The Foreside Tavern
When my children were younger, the one place we could all agree on was Foreside Tavern. One proclaimed they had the “best chicken wings ever”. I like the salads and my husband was happy with ribs or a burger. We
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Homemade
A couple builds a house in Cape Elizabeth for their growing family. To build your own home is to have an intimate relationship with it, to see it through every stage from foundation to framing to furnishings. You know a house
The Frog & Turtle
At 4 o’clock on a recent afternoon in Westbrook, traffic is backed up due to construction and there’s a light rain falling. Just outside the door of the Frog and Turtle, the Presumpscot River is roaring from the recent precipitation,
DiMillo’s
We are so fortunate to have as many new restaurants as we do in Maine and especially in Portland. But we are also lucky to have the ones that have been here for decades—institutions that have become part of our
Camden + Rockport
As I drive up I-295 North, the snowflakes are thick, sliding off my windshield and sticking to the roadside. The drive is slow, but there’s something exhilarating about driving north for a weekend of adventure.
Rockland, Thomaston + Port Clyde
I always think the midcoast is farther away than it is. It’s an hour and a half from my home in Portland—that’s less time than my former New Jersey-to-New York City commute, and the scenery is a whole lot prettier.
Taste of Bar Harbor: Chef’s Table
A really good dinner party needs just a few ingredients: great food, a beautiful setting, and good company. An element of surprise is a nice touch, too. Lucky for me, all the above were present last Saturday evening at the
Drifters Wife
A little over a year ago, Peter and Orenda Hale opened a wine shop in the burgeoning Washington Avenue neighborhood in Portland. They called it Maine & Loire, a play on the names of two French rivers and the state,
Local 188
I was lucky to catch Local 188 owner Jay Villani just before he left on a much-anticipated trip to Barcelona, Spain. Joining him are his family and several of his staff, including partner Matt Purington. “I’m looking forward to eating
