Rome wasn't built in a day, mostly because it took at least three days to make enough penne to construct the Coliseum. Chow down on historic noodles with today's Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of Italian cuisine at Latina Ristorante in Etobicoke.

Continuing the restaurant's more than 50 year history, the chefs at Latina Ristorante skillfully craft a menu of house-made pasta, meat offerings, and seafood dishes. The culinary crew greets diners with bruschetta ($4.95), which loads olive oil, basil, and tomato onto garlic bread ready for teeth to nibble into a replica of Italy's go-go-boot-shaped peninsula. Grilled chicken and sundried tomatoes weave into penne gorgonzola ($14.95), and forks dive into the noodle-filled depths of linguine alla marinella ($18.95) to pierce shrimp, crab, and scallops blanketed by a rose sauce. Vitello penata ($18.95) holds a dance atop taste buds to bring the flavours of meaty veal medallions, cream, and pine nuts in close contact, and the gamberi alla griglia ($18.95) rests grilled shrimp, lemon, and herbs over a bed of rice. Wall sconces cast a soft glow over the dining area's textured walls, and white tablecloths offer patrons the perfect canvas for crafting a noodle-based self-portrait.