Peter DeRuvo's Davanti Enoteca Now Open for Lunch (Plus, the Menu)

See also: Chef Peter DeRuvo Shares What's in Store at Davanti Enoteca For those who missed the early August opening of Scottsdale's Davanti Enoteca, the newest home (and third location) of the Italian restaurant from Chicago-based Francesca's Restaurants Group (which also brought Mia Francesca to the Valley), you now have...

By Laura Hahnefeld

August 29, 2012

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For those who missed the early August opening of Scottsdale's Davanti Enoteca, the newest home (and third location) of the Italian restaurant from Chicago-based Francesca's Restaurants Group (which also brought Mia Francesca to the Valley), you now have another reason to stop by: lunch.

Headed up by chef Peter DeRuvo (formerly of Sassi, Prado, and Cuoco Pazzo), Davanti Enoteca, which opened for lunch last week, offers a small selection of Italian-inspired lunch items plus a few with a creative twist.

Read on for the menu.

Lunch at Davanti Enoteca happens from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Sunday. A weekend brunch, which includes a make-your-own Bloody Mary bar, is scheduled to start in October.

Here's the lunch menu per the restaurant's website:

Pannino

porchetta + rapini + aged provolone + natural jus

campari tomatoes + fresh mozzarella + basil + oliveoil + seasalt

italian tuna + black olives + arugula + celery heart

proscuitto + salami + mozzarella + mortadella + red wine vinaigrette + giardinera + tomatoes (served hot or cold)

Insalata

mozzarella + basil + tomato + olive oil + sea salt + aged balsamic

watermelon + black mesa ranch goat cheese + sunflower seeds + olive oil

shrimp + radicchio + arugula + chard beans + tomatoes + blood orange vinaigrette

roasted beets + citrus + greek feta + toasted pistachio + lambs' lettuce

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