On an evening in Roma

OK, so I've had guys cook for me before. Grill cheese. Something out of a can. Lipton Pack O Noodles. Maybe a steak or burger on the grill. All efforts were totally appreciated of course. But last night Chad impressed the hell out of me. Proscuitto di Parma starter, Spinach salad with oil & vinegar, veal saltimbocca with this improvised garnish/sauce (pancetta, butter, sage and chopped red onions I think that put me right over the moon and pasta alla carbonara. This is, in fact, my favorite meal of all time (I go mental if I see it on a menu and it's pretty much my standard meal in Rome) and to have it prepared right in front of me and have it taste so freaking good... As if it's not enough that he made the effort to make something so yummy, or something I would enjoy...it was that it was utterly fantastic.