Buca di Beppo Unveils New Fall Menu.Four New Items Broaden Flavor Profile MINNEAPOLIS -- The leaves aren't the only things changing this fall, so is the menu at Buca di Beppo Buca di Beppo is an American restaurant chain specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. The name roughly translates as "Joe's Basement" (Beppo is slang for Joe in Southern Italy and Buca means basement (literally it means "hole") in Italian). with the addition of four new, delicious Italian dishes. Guests can discover their new favorites in the entertaining atmosphere of one of the restaurants or in the warmth of their own homes. New dishes include: * Chicken Cannelloni can·nel·lo·ni n. 1. Pasta in large-sized tubes. 2. A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat, vegetables, or cheese and baked in a tomato or cream sauce. [Italian, pl. , stuffed with custom blended chicken sausage, provolone pro·vo·lo·ne n. A hard, usually smoked Italian cheese. [Italian, augmentative of provola, a kind of cheese.] and ricotta cheeses and fresh sage, all smothered with Romano and marinara ma·ri·na·ra adj. Being or served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, garlic, and spices: spaghetti marinara. n. Marinara sauce. sauces and baked to perfection. * Apple Gorgonzola Salad, a heaping plate of fresh romaine, crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, walnuts and dried cranberries, topped with Granny Smith apple slices and tossed in our Italian vinaigrette. * Gnocchi gnoc·chi pl.n. Dumplings made of flour, semolina, or potatoes, boiled or baked and served with grated cheese or a sauce. [Italian, pl. Al Telefono, hearty and delicious traditional potato dumplings in a light marinara sauce, topped with fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. * Apple Crostata, warm apples baked inside flaky pastry, prepared with a crunchy almond topping, served with vanilla ice cream and a delicious warm caramel sauce. "Our guests' discerning palates will love our new flavor profiles," said Carron Harris, VP of food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. for Buca di Beppo. "The new dishes are a perfect combination of our fresh, flavorful ingredients and traditional sauces, pasta and salad bases. From salad to dessert, we are expanding the menu's appeal for guests looking for new options this fall." Buca di Beppo offers two sizes for dinnerCoBuca Small, serving two or more, and Buca Large, serving four or more people. In addition, Buca di Beppo offers single serving portions at lunch, available in select locations. The restaurant will open every location for lunch Dec. 4-31, 2006. For a complete list of lunch locations, call 1-866-EAT-BUCA or visit www.bucadibeppo.com for more information. About BUCA Inc. BUCA, Inc., a public company headquartered in Minneapolis, owns and operates 93 highly acclaimed Italian restaurants under the name Buca di Beppo in 24 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . |
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