Pioneering Italians were not only the first to put tomatoes in cuisine, they were also the first people to take photographs of themselves pretending to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Delight in their inventiveness with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of homemade Italian cuisine for carryout or delivery at T. Ferrieri's in Lawrence.

Owned by a dynamic mom-and-pop duo, T. Ferrieri's dishes out a wide range of traditional, homemade Italian fare cooked completely from scratch. Italian staples such as the veal parmesan ($12.50) and the lasagna dinner with garlic bread and side salad ($11) spur taste buds into a silent standing ovation with every harmonious bite. A 20-inch extra-large pizza ($13.50) covers seasonally inappropriate placemats with fresh dough, red sauce or garlic and oil, and savory toppings such as cappicola, pineapple, and feta cheese ($2/topping). The eggplant-parmesan sub ($16 for 2 ft.) and the house salad loaded with onions, carrots, and tomatoes ($5) hit lighter notes for roving packs of opposable-thumbed herbivores. Patrons can pick up their fill with a carryout order or have meals delivered free of charge to domiciles within a 5- to 7-mile radius of T. Ferrieri’s.