Geppetto, the next project from Puritan & Co.‘s Will Gilson (his fourth overall and his third just at Cambridge Crossing), is officially accepting reservations for Friday, October 1st and beyond.
Hot on the heels of The Lexington (the approachable modern New England restaurant) and Café Beatrice (an all day café that opened just last year), Geppetto features a modern Italian menu centered around house-made pastas, shareable plates and family-style entrees (think chicken parm polpette, smoked short rib carpaccio, mushroom agnolotti and hand-cut pappardelle with wild boar bolognese).
Gilson has tapped Tony Susi (of Capo, Olives and Sage) to be Pasta Consigliere, and his pastry-making right-hand man Brian Mercury will be in charge of sweets. Puritan Group Beverage Director David Danforth has curated a list of fun and unconventional Italian wines, rotating signature cocktails, an amaro program and more to accompany all the delicious Italian eats.
Geppetto will be open for dinner from 5:00-10:00pm Tuesdays through Saturdays. Make sure to keep an eye on The Lexington website for updates on the menu and Geppetto’s Instagram for more information or just go on and book a table and be among the first to check out his newest project.
Geppetto Menu
Antipasti
Today’s selection of cured meats and cheeses
Breads
Black truffle and taleggio cornetto
Cast iron foccacia with white bean dip
Salumi stuffed panzerotti
Crudos
Georges Bank Scallop
green apple, celery, preserved lemon, tarragon oil
Ora King Salmon
salsa verde, castlevetrano olives, pistachio, lime, roe
Yellowfin Tuna
lardo, Calabrian chili, arugula, pears, white balsamic
Appetizers
Fried mozzarella
kataifi, charred tomato sauce, stracciatella, crispy basil
Chicken polpette
free range chicken, tomato brown butter, parmesan cheese
Smoked shortrib carpaccio
tonnato, horseradish, capers, arugula
Crispy octopus
beans, artichokes, marjoram oil, proscuitto
Roasted meatballs
cinnamon, cider jus, rosemary yogurt
Salads
Endive Caesar salad,
sourdough croutons, white anchovies, pecorino, lemon
Potato salad
truffles, caviar, lobster, buffalo milk crema
Caponata salad
grilled eggplant, sultanas, roasted peppers, caperberries, cherry tomatoes
Anadama Panzanella
tomatoes, pickled onions, basil, vin cotto
Pasta
Beet cavatelli
corned brisket, hen of the woods, thyme, parsnip cream
Carrot Spaghetti
roasted tomato sauce, parmesan, chili bread crumbs
Spinach paccheri
mussels, basil butter, confit garlic, lemon
Mushroom agnolotti
pumpkin puree, brown butter, sage, pepitas
Hand-cut cocoa pappardelle
wild boar bolognese, gorgonzola dolci, fried rosemary
To Share (for 2-3)
Pork chop Milanese
grilled radicchio, caper and lemon brown butter, leeks
Charcoal grilled swordfish
5 herb pesto, roasted pumpkin, pickled peppers, celery root
Grilled Grass-fed Ribeye
confit potatoes, bagna cauda croquette, swiss chard
Whole roasted lamb neck
root vegetables, chianti jus, gremolata
