Lorenzo's Butter? Ah what the heck! They all can't be creative...just read the post and you might get the reference......

Coming down homestretch, Lorenzo's Trattoria is one of the few places left for us to visit this year.  Neither of us have been here before, and I'm glad we went.

First off, one of their trademark items is gratis.  They have homemade breadsticks and gorgonzola butter.  Pretty much with these, a glass of wine and a salad....I would've been happy.

The breadsticks are made daily...just before the place opens for dinner.  And the dipping butter is all gorgonzola-y. Yum!  Here's a recipe for making their breadsticks and butter.

The house salads were very tasty with toasted pistachios, Volpi prosciutto and asiago cheese.

Lorenzo's Trattoria is, for the time being, the only Northern Italian style restaurant in The Hill neighborhood. Some obvious difference between Northern and Southern Italian Cuisine, is that the Northern food tends to be more influenced by it's European neighbors, France and Austria.  Think more butter...less olive oil.  Also pasta is not as central to Northern Cuisine...but Risotto is.  Polenta is a big Northern Italian dish as well.  

For a Main Course, I had the Roasted Portabella Mushroom Tortellini with proscuitto, roasted red peers and peas in a cream sauce.

Mel had the Eggplant Penne.

The menu shows some of these different choices.  Click here for the menu.  They also 

have a nice wine cellar as well, with plenty of choices in a wide range of prices.  

Although, Mel was once again chagrined that they did not offer an Aperol Spritz. For some reason, this traditional Italian cocktail seems hard to come by on The Hill.

Also, they happen to run the Gelato Di Riso, which Mel and I visited in July.  Click on their name in the preceding sentence to read about that visit and all they have to offer.