"1"^^ . "0"^^ . "Just returned from Boccaccio Ristorante after having eaten there using a Groupon for four. For $65 (not including tax) we feasted on two appetizers and four mains, and could not manage dessert. But it's not the quantity of food that distinguishes Boccaccio; it's the quality. We started with frittura di calamari e carciofi and enjoyed a nice-sized portion of perfectly breaded and tender squid and artichoke. No chewiness whatsoever, and appropriately salted. Our other appetizer -- the real winner -- was carpaccio di manzo con arucola e parmigiano, which featured lovely beef tenderloin carpaccio on a bed of fantastically-dressed rocket and diaphanous sheets of generous parmesan cheese. Nothing was left on the plate except the porcelain. For mains, the nodino di vitello alla salvia, or grilled veal chop with butter and sage, was a hefty, thick slab of beautifully-flavoured meat (unfortunately, slightly underdone and needing a second encounter with the grill) nestled atop sweet potato puree and grilled zucchini and red peppers. The puree was crowned with what appeared to be crunchy fried leek, and eating the two together proved a very happy marriage indeed. Another meat dish, the costolette di agnello al timo was a somewhat small portion (considering the $32 price) of three perfect lamb chops in an exquisite thyme/lemon fusion. I ordered the risotto con porcini e profumo di tartufo, or risotto with porcini mushrooms and truffle oil infusion, and was in heaven. The small disappointment of a (very generous) bowlful of not-quite-creamy-enough risotto was offset by the exquisite flavour that every bite provided. I would order this again and again and, if you do as I did, and share the veal chop and risotto between yourself your companion, you really have a perfect winter dish. The service was somewhat hovering when we didn't want it, and nowhere-to-be-found when we twice had to call the busboy over to replenish our water glasses. But the staff there is just so darned nice that it's hard to criticize them. I would easily return to Boccaccio, even without a voucher, and easily recommend it."^^ . . . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . . "2013-01-06T00:00:00"^^ .