Chef Cesarina Brings Dreamy Brunch to Elvira

Chef Cesarina’s wildly popular brunch is expanding its magic to her second location, bringing her Italian kitchen wizardry to Elvira and transforming weekend mornings into a Roman holiday.

Brunch Goes Bold and Beautiful

Ready for avocado toast to get its Italian glow-up? The Pane, Avocado, e Carbonara is here to rock your brunch world. It’s like your regular avo toast flew to Rome and came back wearing Gucci—absolutely fabulous and impossible to resist.

The Uova Incazzate is about to set your taste buds on fire (in the best way possible) with ‘Nduja and Spianata Calabrese. And guess what? The legendary Frittatone di Pasta e Polpette is making its triumphant return.

Sweet Dreams Are Made of These

Let’s talk about Nonna Elvira’s Ricotta Pancakes because OMG. These fluffy clouds of joy come dressed three ways: swimming in fresh berries and homemade compote, draped in Nutella and banana, or doing the dolce vita with roasted apples and cinnamon-ricotta cream.

Pop those bottles because the drinks are just as fabulous! The Sgroppino di Nonna 3.0 is basically sunshine in a glass, mixing elderflower liqueur, vodka, and Prosecco into pure happiness. Skipping the booze? The Pepe & Lavanda Spritz brings all the fun without the fizzy aftermath.

Winter is Coming (Sort of)

San Diego’s idea of winter (aka temperatures below 70°) calls for some serious comfort food, and Elvira’s new dinner menu is here to deliver! The Fettuccine al Ragu in Bianco is what pasta dreams are made of—think slow-cooked grass-fed beef.

The Paccheri coi Polpetti al Sugo? Tender baby octopus dancing in San Marzano tomato sauce. And vegans, get ready—three new plant-based pastas just joined the party.

But wait—the Spuntature e Semolino is like the greatest hits album of comfort food: beef short ribs, baby pork ribs, and sausage snuggling up to cloud-like semolina gnocchi.

Cap it off with the Torta Al Caffé, an espresso-chocolate dessert so good it should come with a warning label!