By George and Linda Smith

We enjoy Italian-American food, but despaired of ever finding the authentic Italian food we love without having to leave Maine — until we got to Gagliano's Italian Bistro in downtown Augusta. It was an amazing surprise!

Linda: "I've been searching for authentic Italian food ever since our first trip to Italy. It's a taste unlike the Italian food we find here in the U.S. And lo and behold, the flavors I've been craving are being served at a relatively new restaurant on Water Street in Augusta -- Gagliano's.

Helena, the owner, greets us at the door with warmth and exuberance. She grew up in Italy, lived in Sweden for part of her childhood and was living in Florence when she met her American husband..."

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