OT: Via Napoli Set For Epcot Opening in August

[Joshua_me]

GOOD pizza At Disney ? Could it be possible ?



New Pizzeria "Via Napoli" Set to Open August 5th at Walt Disney World


NEW YORK: July 20, 2010 - Patina Restaurant Group will open a new casual pizzeria August 5th, called Via Napoli, adjacent to Tutto Italia Ristorante, its restaurant in the Italy pavilion in Epcot® World Showcase at Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. This will be the first authentic Italian pizzeria to ever open in the park.

Restaurateur and longtime Patina Restaurant Group CEO Nick Valenti created the Via Napoli concept, based upon his travels in Southern Italy and his time developing and overseeing the successful Naples 45 Ristorante e Pizzeria in New York which was awarded the coveted certification of “La Vera Pizza Napoletana.” While in Naples, Valenti spent time studying the art of dough, crust, sauce and oven temperatures at the famous pizzerias Da Michele and Trianon. At Da Ettore, he discovered the art of pagnotiello, a folded round of pizza dough filled with mozzarella, ham and mushrooms.

“I have always loved the beauty of a simple Neapolitan pizza,” Valenti says. “It’s a perfect food, something beloved by both Italians and Americans. At Via Napoli we will make pizza the traditional Neapolitan way: with a textured, soft and charred crust. I look forward to bringing it to Walt Disney World, where it should be a welcome addition to guests visiting Epcot.”

Via Napoli will feature a selection of classical Neapolitan pizzas, ranging from pizza bianca, quattro stagioni, piccante, ortolano and a traditional margherita. Famed Pizzaiolo Charlie Restivo will serve as executive chef at Via Napoli, where he will craft the pies using simple and delicious Italian ingredients such as San Marzano tomatoes, Caputo flour, handmade fresh mozzarella, Parma Cotto, crumbled sausage and water calibrated specifically to the pH found in Naples.

“We’re excited to be working with the Patina Restaurant Group once again on this significant expansion project,” said Dan Cockerell, vice president of Epcot. “Via Napoli will certainly enhance the guest experience and the architectural landscape of World Showcase just in time for our 15th annual Epcot Food & Wine Festival.”

A unique feature at Via Napoli will be the wood-burning ovens, which are named after the three active volcanoes in Italy – Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius and Stromboli. Each oven will be sculpted with the “face of the volcano” -- reflecting the gods whose mythology surrounds each volcano’s history.

The architecture and design of the new pizzeria will be based on a mix of traditional Italian styles, with the Florentine architect Stefano Nardini (of Magris & Partners) working in conjunction with Rick Swisher Architect to build it. Renderings are available upon request. Menus are attached.

For reservations at Via Napoli, please call (407) WDW-DINE / (407) 939-3463.
Please note, between August 2 and September 9, 2010, guests will be accommodated on a walk-in basis only. Beginning August 6, 2010, reservations will be accepted for dates September 10th and later.

 

[Joshua_me]

The Menu:




Appetizers

Sicilian Eggplant - pickled eggplant with olives, capers, tomato and raisins $8

Contadino Salad - colorful array of farm fresh greens, fagiolini, fennel, radish coins and tomatoes in a red wine vinaigrette $10

Arancini - (fried saffron risotto balls) with mozzarella and meat ragu $10

Calamari Fritti - corn crusted rings served with spicy tomato sauce $14

Minestrone - hearty vegetable soup of fagiolini, zucchini, peas, tomato, cannellini beans and basil pesto $8

Fritto Misto - an assortment of just-fried seasonal vegetables, fish, and cheese to be shared by the table arancini, mozzarella, calamari, melanzane, asparagus, zucchini and carciofi (artichokes), Agro-Dolce sauce; Sweet and Sour Tomato Sauce $24


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Main Course Salads

Calamari - fried corn-crusted calamari with arugula, carrots and fennel with orange vinaigrette $18

Pollo - Chopped Salad with Lemon Chicken, Romaine, cantaloupe, cucumber, red pepper, green beans, vidalia onions, almonds and pasta crisps with honey-citrus vinaigrette $17

Bistecca - chopped mesclun, grilled steak, radicchio, watercress, tomato, red onion, gorgonzola, apple and cucumber with a red wine-mustard vinaigrette $19


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Pasta al Forno

Baked in our Signature Wood-Fried Ovens

Lasagna Verde - spinach, parmesan, besciamella $20

Candele - candle-stick pasta, sausage ragu, polpettine, mozzarella, ricotto $16


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Pasta Di Via Napoli

Mafaldine Amatriciana - ribbon pasta, guanciale & pomodoro sauce finished with pecorino cheese $22

Spaghetti E Polpettine - hand-crafted veal meatballs and tomato sauce $19

Fusilloni Trapanese - large cork-screw pasta tossed in a southern Italian pesto of vine-ripened tomatoes, almonds and basil $17



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Piatti alla Parmigiana

Traditional preparation served with Tomato Sauce topped & Gratineed with Parmesan and Mozzarella Cheese, served with Spaghetti Torta

Tortino di Malanzane - eggplant $18

Pollo - chicken breast $22

Vitello - veal cutlet $26


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Wood-fired Pizzas

Wood-fired Pizza - Made with caputo flour imported from Southern Italy, San Marzano tomatoes, handmade mozzarella and water from a local spring just like in Italy's Campania region.
Three sizes: Individual / large with 8 slices / 20-inch or 1/2 meter to share with 12 slices

Margherita - tomato, mozzarella, basil $15 / $25 / $34

Quattro Stagioni - eggplant, artichokes, prosciutto, mushrooms $17 / $28 / $36

Pepperoni - spicy pepperoni, tomato, mozzarella $16 / $27 / $35

Calamari - fried calamari, arugula, fennel $17 / $28/ $36

Quattro Formaggi - mozzarella, parmesan, fontina, provolone $17 / $28/ $36

Ortolano - tomato, mozzarella, vegetables $15 / $25 / $34

Piccante - Italian Spicy Sausage, brocolli-rabe, tomato, mozzarella $17 / $28/ $36

Carciofi - artichoke, pecorino, mozzarella, truffle oil $17 / $29/ $36

Prosciutto E Melone - fontina, mozzarella, pecorino, prosciutto, canteloupe $17 / $28/ $36


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Dolci / Sweets

Tiramisu - mascarpone cream, espresso coffee, lady fingers and chocolate $8

Gelato Frizzante - ice cream soda Italian style made with San Pellegrino aranciata and Vanilla ice cream $10

Gelati E Sorbetto - vanilla, chocolate, pistachio, lemon sorbet $7

Coppa Di Brutti Ma Buoni - Amarena cherry and vanilla gelato sundae with cookies $10

Traditional Desserts from our Childhood

Torta di Sarena - apple cake with almond sorbetto $8

Zeppole di Catarina - ricotta cheese fritters with whipped cream and chocolate sauce $10


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Beverages, Coffee, Espresso, Infusion

Cafe Americano $3

Espresso $4

Double Espresso $6

Cappuccino $5

Cappuccino "Alla Panna" $6

Cafe Freddo $5

Infusions and Tea $4

 

[Willow1213]

Any idea if this is on the dining plan? We were looking for one more reservation and this looks perfect!

 

[Joshua_me]

Any idea if this is on the dining plan? We were looking for one more reservation and this looks perfect!

That's a good question.

I don't believe anything has been announced officially as of yet.

I would imagine that it will be part of the DDP, but how many credits for those $30+ pizzas is anyone's guess.

 

[LSUmom4kids]

We'll be there next week and my husband loves these types of pizzas! We will most certainly try to "walk-in" and get a table - either early or late lunch.

I can let you know how it was!

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Kevin mentioned this in chat last night.

The Piccante sounds awesome!