And the other day at Tuscan Square, a restaurant on 51st Street near Fifth Avenue, they had a follow-up date, this time over dinner.

But I arrived at lunchtime, when Tuscan Square looks more like Tuscan Gridlock, and knew that the chance of assistance was remote.

Tuscan Square is set up almost like a cafeteria, with a salad bar, pizza station, hot meals and desserts.

Tuscan Square, 16 West 51st Street, (212) 977-7777.

Tuscan Square is about the theater of people exploring the life style of Tuscany.

The centerpiece of Tuscan Square will be a massive limestone spiral staircase, framed by 35-foot cypress trees arching through both levels of the complex.

Tuscan Square also offers the opportunity to buy hand-painted plates and pure silk aprons until your table is ready.

The chicks, ducklings and bunnies are all at Tuscan Square, 16 West 51st Street.

Tuscan Square has a different tack: this new restaurant in Rockefeller Center offers the opportunity to buy hand-painted plates and pure silk aprons until your table is ready.

He is converting the space that was the Assembly, 16 West 51st Street, into Tuscan Square, a restaurant and market.