Cafe Dianna doesn't have a printed menu. Check the chalk board because their selection of gormet food is constantly changing and constantly exciting.

The ginger pork, roasted eggplant, and kouskous salad looked incredibly tempting, but I eventually settled on three items more or less at random. The choice was wonderful.

My light dinner started with a cream of tomato soup, with pieces of crushed tomatoes -- not sweet like canned condensed soups, and not overwhelmed by cream or milk. Then came a roasted chicken breast topped with a fresh picante, almost a pico de gallo, with a touch of celantro, and without a hint of hot peppers. Black bean salad made a great side dish for the chicken, with its crispness and perfect lime taste.

One of the neat things about Cafe Dianna is that it's not actually a restaurant -- you can eat there if you'd like, and the setting is like an upscale cafe, but they're actually geared toward take-out. Consider this -- pop in, gather the makings of a true gormet meal, and then serve foods that would take hours to prepare and years to master.

Or just drop in for a nice lunch or dinner, a comfortable meal with great food.

Cafe Dianna is at 1864 Broad Street in Cranston, Rhode Island. Phone 783-5336. They're open Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM to 8PM. They carry special vegetarian dishes along with soups, sandwiches, and salads.

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