New seasonal menu features wine-infused dishes and cocktails
Tampa, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Just in time for the Italian wine harvest season, Carrabba’s Italian Grill is highlighting the rich flavors of a traditional Italian cooking technique: wine-infusion. The new Vino Italiano menu is a collection of innovative dishes cooked with wine to enhance and accent their flavors.
Carrabba’s menu features a variety of new dishes and several wine-inspired favorites starting at just $13.9, including a choice of housemade soup or side salad:
- Pollo al Prosecco – Prosecco battered, panko crusted chicken, sauteed and topped with Bocelli Prosecco cream sauce, bacon, sundried tomatoes and scallions
- Chianti-Glazed Salmon on a Cedar Plank – Salmon glazed with Gabbiano Chianti then roasted in a wood-fired oven on a wine-soaked cedar plank served with roasted grapes and a side of broccoli
- Sirloin Marsala with Crab Cake –6 oz. wood-grilled sirloin topped with mushrooms, prosciutto and housemade Lombardo Marsala wine sauce. Paired with a jumbo lump crab cake and roasted red bell pepper sauce.
- Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin – Medallions of pork tenderloin wood-grilled and topped with a port wine fig sauce
- Champagne Shrimp and Scallop Linguine – Pan-seared shrimp and scallops with mushrooms and roasted bell peppers, tossed in a champagne cream sauce
Vino Italiano doesn’t end with food. It also includes innovative wine-infused cocktails worth toasting:
- Chianti Kiss – Solerno Blood Orange liqueur from Sicily, Disaronno and Captain Morgan spiced rum, mixed with pineapple and cranberry juices topped with a touch of Chianti.
- Toast of Tuscany – Housemade Limoncello, Bocelli Sparkling Prosecco and cranberry juice, with a hint of fresh lemon.
To celebrate one of the most important seasons of Italy, Italian wine harvest, Carrabba’s is offering $10 off all bottles of wine during the month of October.
To find the nearest location or for more information about Carrabba’s Italian Grill,® visit www.carrabbas.com. Watch a Vino Italiano preview here.
About Carrabba’s Italian Grill®
Offering Italian-inspired cuisine passed down from our founders’ family recipes, Carrabba’s uses only the best ingredients to prepare fresh and handmade dishes cooked to order in a lively exhibition kitchen. Featuring a wood-burning grill inspired by the many tastes of Italy, customers can enjoy signature dishes, including Chicken Bryan, Spiedino di Mare and a fresh twist on an Italian Classic, Wood-grilled Chicken Marsala. Carrabba’s was voted #1 Italian in the 2014 Consumer Picks Survey by Nation’s Restaurant News. For more information about Carrabba’s, please visit www.Carrabbas.com, www.Facebook.com/Carrabbas or www.Twitter.com/Carrabbas.
