When it comes to restaurants on Via Veneto, uh, I mean Las Olas Boulevard, I wish there was more variety. But mostly we get a river of red sauce and a parade of pasta, pizza and prosciutto, with a few giant meatballs, veal parms and grilled steaks and shrimp thrown in.

Three more Italian restaurants have opened this year, bringing the total to 12 in a 10-block cluster: Piazza Italia (February), Tuscan Prime (May) and Talento (June). Venice of America, indeed.