If I was a regular, I would begin with a big baked potato, the perfect appetizer, served with its own bottle of Lungarotti olive oil.

If you have a big appetite, one of Mr. Bartoli's pasta dishes can be the perfect appetizer.

"That sounds like the perfect appetizer."

"This dish is healthy, sweet, and crunchy with great texture and flavor makes a perfect appetizer for a baby or bridal shower."

Some of these, like whole raw garlic cloves and beautifully trimmed lettuce leaves, are meant to be used later with barbecue dishes; others make perfect appetizers.

A small serving of fresh mozzarella, with strips of roasted red and green pepper and a sprig of basil, made a perfect appetizer.

A wild mushroom timbale seemed the perfect appetizer.

So does edamame, a bamboo steamer of addictive, warm soybeans in the pod, which make a perfect shared appetizer.

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