"Ciccia Osteria is run by Francesca Penoncelli and Mario Cassineri... with Cassineri playing gracious host and delivering food and carafes of wine to guests. Its walls are decorated with cherished family photos and recipes; the menu features a peperonata from Penoncelli grandmother and Cassineri’s mother’s mafalde, a ragu of duck, rabbit, and quail. The chefs’ Piedmontese and Milanese heritage is represented, from raviolini plin with pea sprouts, ricotta, lemon, zucchini, scallop to veal chop Milanese topped with an arugula salad." - Candice Woo
