G-PZYQGERCM4

Here’s the menu for Zappone’s Italian Bistro’s Feast of Seven Fishes dinner Dec. 11

Zappone’s Italian Bistro in Gilbert has unveiled the menu for its Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner next Wednesday, Dec. 11.

The dinner is an Italian-American celebration, typically held on Christmas Eve, featuring seven different seafood dishes. It’s rooted in the Roman Catholic tradition of avoiding meat on specific holy days.

Feast of the Seven Fishes menu

  • Cold octopus salad
  • Fried calamari
  • Shrimp arancini balls
  • Baccala cakes
  • Mussels in white broth
  • Crab bisque soup
  • Homemade lobster ravioli
  • Peppermint-chocolate cheesecake
  • 2 glasses of house wine (red or white)

The family-style dinner, which also celebrates Zappone’s one-year anniversary, is $40, plus tax and 18% tip, per person. Reservations required: 480-480-218-2338.