Chef Kyl Hasselbauer and Anchovies & Olives are putting on another divine Festa dei Sette Pesci this year. The traditional Christmas Eve meal will be held one day early, on Tuesday, December 23. 

Festa dei Sette Pesci, The Feast of the Seven Fishes, is a long-standing tradition of eating seafood on Christmas Eve that’s believed to begun in Southern Italy, but is now an adopted tradition the world over in families both Italian and otherwise.

What: Festa dei Sette Pesci
Where: Anchovies & Olives
When: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014
What Time: 5PM to 11PM
How Much: $75 Per Person. ($35 Wine Pairing)

Menu

Primi:
Blue Pool Oysters on the half shell with blood orange

Hamachi Crudo with vanilla parsnip, grapefruit, and pine nut

Fried Baby Octopus with mint, Controne chili, and vinegar

Steamed Manila Clams with guanciale, fennel, and tomato

Pasta:
Bigoli with anchovy, chili, garlic, mint, and pangrattato

Linguini with uni butter, roasted leeks, and chili

Entrée:
Whole Grilled Branzino with spaghetti squash, pomegranate, and lemon

Dessert:
Praline Profiteroles with hazelnut brittle

Join Anchovies & Olives to begin the holiday celebrating in earnest!