If humankind never learned to play with its food, it would never have learned to play with its ingredients, and the world would be one bereft bowl of gruel. Taste the fruits of culinary creativity with today's Groupon to Bianca's Restaurant, located on Water Street. Choose between two options:

• For $15, you get $30 worth of lunchtime fare and drinks.
• For $30, you get $60 worth of dinnertime fare and drinks.

Bianca's culinary couturists dress their dishes in fresh, local ingredients that accent the flavours of the region. The lunch menu's sea-centered mains earn the acclaim of taste buds with savoury selections like grilled scallops ($16) and porcini- and pecan-crusted cod ($16). Dinner diners can begin their feast with a snow crab and shrimp bisque ($12) before attacking the filet of caribou ($30). Galvanize gastronomania with a pan-roasted free-range Muscovy duck ($35), rendered in a sun-dried prunes glacée that will leave papillae feeling more alive than the day they went skydiving naked. With its extensive wine list, sharp white tablecloths, and vibrant heliotrope walls, Bianca's Restaurant is an ideal destination in which to while away winter evenings, tucked away from wind, worry, and break dancing–induced avalanches.

Reviews

Bianca's Restaurant was an Editors' Pick on 10 Best. TripAdvisors rank the restaurant #2 out of 195 restaurants in St. John's, and give it an average of four owl eyes.

• A St. John's institution, Bianca's has garnered fame throughout the region as being one of the area's best. It's an elegant bistro that specializes in Mediterranean cuisine employing regional game, seafood and other fresh ingredients. – 10 Best
• Everything was simply perfect… – Monica1Toronto, TripAdvisor