There are delicious Italian restaurants found throughout the Pine Tree State. From flavorful sauces to perfectly sweet desserts, if you love Italian food like I do, you have plenty of options for an unforgettable meal. However, an eatery located in Brunswick may be one of the best — The Great Impasta. This Italian restaurant in Maine is a local fav...

"Buon appetito" Maine! Taste of Home is a website that inspires togetherness through creative cooking, sharing and entertaining. They share recipes for the best desserts, appetizers, main dish recipes, and the best of the best in the country, when it comes to food. When it came down to choosing the best Italian restaurant in each state (that is a j...

The Rockport Public Library invites the public to participate in a new Italian language discussion group called Tavolo Italiano. The group’s first meeting will be held on Thursday, March 14, at 4 p.m., in the library’s Marine Room. The group is free, open to the public, and meetings will be held monthly on 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Speakers at all lev...

It was less than a year ago that Sam's Italian closed its doors at 268 Main Street in Lewiston, ME. It was the end of an era to see the original Sam's no longer open. Sam Bennett (the 'Sam' in Sam's) started making salami Italians in a small shop in Auburn and quickly outgrew that location. He moved to Main Street in Lewiston in 1940, where it stil...

Casa Alchimia’s elegant Colonial exterior suggests a classic Maine inn experience, but everything inside defies expectations, save for the plastic Bean boots on the room-key chains. Vividly upholstered sofas swoop and swoosh, abstract artworks intrigue with bold colors and forms, and living areas flow freely from one bright, streamlined space to th...

10 sandwich shops in Portland, Maine (A&C Grocery, Anania’s, Broadway Variety, Corsetti’s, Deb’s, DiPietro’s, Leavitt & Sons; Old Port Sandwich Shop, Otherside Delicatessen, Pat's Meat Deli and Sisters Gourmet Deli) build a 144-foot-long line of sandwiches in Portland’s Monument Square, setting the world record for the World’s Longest Line of Maine...

Maybe you haven’t felt overwhelmed by the amount of food coming from all directions during the holidays and are still taking whatever you can get. Or maybe you’ve spent too much money on gifts for other people and just need to fill your belly for the best deal possible. Either way, Fresco Del Forno could be your answer. And if you have any returns...

Portland author Anne Broyles last month published a new picture book to introduce children to the labor movement. “I’m Gonna Paint” tells the story of Italian American painter Ralph Fasanella, who painted large, mural-like images depicting working class people and social movements of the early 1900s. One of Fasanella’s best known pieces is a 45-by-...

Peppino D’Agostino’s music continues to resonant in Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House, though it’s been several years since his last performance on the historic stage. On Friday, Dec. 1, this acclaimed Italian fingerstyle guitarist returns to Maine to perform at the Opera House.  The Chicago Tribune says “D’Agostino plays steel-string guitar with virtu...

The Quanto Basta food truck has officially morphed into a brick-and-mortar restaurant; the Neapolitan-style pizzeria opened in the former LB Kitchen space last Thursday. Located at 249 Congress St., Quanto Basta has seats for 20 customers inside and another 20 on the back patio. The restaurant is dine-in only right now, and is not taking to-go orde...