And the ricotta-filled ravioli with fresh sage butter was a fantasy of decadence.

Pour the sage butter over the ravioli, with some grated parmesan cheese if liked.

There is a vast menu but the specialty is a trout fillet served with mushroom mashed potatoes, green beans and brown sage butter.

Escargots, unfortunately, lose their way in heavy pastry wrapping and pools of sage butter.

For the sage butter, remove any flesh from reserved the pumpkin seeds.

Shave over some parmesan and spoon over the sage butter.

Plump ravioli are stuffed with spinach and ricotta, then glazed with luxurious sage butter.

The yolk broke as you cut into the pasta and made a succulent sauce as it mixed with the sage butter on top.

Stir in the Parmesan and leave the dish to rest while you make the sage butter.

Potato gnocchi are usually boiled and served with pesto, sage butter, Gorgonzola or a butter-enriched tomato sauce.