Originally slated for a November open, Ceres’ Table (4882 N. Clark St., 773 878 4882), the new place from Giuseppe Scurato (Boka, Landmark, Topaz Cafe) has, as of this past Tuesday, opened its doors for a soft open, with the official opening coming up on the 15th. Scurato’s pan-Italian angle runs from southern, seafood-heavy preparations like baby octopus with preserved lemon and puttanesca, or mackerel with cauliflower, onions, capers, and currants, but also swings up north with hearty dishes like lamb shank, tripe with saffron and spinach, and strozzapreti pasta with a boar ragu. Read on for the full menu.
baby octopus
puttanesca sauce, preserved lemon,
frisee salad, saffron
9
crab louie
french green beans, bibb lettuce,
hard boiled eggs, chervil
9
soup
sunchokes, bacon, aged cheddar,
green onions
7
veal tongue
spanish white beans, red onions,
celery, pickled carrots, pink
pepper corns
8
mixed lettuce
sourdough bread croutons, red wine vinaigrette
7
romaine
caesar dressing, charred cherry tomatoes, garlic croutons,
shaved parmesan
8
country pate
pork, sicilian pistachios, dry fruit mustard, cornichons, toasted
sourdough
9
short ribs
bell pepper escabeche, aleppo chili, herb salad
9
gnocchi
gunthorp farm rabbit confit,
arugula pesto, pinenuts,
pecorino cheese
9
mackerel
cauliflower, sweet-sour onions,
capers, currants, brown butter
& lemon
19
bouillabaisse
shellfish broth, trout, clams,
prince edward island mussels, shrimp, rouille, toasted sourdough bread crouton
20
lamb shank
horseradish mashed potato, cipollini onions, orange & quince daube
18
pork loin
bacon, cabbage, pineapple quince,
chestnuts, juniper berries
18
liver
cipollini onions, bacon, 12-year aged balsamic vinegar, parsley oil
17
whitefish
new england clam chowder, wild mushrooms, bacon, celery leaves
19
tripe
parmesan cheese, saffron, spinach, herbed bread crumbs
16
flat iron steak
lemon roasted potatoes, grilled
romaine lettuce, oven roasted tomatoes, shallots fondue
22
strozzapreti pasta
boar, wild mushrooms, spinach, parmesan cheese
16
