Jan 20
Gluten free menu at Siena…
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Did you know that out of the 28 menu items on the Siena menu 18 of them are gluten free or can be prepared gluten free? One of the advantages of being an authentic Tuscan restaurant is that a lot of Tuscan cuisine is naturally gluten free! Over the past 12 years Siena has been offering Austin diners a wide range of gluten free appetizers and entrees. Check out our menu online and see where Chef Harvey has pointed out that some of our most popular items are gluten free!
Wine of the Week: Laetitia Pinot Noir (wow!)
The Laetitia winery is located in one of the most picturesque valleys of the Arroyo Grande AVA (America Viticultural Area) in San Luis Obispo, California. But there’s much more to its beauty than meets the eye.
The vineyards were planted in 1982 by some of the world’s greatest Champagne experts from France: they had a dream of making world-class méthode champenoise wines in California using Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (just as in Champagne). The Arroyo Grande’s proximity to the ocean provided the cool evening breezes they were looking for and its rolling valleys provided the ideal growing conditions: cool breeze from the sea is channeled to the vineyards naturally thanks to the landscape.
The anatomy of an Italian meal
Although there are a few but very rare exceptions, the sequence of the Italian meal is nearly always as follows:
1) Antipasto
The term antipasto means literally before the meal and consists of can consist of a wide variety of ingredients. If the meal is seafood-based, the antipasto might include cured or smoked fish. If the meal is landfood-based, prosciutto or other types of charcuterie are classic antipasti (the plural of antipasto).
2) Primo Piatto
Next comes the primo piatto or first course [dish]. This is generally a starch-based dish: rice or pasta or soup (often cooked with rice or pasta).
San Valentino, patron saint of happy marriages, the betrothed, and lovers
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Above: The relics of San Valentino (3rd century A.D.) Terni, Umbria.
Did you know that 3rd-century martyr San Valentino is not just the patron saint of lovers? He is also the protector of affianced couples, persons who suffer from fainting, bee keepers, and happy marriages.
Rollatine di Maiale
Rollatine di Maiale
Pork tenderloin stuffed with wild boar, juniper and sage on a black summer truffle demiglace with roasted potato sformatino and wood roasted cauliflower.
Current specials…
Menu Degustazione
3 courses $35.
Antipasti
Terrina di Fagiano
Country style pate of pheasant-pistachio-fig and
Port with apricot-rosemary conserve
Secondi Piatti
Rollatine di Maiale
Pork tenderloin stuffed with wild boar, juniper and sage on a
Black Summer truffle demiglace with roasted potato
Sformatino and wood roasted cauliflower
Dolce
Panna Cotta
Water Oak Farm’s Goat’s milk yogurt-Passion
Fruit flan with raspberry coulis
Sorry no substitutions or split orders
The best Italian restaurant in Austin…
Inspired by the classic farm houses of Tuscany, Siena Ristorante Toscana was envisioned, designed by owner Stan Adams after a visit to the medieval city of Siena.
As soon as you walk through the front door, you feel as if you’ve been transported to Tuscany: the classic limestone and broad wood beam construction is an authentic reproduction of Tuscan countryside architecture.
