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Chicken Piccata with Lemon, Capers and Artichoke Hearts

This is my take on a dish I first had at Vinny's Italian Grill on Timberlake Rd in Lynchburg, Va several years ago.  Italian is one of my favorite foods and Vinny's can serve up some really good Italian.  When you say Italian though, most people think of the classic spaghetti with tomato/meat sauce or Fettuccine Alfredo.  I like spaghetti but I despise Fettuccine Alfredo.  To me, it smells like...  Well... the least gross answer I can think of is ruined milk.  Anyway...  Lots of Italian restaurants have Piccata of some sort.  Olive Garden has both chicken and veal piccata, I think Macaroni Grill has it, and Carrabba's may have it.  I think the best I have had though was at Vinny's.  When I have a meal that I really like, I sometimes try to recreate it at home.  I like to think that I am a pretty good cook so this seemed like a dish I could do myself.  I have made this dish several times over the last couple of years and tonig...