"Always a sure bet for a splurge, this intimate Italian rendezvous at the edge of Wash Park has a splendid five-course tasting menu in store for $175 per person (plus $95 for wine pairings). Two choices per course range from oysters with pomegranate, ginger, and Champagne mignonette to blue corn cannelloni with milk-fed pork to poached salmon with grilled Swiss chard, almond, and sunchokes to struffoli with caramelized honey and hazelnut brittle." - Ruth Tobias