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This week’s ‘Taste of Romeo’s’ menu: Transylvania Chicken & Vasco de Gama

Transylvania Chicken and Vasco de Gama will be the two featured entrees at this week’s “Taste of Romeo’s Euro Cafe” dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The five-course dinners, hosted by chef Romeo Taus and his wife, Janice, highlight a rotating selection from the Gilbert restaurant’s regular menu.

Dec. 11 “Taste of Romeo’s” menu

  • Mushrooms Meteora: Button mushroom caps filled with feta cheese, capers, artichoke hearts, and dill. Baked.
  • Mandarin Dijon Chicken Salad: Grilled chicken, black olives, mandarin oranges, peas, carrots, water chestnuts, pecans, hearts of palm, and pineapple with honey Dijon dressing.
  • Transylvania Chicken: Grilled chicken breast layered with roasted eggplant, roasted peppers, roasted garlic, pine nuts, and black peppercorns. Rosemary, chilled balsamic beans, and tomato-feta foccacia.
  • Vasco De Gama: Sautéed chicken and gulf shrimp with carrots, mushrooms, green onions, sun-dried tomatoes and whole black peppercorns in a creamy curry, mustard seed sauce with bow tie pasta and pistachios.
  • Mocha Espresso Brownies: Rich chocolaty brownies spiked with Greek coffee, Kahlua, and walnuts.

Cost is $25 per person, and you can add five wine tastings for another $10. RSVP: 480-962-4224.

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