Italy is known for its hearty cuisine and boot-shaped peninsula, which must run constantly to keep the Earth in rotation. Give the world’s most physically fit landmass some love with today’s Groupon to La Grotta on Main in Unionville. Choose between the following options:

• For $25, you get $50 worth of Italian cuisine and drinks for dinner.
• For $12, you get $25 worth of Italian cuisine and drinks for lunch.<p>

La Grotta on Main’s master chef crafts house-made pastas, Italian classics, and gourmet Mediterranean entrees for patrons dinning at both lunch and dinner. Dinner guests can fasten their tongues to racks of lamb dijonnaise ($32.95), which drizzles a reduction of red wine, rosemary, and onion garlic compote over a mustard and herb crust. Tennessee bourbon marinates Jumbo tiger shrimps ($25.95), and the agnolotti della Grotta’s ($19.95) round ravioli-like pasta forms edible pillows of goat cheese and ricotta. For lunch, chefs bake chicken cutlets under layers of tomato sauce and mozzarella and then install the savoury construction atop flat foccacia bread for the Brunello sandwich ($11.95). As meals unfold, waiters swing down from the dining room’s white drapes to pour dozens of red and white wines, including a house sangiovese ($6.95 per 6-ounce glass) imported from Italy. La Grotta on Main’s culinary wizards can also conjure up meals that accommodate special diets.

A faux-stone finish wraps around the eatery’s interior walls, where the flickering glow of a fireplace spills across decorative plants and white tablecloths. Outside, a pergola overhangs the outdoor patio as diners feast their hungry eyes on vibrant flora and gently poke nearby trees until they pass the salt.

Our customers loved this deal last year, earning La Grotta on Main a spot on Groupon’s Best of 2011 list.