What better way to top off "Pasta Week" than to visit Romano's Macaroni Grill. This nationwide chain just opened up a store here in Middleton at the Greenway Station open-air mall. Laura and I remembered this chain from Texas, and it's good to see them make it all the way to Wisconsin.

We had a table right next to the kitchen; nice to watch the food being cooked, but very loud. Then we discovered the crayons on the table, and had fun writing upside down and playing tic-tac-toe (Laura won ... again ...). Weird thing: I couldn't find macaroni on the menu. I tried the Chicken Marsala, and Laura picked the Eggplant Parmesan. Both were excellent and served with buttered angel hair pasta. The best part was the loaf of bread, with a hint of rosemary and basil baked in. Yum.

Next week, family recipes from our recipe collection.