In the wild, pasta grows in undulating sheets, halted only by the expert sculptors who harvest and carve it into masterpieces for the pot. Appreciate art al dente with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of Italian fare and drinks at Vinnie’s Pasta Bar.

At Vinnie’s, an old-school trattoria with the feel of an undiscovered treasure, diners savour a full range of pastas and classic Italian cuisine. Warm up for a culinary triathlon with the garlic cheese flatbread ($6), or get green and crunchy with the spinach salad ($4 for a small, $7 for a large). The Farmhouse soup, like a hearty pioneer homestead, is rich with oven-roasted vegetables and invitations to barn raisings ($5). For the main course, pastas include chicken and mushroom on penne ($14) and mediterranean shrimp linguine, with bacon, feta, and peppers ($14). The 10-inch thin-crust pizzas at Vinnie’s include four-cheese, vegetarian, italian sausage and peppers, and pepperoni varieties ($12). Regulars also flaunt their multilayered crushes on the meat lasagna ($13).

The warm, muted tones and Old World feel of the dining room make for a coziness rivalled only by a plate of feather-stuffed ravioli wrapped in Polarfleece. For diners in the middle of constructing a life-sized Tuscan villa in their home kitchens, the freshly baked bread and classic cuisine are as equally delicious as the takeout at Vinnie’s.

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