Pair that with the unbelievable fried polenta with sun-dried tomato pesto ($5.95), and you will have a meal to remember.

Fresh is the operative word, as in fresh mozzarella with sun-dried tomato pesto, roasted peppers with raspberry vinaigrette, tortellini rose, wild mushrooms and vegetables.

Skim excess fat from surface, check seasoning, stir in tomato pesto or paste and serve from casserole.

An unusual starter that turned heads was the wild-boar bacon bruschetta topped with a fried egg and placed on sun-dried tomato pesto.

The grilled portobello mushrooms or the steamed baby clams with sun-dried tomato pesto make fine starters.

More to my liking was a lovely treatment of tender buffalo mozzarella paired with roasted red peppers, tomato pesto, caramelized red onions and lemon zest.

You might begin with a generous plate of perfectly grilled portobello mushrooms, or with steamed baby clams with sun-dried tomato pesto.

It offers chewy olive and tomato rolls and homemade sun-dried tomato pesto to new arrivals.

Grilled chicken breast, stuffed with prosciutto, mozzarella and spinach, was enhanced by a sassy sun-dried tomato pesto.

Tender mozzarella, on a bed of sun-dried tomato pesto, traded off the sweet softness of the cheese with the slightly acidic, intense flavor of the tomatoes.