Weeknight Prix Fixe at Due Lire

Chef’s Tasting Menu Sets Three Courses at $35 in January 

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Evenings
January 1 through January 31

$35 per person (plus tax and gratuity)

Due to the success of Due Lire’s first anniversary prix fixe menu, Chef Kevin Abshire will extend his weekly dinner offer into the new year. Offered every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in January, dining guests may enjoy an appetizer, entrée and dessert for only $35 (plus tax and gratuity). Proprietor Mossimo Di Vuolo has hand-selected bottles of wine ($25) to pair with the meal that features some of Chef Abshire’s new winter favorites (menu listed below). Reservations are welcome, not required. 

Chef Tasting Menu, Weeknight Prix Fixe
Available Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday in January
$35 per guest

FIRST COURSE
guest to select
VITELLO TONNATO sliced braised veal, tuna capers lemon aioli and parsley
INSALATA BARBA beets, watercress, pistachios, goat cheese and balsamic

SECOND COURSE
guest to select
TAGLIATELLE POLPO homemade chickpea tagliatelle, braised octopus, cherry tomatoes and black olives
PORCHETTA RUSTICA roman style pork roast, potato cake, rapini and pork jus

THIRD COURSE
BISCOTTI SANTI homemade chocolate dipped cookies and vin santo zabaglione

Due Lire Vino & Cucina
4520 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
(773) 275-7878
www.Due-Lire.com 

Wednesday Wine Flights at Due Lire

Three Themed Varietals Offered Each Week in October

Wednesday, October 5, 12, 19 and 26
5-10 p.m.

Flights $12

Due Lire Vino & Cucina, the charming neighborhood Italian restaurant located in Lincoln Square, will continue its month-long, wine flight fete into October. Every Wednesday, starting October 5, Due Lire will offer one specialty flight of wine for $12 (three pours of 2.5 ounces of wine). The schedule is outlined below.

All of the wines have been carefully hand-selected by boisterous proprietor Massimo Di Vuolo to perfectly pair with Chef Kevin Abshire’s authentic and creative Italian cuisine. For each themed day, Massimo has selected a trio of wines that are typically not available by the glass pour. Chef Abshire’s full dinner menu will be available to pair with the wines.

Wednesday, October 5
Piemonte… more than Barolo or Barbaresco

Wednesday, October 12
Veneto… just beautiful wines

Wednesday, October 19
Southern Italy… such sunny days

Wednesday, October 26
California… the usual suspects

Week One: Wednesday, October 5
Piemonte… more than Barolo or Barbaresco $12
Highlighting how a great region can produce amazing wines beside the well-known stars
(1) Sandrone Dolcetto d’Alba 2009
(2) Vietti Barbera d’Asti 2009
(3) Marchesi dei Gresy Nebbiolo Langhe 2010

Week Two: Wednesday, October 12
Veneto… just beautiful wines $12
Featured wines will focus on different varietals and the traditional winemaking of this region
(1) Buglioni L’Intruso Bianco Veneto 2010
(2) Salvalai Pinot Nero 2010
(3) Tenuta S’Antonio Valpolicella Ripasso 2008

Week Three: Wednesday, October 19
Southern Italy… such sunny days $12
Exploring wines from the south of Italy and discovering how much the sunnier climate makes these almost unknown varietals so unique.
(1) Case Ibidini Insolia Sicilia 2009
(2) Lamuri Nero D’Avola Sicilia 2009
(3) Polliano Primitivo Puglia 2008

Week Four: Wednesday, October 26
California… the usual suspects $12
This week we feature a selection of wines from Californian producer showing how we can find little gems in world of very well know grapes.
(1) De Lyeth Chardonnay Sonoma County 2009
(2) De Lyeth Merlot Sonoma County 2008
(3) Raymond Sommelier Selection Napa and Sonoma County 2008

Due Lire Vino & Cucina
4520 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
(773) 275-7878
Due-Lire.com

“Festa Della Porchetta” at Due Lire

Italian-Style Pig Roast in the Garden

Sunday, October 9
3-7 p.m.

$25 per person

Due Lire in Lincoln Square will host “Festa Della Porchetta,” an Italian-style, fall pig roast, on Sunday, October 9 from 3-7 p.m. Executive Chef Kevin Abshire will prepare a whole pig, first stuffed with fennel, sage, garlic, salt and pepper, then slow-roasted for hours in Due Lire’s beautiful, backyard garden patio. The porchetta will be served with an apricot and truffle demi-glace, along with several savory side dishes (listed below) for $25 per person. Three beers from Andersonville’s Metropolitan Brewing Company will be available to pair with the pork, either as a flight ($10) or by the bottle ($4).

Festa Della Porchetta Menu

Pork Entree

seasoned and slow-roasted with fennel, sage, garlic, salt and pepper

Sauce and Sides

Apricot and truffle demi
Caramelized brussels sprouts, pecorino, mint
Butternut squash and root vegetable lasagna
Herb roasted potatoes
Grilled garlic bread

Metropolitan Beer
$4 bottles; $10 flight

Flywheel Bright Lager
Dynamo Copper Lager
Iron Works Alt

Due Lire Vino & Cucina
4520 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
(773) 275-7878
http://www.Due-Lire.com