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Romain Snails (lumache) are common to the relatively lean mountains of Le Marche region’s otherwise fish-rich coast along the northern Adriatic. Traditionally, they were raised and eaten by monks for Lent because the fishes were too far away, and there is nothing more pious than eating snails at 18th century Friday Monastery Happy Hours. Celery root (sedano rapa) has been consumed by Italians in fall/winter and others, apparently grudgingly, for quite some time now.

Croquetter is Swedish.

Italian regional dishes ( and not only Marche ) are rich of snail recipes but with celery root????

I believe the last few times I've been there, Massimo has been helming the kitchen. Despite this, I haven't really seen a decline in the food (a quick note - I usually only order an appetizer, a half order of pasta, and dessert at the bar so my comment doesn't really apply to entrees). I recently had a delicious appetizer of snail croquettes served with a celery root sauce, a drizzle of reduced balsamic, and tart microgreens.

Snail croquetter on a celry root sauce? Is this an Italian dish ? From which region ?

Let's recap, for 70 bucks/ 35 per person, my wife and I got 2 days worth of meals.....I couldn't help but feel like I was robbing the place as we left with 3 to go bags!!!!

I agree 100% with you, is a robbery...I hope it last in time.

Indeed they are, Nov 5, 11:30 to 2:30.

The format is one that I haven't seen before. According to the flyer, you select from one through four courses, and Chef Donna prepares a variety of dishes, family style, for the entire table. "Prices are based on the number of guests in the party and the number of courses ordered. Brunch prices range from $7.50 to $15 per person, per course."

Incidentally, the pizza oven is still sitting, unassembled, next to the entrance. Staff figured it would still be a few weeks to functional. Service was pretty good last night despite a full house, modulo the waiters still instructing the runners, who were still struggling with a tendency to "auction" dishes. Bebo is a place you can actually get a tasty glass of red for around $6, and the risotto del giorno was still the delicious gorgonzola and pistachio. Roberto's new joint is a keeper.

We did go and it was great.

The family style format offers a lot of great food. We took half home with us.

Is Bebo serving Brunch this Sunday?

IIRC, he does it because he likes to grill and thought it would be different and fun. I also think he enjoys being in front of his customers and in the spotlight too, not that there is anything wrong with that.