Pair that with the unbelievable fried polenta with sun-dried tomato pesto ($5.95), and you will have a meal to remember.

(They resembled fried polenta.)

There are side dishes like fried polenta, fried bananas and Brazilian cheese bread.

There were mouth-watering specials to consider like the fresh porcini mushrooms imported from Italy, which were sautéed with garlic and paired with wedges of fried polenta.

The accompanying fried polenta was absolutely addictive.

This is to be followed by chicory and goats' cheese with batons of fried polenta.

A striped bass special with tomatoes, capers and black olives was beautifully turned out and arrived with roasted vegetables and triangles of crunchy fried polenta.

The fonduta spilled over crisp fried polenta.

Little squares of fried polenta are also fixtures of the Venetian table.

The more substantial starters are led by slices of fried polenta covered with porcini mushrooms, and another winner of well-seasoned, sauteed portobello and oyster mushrooms.