Starters such as fried zucchini & eggplant precede sizeable salads & brick-oven pizzas slathered in red or white sauce.

Renaissance-era Tuscan fare combines excellent ingredients in simple recipes amid exposed wine racks & elegant decor

Renaissance-era Tuscan fare combines excellent ingredients in simple recipes amid exposed wine racks & elegant decor

Chef of Campagnola and da Umberto prepares Roman trattoria cuisine with local, sustainably farmed ingredients

Raw oysters, veal in sherry wine sauce & baby arugula topped with oranges & goat cheese add to Italian menu in curtained dining room

Lobster tail, filet mignon, grilled calamari appetizer & branzino entrees harmonize with malbec in room evoking southern Italian charm

Authentic Italian dishes—such as filet mignon carpaccio or linguine with shrimp—paired with one of five types of house wine

High-end restaurant in waterfront mansion with views of sea, opulent décor & menus of inventive Italian cuisine for lunch & dinner

In BYOB setting, Brooklyn native crafts menu of Italian fare, including house-made lasagna with braised oxtail & semolina-crusted calamari

14 professional comedians lampoon football championship during Big Game while guests partake in unlimited drinks, pizza & hors d'oeuvres