3.06.10 -- Italian

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Homemade crostini with rosemary-grape jam

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Radicchio, arugula, wine-soaked raisins, almonds, ricotta salata, sherry-balsamic vinaigrette



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Baked stuffed lemons & chive arancini with chili-infused olive oil



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Homemade beet & ricotta ravioli with swiss chard pesto

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Homemade dark nutella and caramelized banana panini. Shot of espresso-amaretto milkshake.



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Before the salad course, Luke briefly died, appeared in the dining room to serve the salad as a ghost, then came back to life and continued the dinner as a living, breathing, human. This stunning photograph captures that part of the dinner. Look closely.

The evening's guests with the chefs

Photos courtesy of Catherine Nakajima and Shaheen Lavie-Rouse.