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Italian for Beginners… …and experts, too! Vignola charms on Dana Street. review by Diane Hudson - Nov. 2008 Vignola, the northern Italian sensation that’s a sister to award-winning Cinque Terre, glows in the heart of the Old Port, with festive wine-bottle chandeliers,...

reviewed by Diane Hudson Oct 2008 License to Grill Imagine–an F. Parker Reidy’s for the 21st century. Discriminating diners in love with Chef Harding Smith’s first venture, The Front Room, are now also lining up at his staggeringly successful new restaurant, The Grill...

Reviewed by Diane Hudson Sept 2008 Emilitsa is not simply ‘the new Greek restaurant in Portland.’ It is the most exciting new dining establishment of any kind here, and it happens to be Greek. Sleek, urban, and altogether warm, Emilitsa–named for owner John Regas’s...

Rare Medium, Well Done Stake your claim–or claim your steak–at the newest hot spot at Wells Beach. reviewed by Diane Hudson - SumerGuide 2008 Lots of places call themselves “steakhouses,” but Wells Beach Steakhouse gives even the famous chain of Ruth’s Chris Steak...

reviewed by Diane Hudson May 2008 Good Food Bar None Bar Lola is a knockout in the East End. Seated at the crest of Munjoy Hill as Congress Street plunges toward the Eastern Prom, Bar Lola, the newest of the new up here, is delighting crowds of excited diners. We just...

Maine Street Surprise Popular Henry and Marty’s is a three-dimensional happening. reviewed by Diane Hudson - April 2008 A line of diners waits outside of Henry and Marty, a favorite Brunswick eatery since 1998 (now owned by Aaron Park–former chef/owner of the West...