DINNER Menu disclaimer The menu at Esca changes daily. It is driven by the fish markets and farms that we have access to. This menu represented here is changed every two weeks. Therefore this menu will give you a feel for what to expect when you come to Esca, but does not represent the menu exactly. TASTING MENU Crudo del Mercato A selection from today's raw seafood Prosecco, Zardetto N.V. Veneto Anguilla Local eel, neapolitan style Albana di Romagna, Poggio Pollino, Emilia Romagna Scialatielle Amalfitana flat pasta with maine diver scallops, stewed broccoli and pickled cherry peppers Sauvignon Blanc, Scarbolo 2000, Friuli Bucatini With rita's spicy baby octopus Barbaresco, Produttori del Barbaresco 1997, Piemonte Spigola Striaca Roasted local wild striped bass with hubbard squash, caramelized apple and wild mushrooms Barbera D'asti, Ferraris 2001, Piemonte Dolci A tasting of our favorite desserts Moscato D'Asti, Saracco 2001, Piemonte $65.00 per person $95.00 per person with selected wines Tasting menu is available for the entire table only   ANTIPASTI CRUDO Pemaquid Oysters (me) $3.00ea Belon Oysters (me) $3.00ea Half dozen minimum on both Black Bass $11.00 With toasted pinenuts Tilefish $11.00 With blood orange Fluke $11.00 With mixed organic radish Weakfish $12.00 With caper berries Tuna $13.00 Big eye carpaccio with olio verde and chives Hamachi $12.00 With pickled green tomato Spanish Mackerel $11.00 With crispy sage Geo Duck $13.00 Two minute ceviche of giant clam with chilis, scallion and mint Maine Sea Urchin $13.00 With olio montevertine Crudo Tasting $30.00 Six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights per person. Tasting is available for the entire table only   ALTRO Assaggi di Pesci Marinati $16.00 all House marinated sardines, anchovies and monkfish agrodolce $11.00 each Vongole $11.00 Crispy Great South Bay steamers with caper tarragon aioli Mojama $11.00 "Dave's" garage cured Tuna bresaola with arugula and oven dried tomatoes Anguilla $11.00 Local eel, neapolitan style Baccala $11.00 Warm salad of poached salt cod, porcini mushrooms and yukon golds Puntarelle $11.00 Wild dandelion greens with anchovy vinaigrette Calamari $11.00 Grilled local squid with hot red pepper, lemon and olio novello Bottarga $12.00 Bluefin tuna bottarga with watercress and pickled red baby beets Polipo $11.00 Grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana $11.00 Fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta Mozzarella di Bufala in Carozza $11.00 With fagiolini and herb salad Insalata di Porcini $13.00 Salad of shaved raw porcini and arugula with lemon and Parmigiano Reggiano   PRIMI Linguine $21.00 With taylor bay scallops, maine mussels, hot red pepper and pancetta Paccheri $21.00 Artisanal neapolitan rigatoni with bluefin tuna meatballs Spaghetti Neri $22.00 House made black spaghetti with calamari, green chilis and roasted garlic Scialatielle $23.00 Amalfitana flat pasta with maine diver scallops, stewed broccoli and pickled cherry peppers Maccheroni alla Chittara $24.00 With lump crabmeat and sea urchin Gnocchi di Ricotta $19.00 With bufala mozzarella, tomato and basil Taglierini $35.00 House made "Piemontese style" fresh pasta with nantucket bay scallops and black truffles Bucatini $21.00 With rita's spicy baby octopus Bigoli $20.00 Whole wheat spaghetti with fresh sardines and walnuts Spaghetti $24.00 With chilis, mint and a one pound lobster Mezzaluna $22.00 House made half moon shaped ravioli stuffed with a ragu of braised baby lamb and calabrese olives Gnocchi di Zucca $21.00 Roasted cheesepumkin gnocchi with wild mushrooms, sage and saba SECONDI Pesce Intero: Branzino per Due $50.00 Whole mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in a sea salt crust Robalo per Due $50.00 Grilled pacific sea bass for two with marinated blood orange and lime Ricciola $27.00 Whole grilled florida pompano with salsa verde Spigola Nera $27.00 Black bass with porcini mushrooms, braised parsnips and chestnuts Ippoglosso $28.00 Digby bay halibut with braised leeks and baby spinach Pescatrice $25.00 Sautéed monkfish with broccoli rabe, pine nuts and raisins Capesante $28.00 Hand harvested maine diver scallops with roasted brussel sprouts and pancetta Dentice $27.00 Grilled american red snapper with braised fennel, oven dried tomato and Sardinian couscous Merluzzo $26.00 Roasted casco bay cod with stewed okra, tomato and slow roasted polenta Spigola Striaca $27.00 Roasted local wild striped bass with hubbard squash, caramelized apple and wild mushrooms Zuppa di Pesce Siciliana $25.00 Fish stew in the style of sicily Fritto Misto Amalfitano $24.00 Crispy skate, scrod, calamari, steamers, oysters and shrimp Anitra $26.00 Roasted local wild duck with castellucio lentils and balsamic cippoline (Please be careful of the birdshot) CONTORNI Daily selection of Italian style vegetables one $7 three $12 five $15