Maria and Roy Sweeny enjoy the bucatini alla matriciana pasta and an amalfi salad at Il Dolce in Costa Mesa. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Il Dolce owner Roberto Bigne finishes off a prosciutto and arugula pizza at the oven. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Amalfi salad, made with rings of calamari, rucola, radicchio, basil, tomato, with a lemon citrus vinaigrette. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Il Dolce is an unpretentious new place in Costa Mesa run by an Argentine couple, Roberto and Fernanda Bigne. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Co-owner Fernanda Bigne makes a mixed salad. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A Crostata dessert made with quince jam. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
