The amaro colada is mixed up with rum, Amaro Montenegro, coconut creme, pineapple juice, and lime Kirsten Gilliam Meanwhile, Alba Huerta, owner of Washington Avenue’s Julep, put together the intriguing cocktail list for Trattoria Sofia, which includes a jasmine fizz, amaro colada, and bergamot margarita. Desserts include a frozen coffee tiramisu made with sesame cookies and chocolate cake.
Order pizza or pasta or entrees like veal milanese. The menu begins with appetizers like crostini with Sicilian pesto and a dip with whipped sheep’s milk ricotta, spicy honey, and fried garlic. Wood fire-roasted octopus is topped with Sicilian tomato pesto, crispy potatoes, salsa verde, basil, parsley, and lemon Kirsten Gilliam Wiley serves as executive chef, and chef and bread baker Magnus Hansson consulted on the menu, which will be driven by the seasons. Trattoria Sofia’s menu features dishes like shrimp bruschetta, woodfire-roasted octopus, pan-seared swordfish, lamb ragù, and cacio e pepe. Reservations for November 26 are available now. The original plan involved opening this weekend, but an issue with the gas company pushed back Trattoria Sofia’s debut.
The new Berg Hospitality Group restaurant is expected to open for lunch and dinner on Friday, November 26, at 911 West 11 th Street. Prolific Houston restaurateur Ben Berg envisioned his newest project, Trattoria Sofia, to feel like it’s right out of a side street in Rome or a tiny rural town in Italy, with the rustic cooking to match.