Recent Updates: Invierno, Fennel-Buttermilk Gelato, Burratta Salad, Governatore, Lecco

Thank you for your patience. After much ado, I'm proud to present:

Invierno

Raw sheep and cow; aged 2-6 months; sweet and earthy

Made at Ielpi Major Farm in Putney, VT.  Ielpi Major Farm is the old guard of cheesemakers in VT, and served as the model for many small dairies  across the country.  Their cheese cave was one of the first to operate in the United States.  Invierno is made from their own sheep milk blended with small herd cow milk from a neighboring farm.  It is based on classic Basque cheese, creamy with a higher moisture content than Vermont Shepherd.  The flavor is sweet but earthy, with a peasanty quality that reflects its origins.

Fennel-Buttermilk Gelato

Amaretti crumble

Caramelized sugar is scented with toasted fennel seed.  Our gelato base is made from milk, buttermilk, and egg yolks.  All of the ingredients are then spun together to make the gelato.  Served with an amaretti cookie crumble, garnished with fennel pollen and sea salt.

ALLERGIES: dairy, egg, nuts*, gluten*

Burratta Salad

Mixed greens are tossed with our lemon-thyme vinaigrette (lemon juice, garlic, shallot, thyme, grapeseed oil, salt, pepper), raw red onion,  sungold tomatoes, roasted eggplant, and topped with the broken-up burratta.  Garnished with fennel pollen, aleppo, and maldon.  

ALLERGIES: dairy*, allium*, nightshades*

Governatore

SP Sweet Italian Sausage, Peppers & Onions, Red Sauce

Red sauce base.

Sweet Italian sausage (fennel, garlic, paprika, oregano, pork shoulder, fat back, salt) is crumbled up, topped with roasted green bell peppers and roasted onions, provolone, and ricotta cheese.  Garnished with oregano and fennel pollen.

The name comes from Chef’s childhood: his dad was always called “Governor” by the guys at the local pizza joint, and Dad’s order was invariably sausage, peppers, and onion.  Here’s to you, Pops.

Lecco

Mozzarella, Crescenza, Pecorino, Ricotta, Sunchoke

Our take on a four cheese white pizza.  The white pizza originates in the north of Italy, as does Crescenza.  Another name for it is stracchino, which means “tired.”  The cheese is made after cows migrate down the alps to valley pastures when they are tired, and their milk is full of lactic acid.  This gives the cheese it’s distinct tang.  

Mozzarella is mozzarella, pecorino is pecorino, we’re getting our ricotta from the Mozzarella house.

Sunchokes are the root of the sunflower plant (allergy warning!).  They taste like a more interesting potato, or a less spicy parsnip.  They’re sliced thin and sprinkled over the cheese; the pizza is seasoned with rosemary and sea salt, finished with dollops of the ricotta.