Chef John Ringle Creates Valentine's Day Specials At Vittorio's

Vittorio's Restaurant and Wine Bar opened its door six years ago on February 14, 2002. To celebrate the anniversary of Vittorio's and Valentine's Day, Executive Chef John Ringle adds specials to the a la carte menu:

APPETIZER
*Raw oysters
*Clams on the half shell
SALAD
*Grilled pear salad
With Gorgonzola cheese, prosciutto bites, walnuts and a sherry vinaigrette
PASTA
*Lobster ravioli
Served in a tarragon brown butter sauce
ENTR�E
*Lamb Three Ways
Grilled Chop, confit, sirloin with mint au jus
*Aqua Pazzo (crazy water)
Lobster tail, calamari, mussels, scallops in light tomato broth
*Steak 'n Cake
Gorgonzola sauce topped filet with crab cakes
*Marinated skirt steak with pepper crusted tuna
*Whole Duck Breast
In a blueberry port reduction
*A porterhouse steak for two
*A three-pound lobster for two
In a vanilla champagne sauce
DESSERT
*Chocolate-covered strawberries
Served with a biscotti martini
*Bananas and Strawberries Foster for two