The simplest of pastas are made from flour and water, whereas the most complex contain an array of oils, spices, and sautéed Latin proverbs. Feast on mouthwatering maxims with today's Groupon for Italian cuisine at Brad's Swingside Café on Fremont Avenue. Choose between the following options:

• For $20, you get $45 worth of Italian cuisine, Sunday through Thursday
• For $20, you get $40 worth of Italian cuisine, Friday or Saturday

Chefs at Brad's Swingside Café team up fresh seafood, wild game, and locally sourced ingredients to craft Italian classics. The menu is a mélange of meat entrees and imported Italian pastas, such as imported linguine costumed in a choice of hazelnut pesto, Sicilian–style white, or red clam sauce ($16 each). The aglio olio is a traditional Italian dish that coats nude noodles in a veneer of bruised garlic cloves and smoked chili peppers, roasted until golden brown in extra virgin olive oil ($18). Alternatively, the fresh seafood putanesca (market price) smothers linguine in deep blue's bounty, with specific seafood accompaniments that, like a carousel or a sundial, rotate daily.

Liquid kicks lay just beyond the table's edge at the café, with servers merrily pairing plates with red and white wines by the glass ($8 each). The chefs select each evenings assortment from a collection of nearly 500 varietals and blends listed on a wine list that doubles as 2011's list of the hottest pet-falcon names.