One of my favorite South Tampa restaurants is now open in St. Pete! 📍211 1st Ave N, St. Pete Chef Chris Ponte's menu at OLIVIA is modern Italian, featuring house-made pastas, pizzas, charcuterie and more 🍝 Here's what we had! • Sicilian Lemonade with tito's, sparkling sicilian lemon, house-made limoncello • Wagyu Beef Carpaccio with truffle zabaglione, mushroom puffs • Wild Arugula Strawberry Salad with shaved fennel, ricotta salata cheese, honey crunch and pistachio vinaigrette • Lemon Fettuccine with Maine lobster, arugula, roasted tomatoes, lemon and capers • Mushroom Risotto with wild mushrooms, Parmesan and cream (this is a side!) • Tortiglioni with spicy alla vodka, roasted tomatoes, chili and crème • Olive Oil Cake with strawberry, lemon curd, ricotta and raspberry sorbet My favorite bites of the night were the Wagyu Beef Carpaccio, the Tortiglioni and the Olive Oil Cake! Thank you to the OLIVIA team for having me at the soft opening 🫶
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