Oven-dried tomato risotto (tinted with saffron) was a good lunch entree, crowned with grilled chicken strips so moist and tender they could be easily cut with a fork.

At entree time the hit one night was a rosy-rare, grilled duck breast fanned over caramelized endive and mated with a wonderfully smoky tomato risotto and a not-too-sweet dried cherry sauce.

Then comes my poached salmon wrapped with halibut on tomato risotto, with wilted kale and butter sauce, which is nice but unexciting.

In the summer he offers a fresh tomato risotto with fava beans, opal basil (which he said was sweeter than regular basil), and parmesan cheese.

My sauteed chanterelles were ethereal; my lobster, grilled to perfection; its accompanying tomato risotto, firm.

Her signature dish is King Prawn and cheery tomato risotto.

The modern yet warmth-inducing decor, welcoming and accommodating staff and chef Eric Chavot's award-winning dishes (roasted lobster with chilli and coconut broth, a saddle of rabbit seared calamari and tomato risotto) all remain our secret.

Spring offerings include appetizers like asparagus paired with lentils in a mustard vinaigrette with bits of bacon, tomato risotto finished with a basil broth, and a ragout of mussels infused with saffron and oregano.

A seven-course menu, including zucchini frittata, tomato risotto and roasted figs, will be served at the end of the class.

Here it is almost unadorned, just a meaty bone on a plate with a bit of tomato risotto and a whole head of roasted garlic.