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Sportello

348 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
617-737-1234

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A modern interpretation of the classic diner, Sportello (Italian for counter service) offers a menu of chef Barbara Lynch's trattoria-inspired Italian dishes for both lunch and dinner. Sportello's casual, lively, Italian spirit is captured in the sleek, minimalist design, in the cuisine - fresh pastas, creamy polenta, and simple soups - and in the supremely approachable, artisanal wine list created by wine director Cat Silirie.

Sportello's bakery and retail counter serves a selection of Italian-inspired breads and pastries baked fresh each day so Fort Point Channel dwellers and diners can stop in for a delicious treat for breakfast or lunch whether they're in the mood for a cup of organic Peruvian coffee and an impossibly flaky croissant or a sandwich from the refrigerated case.

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Dictionary
 
Foie gras
1. noun Expensive, silk-textured goose or duck liver that has been enlarged by a process you don't want to read about if you're going to eat this dish.
Jus
1. noun French for juice, jus also refers to the unthickened juices from a piece of roasted meat.
Polenta
1. noun A slow-cooked cornmeal porridge popular in northern Italy; can be served soupy or firm, sometimes fried.
Queso
1. noun Spanish for cheese.
Ragoût
1. noun A thick, seasoned stew of meat or fish, sometimes with vegetables.
Ragu
1. noun Tomato and meat sauce from Bologna.
Risotto
1. noun Italian dish made from rice cooked by intermittently adding small amounts of stock or broth. Other ingredients are added as required.
Shank
1. noun The front leg of beef, pork, veal or lamb. Often a very tough cut of meat, the shank requires slow-cooking methods like braising.
Tagliatelle
1. noun What they call fettuccine born in northern Italy.