Unlike cinematic love scenes, cuisine can be enjoyed in the company of parents without embarrassment. Dodge future moments of uneasiness with today's Groupon to five-0-three in West Linn. Choose between the following options:

• For $20, you get $40 worth of seasonal fare and drink on Friday and Saturday.
• For $20, you get $45 worth of seasonal fare and drink Sunday–Thursday.

Five-0-three’s seasonal menu thrills mouths with dishes culled from local, sustainable ingredient sources. Taste regional flavor without licking an atlas with a charcuterie plate weighed down by sopressatta, salami, spicy coppa, cambozola cheese, and toast points ($13), or a plate of pomme frites with blue-cheese butter and red-wine gastrique. Signature entrees, such as a seafood-speckled paella with saffron rice and chorizo ($19) or a 36-hour braised short rib ($24) meet the appetite’s high standards of marathon marination. Tipple a glass of Wise Guy Sauvignon Blanc ($8) from the extensive wine list, or a bees knees cocktail stung with Tanqueray gin, clover, honey syrup, and lemon ($8).

Bid your meal a goodnight by kissing an apple crumble with vanilla ice cream ($7) or a crème brûlée ($6.50) in the eatery’s chic, high-ceilinged dining room. Sheets of glass and custom artwork complement a striking slate rock wall, and a huge open kitchen ensures diners that the only preservative added to their fresh, local meals is the irradiating power of love.

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