The details are unimportant, but let's just say that my first encounter with Italian Eatery was not a favorable one. That was in January, and I stayed away, for months.

Then a friend began to extol its virtues. Admittedly, this person's notion of red sauce barely exceeds ketchup and hot water. So when a food-obsessed cousin began to gush — his e-mails peppered with superlatives along the lines of "stunning" and "sublime" — I took notice. I trust his taste.

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