Capofitto + Capogiro Launch New Seasonal Menu Items

Capogiro Gelato Artisans, Philadelphia’s world famous gelateria, and Capofitto Pizzeria + Gelateria, Philly’s premier Neapolitan pizzeria located in Old City, are cooking up some exciting seasonal menu items this month, including the addition of delicious, hearty soups and new seasonal pizzas.

“Our flavors change with the seasons,” said Stephanie Reitano, owner of Capogiro and Capofitto. “We pride ourselves in using local, hand-picked produce wherever possible so our guests enjoy the most fresh and seasonal ingredients.”

Starting this week at all Capogiro locations, guests will enjoy something hot along with their something cold. A bevy of hearty, peasant-style soups have been added to the Capogiro menu.

Featured soups include:

• Fascist Soup (a popular protest soup in Northern Italy during WWII) – black beans, onions, carrots, house made beef stock, Sicilian olive oil, rosemary

• Tuscan Chicken Kale with Cannellini – House made chicken stock, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, Green Meadow Kale, cannellini beans, rosemary, salt and pepper.

• Beluga Lentil – Black beluga lentils, onions, carrots, celery, San Marzano tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, butter, bit of cream, salt and pepper

• Pasta Fagiole – cranberry beans, tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, beef stock (made with beef bones, carrots, shallots, leeks), pasta.

In addition to new menu items at Capogiro, guests can now enjoy new, seasonal neapolitan pizzas at Capofitto.

Seasonal pizzas include:

• Persimmon – Persimmon, n’duja, stracciatella cheese (or mozz di bufala, as this arrives from Italy once a week), pecorino, basil, Sicilian extra virgin olive oil.

• Delicata Squash Pizza – Green Meadow delicata Squash, GM hot peppers, finocchiona salame, bufala mozzarella, basil, pecorino, sicilian olive oil.

• Wild Boar – roasted wild boar ragu, provola, caramelized red onions, oregano.

• Duck Confit – house made duck confit, roasted local radicchio, mozzarella di bufala, pecorino, shaved fiore sardo.

• Zucca – Lancaster County Neck Pumpkin, mozzarella di bufala, speck, pecorino, piennolo tomatoes.

Sounds delicious! Go get some and report back to us.