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The Danforth Excels in Portland’s West End

A moody aesthetic and top-notch drinks make this hot new destination an instant favorite.

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    Brien Davis Bakes Apples

    Simple, baked apples are as good as it gets. When the apples are meltingly ready, drench the dish with heavy cream and maple syrup, and serve right away. Soft and comforting, but still just apples. COOK-October 2009 Written + Photographed

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    Table: A Farmhouse Bistro

    EAT-October 2009 Written + Photographed by Jonathan Levitt Rich and I sit on the downstairs porch at Table, sharing a plate of fish and chips. The stream flows below us. 2 Meals with Rich Hanson Coffee Cake + Coffee |

    One Mainer’s Meat

      EAT-October 2009 By Peter A. Smith Photographs by Jonathan Levitt   A partial inventory of the kitchen at Salt Water Farm: glass canning jars, oyster and clam knives, foraged mushrooms, a granite kitchen island with a Wolf six-burner range

    Recipe for Success

    FEAST-October 2009 (from Maine Home+Design) By Rebecca Falzano Photographs by François Gagné   When chef Michael Gagné, co-owner of Robinhood Free Meetinghouse in Georgetown, set out to create the perfect biscuit years ago, little did he know that his personal passion would

    Old Vines

    Small plates, off-beat wines, old-stuff chic EAT-September 2009 Written + Photographed by Jonathan Levitt Grape vines can live for over 100 years. With time the trunks grow thick and gnarled, and the roots reach deeper and deeper down into the

    Three Tides

    Pristine shellfish, hand-brewed beer, and a view of the bay EAT-September 2009 Written + Photographed by Jonathan Levitt In old-time London, pirates were put to death on the gallows at Execution Dock. The hangman’s landing was just off the banks

    Eatland

    EAT FEATURE-September 2009 By Peter A. Smith Photographs by Jonathan Levitt Portland’s newest restaurants In May, the big, neon S in the Eastland Park Hotel’s rooftop sign went out, so that on the approach from South Portland, up and over

    Little Italy

    FEAST-September 2009 (from Maine Home+Design) By Rebecca Falzano Photographs by François Gagné   For husband and wife Bob and Laura Butler, the richness of life is measured in moments of good food and wine: The pleasing pungency of garlic. The texture of

    Three Tiers on the Pier

    FEAST-August 2009 (from Maine Home+Design) By Rebecca Falzano Photographs by François Gagné   If restaurants could talk, Pier 77 on Cape Porpoise Harbor would have some tales to tell. For more than seventy years, the site overlooking a working pier has been