Pumpkin ravioli in a gorgonzola sauce. Veal cutlet with cauliflower cake. Seafood ravioli in a champagne rosé sauce with caviar. And chicken saltimbocca with scores of mushrooms and goodness I couldn't pronounce then or spell now.

The iPhone photos can't do justice to the gorgeous plates, or our happy bellies behind them, but how could an evening in the North End with my visiting parents and myfriendMargaretPost be anything but lovely?

(For you food and detail devotees, we started with a prosciutto and portabello mushroom appetizer that featured fresh whole sage leaves and drank an excellent Sangiovese.)