Stanza’s $70 four-course Valentine’s dinner menu includes first course selections of oysters Rockefeller or pan-fried scamorza cheese. Second course choices include crab and sweet corn arancini or porcini wild mushroom ravioli. Diners can opt for grilled teres major steak, broiled Australian lobster tail or Grande Chianti rigatoni for their third course. Dessert options from Pastry Chef Amber Billingsly include a Soltice chocolate torte, pistachio cannoli or tiramisu.

“Nothing says love better than Italian food and wine,” says LeBlanc. “We offer great, simple, Italian cuisine made with the best ingredients, all in a stunning, dramatic setting … what could be more romantic?”

$70 Five-Course Dinner Served February 14 and 15 includes a choice in each course of:

1st course

Oyster Rockefeller

Duroc bacon lardons, crystal hot sauce hollandaise

OR

Pan Fried Scamorza Cheese

Arugula, sundried tomato pesto

2nd course

Crab & Sweet Corn Arancini

Sevruga caviar, crème fraiche, grilled lemon beurre blanc

OR

Porcini Wild Mushroom Ravioli

Ricotta, sage, puttanesca sauce

3rd course

Grilled Teres Major Steak

Point Reyes cream sauce, fontina polenta, roasted asparagus,

pomegranate-balsamic reduction

OR

Broiled Australian Lobster Tail

Shrimp en brochette, Parmesan-roasted red pepper risotto, blistered heirloom tomatoes, pesto

Butter

OR

Grande Chianti Rigatoni

Broccoli rabe, charred lemon pesto, roasted sunchokes, winter squash fingerling crisps, Pecorino-Romano

4th course

Solstice chocolate torte

strawberry coulis, Frangelico cream, candied hazelnut

OR

Pistachio cannoli

roasted pistachio, candied basil, solstice chocolate sauce

OR

Tiramisu

espresso soaked ladyfingers, marsala mascarpone cream, cocoa

Stanza is located at 454 East, 300 South in Salt Lake. Reservations can be made by calling 801-746-4441, [email protected] or by visiting www.stanzaslc.com.

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