Each plate that leaves the Trattoria’s kitchen must pass muster with Chef Daniel. His personal flair for culinary artistry and his uncompromising good taste are consistently evident in succulent creations such as duck bruschetta, a delectable house-cured duck bresaola sliced over tomatoes and basil on crisp Italian bread, and insalata rustica, a crisp salad with shaved red onions, crispy prosciutto, Bingham Hill Rustic Blue and the house vinaigrette.

Chef Daniel, after extensive testing, has developed an incomparable insalata di Cesare, a Caesar salad with the perfect blend of anchovies, lemon and garlic, with homemade croutons. Other not-to-be-missed favorites include penne alla vodka featuring wild Pacific salmon, smoked to perfection in the Trattoria kitchen, and asparagus in a vodka and tomato cream sauce, gnocchi ai funghi, homemade potato dumplings in a wild mushroom and cream sauce, the calamari alla siciliana served with a spicy marinara sauce and a lemon-basil aioli, traditional veal scaloppine, thin cut veal tenderloin sautéed with lemon, capers and white wine-butter sauce, and any of the pizzas with their cracker thin crusts and tasty toppings.

Fans of these pizzas have declared them the best in Boulder.