naked", similar to gnocchi but made with ricotta

Question 29

What does alla sorrentina mean?

Answer 29

It means with sauce, mozzarella and baked. Typically tomato sauce, but we use vodka sauce

Question 30

What is scmorza?

Answer 30

its a type of mozzarella cheese that is somewhere between fresh and firm mozzarella

Question 31

What is mascarpone and what dish do we use it in?

Answer 31

An unsweetened cheese with texture similar to cream cheese. Typically it is sweetened with sugar and used in dessert. Whipped on top of our desserts.

Question 32

What are the ingredients in our pizza dough?

Answer 32

Flour, yeast, water, salt, and fermented sugar (starch) it is not sweet.

Question 33

What is nduja?

Answer 33

Spicy spreadable salami.

Question 34

What is sott'olio

Answer 34

"submerged in oil." It is similar to gardiniera or a pickled vegetable medley

Question 35

Meatballs contain which of the following allergens?

Answer 35

nuts, dairy, gluten

Question 36

How many ounces/grams are the following items?

Answer 36

Crab cake - 5oz Butter Chicken - 8oz Porchetta - 7oz Pasta portions - 5oz

Question 37

Where does our bread for our fett'unta come from?

Answer 37

Gjusta in venice.

Question 38

What does Fett'unta mean?

Answer 38

"Oily happy slice"

Question 39

What is our cannoli filled with?

Answer 39

Sweetened whipped ricotta. (Sugar and ricotta)

Question 40

Name the well spirits.

Answer 40

``` Tequila - Pueblo Viejo Blanco Mezcal - Lose Vecinos Gin - Spring 44 Vodka - Wheatley Rum - Flor de Cana 4 yr Bourbon - Four Roses Rye - Sazerac ```