The family Osteria promises “Vini e Cucina,” and our weekly return to it yields:

a) feast as good as (maybe better than) before; b) friendly neighbor who offers help with our choice of a scrumptious dessert; c) kindly addition of Sambuca to cap off the meal; d) life story told in great spirit, together with a few history lessons, the wife’s editorial revisions, and a glimpse of her cell-phone pics.