The human instinct to romance others separates us from dolphins and acts as our only defense against a marine-mammal overthrow. Keep people at the top of the food chain with today’s Groupon to Ventano Italian Grill & Seafood in Henderson. Choose between the following options:

• For $20, you get $40 worth of Italian dinner fare and drinks.
• For $10, you get $20 worth of Italian lunch fare and drinks.
  
  

The combined culinary forces of chefs Arnauld Briand and Carmine Vento erupt in Ventano’s elegant environment, where fresh seafood and fine wines accentuate traditional Italian recipes. The dinner menu leads the palate through a vista of sizzling baby lamb chops ($13.50) and steamed mussels ($10.50) before arriving at entrees such as eggplant parmigiana ($17.50) and potato-wrapped salmon, served with jasmine rice, grilled asparagus, and lobster cream sauce ($22). If you’re feeling peckish around noontime, the lunch menu offers savory relief in the form of the blackened salmon sandwich ($13) and traditional calzone ($13), both of which keep hands occupied during business lunches so that they don’t unintentionally sign contracts requiring salaries be paid in Monopoly money. Produce-packed edibles such as the 12-inch vegetarian pizza counter midday-feasting guilt, presenting nutritious toppings of tomatoes, onions, artichokes, mushrooms, and spinach ($13).

Though today’s Groupon cannot be used on holidays, an amorous festival of wining and dining at Ventano can help you implement the romantic notion that every day is a holiday when spent with your sweetie, which will increase your gift intake, and in turn, increase your chances of getting the perfect pair of socks.