Articles

Damien Janowicz

On bringing his natural warmth, sense of humor, and love of hospitality to the Kennebunks Sitting on the porch of the Cape Arundel Inn, it would be difficult to feel anything but relaxed. The undulating waves of the Atlantic just

Stay the Night

It’s a rare weekend when every Maine magazine staffer is snoozing at home. From 48 Hours excursions to story scouting, we spend much of our time exploring the state. We roam far and wide, driving down dirt roads and cruising scenic coastal

Lolita Vinoteca + Asador

Lolita Vinoteca + Asador’’s chef and owner, Guy Fernandez, tends to a cast iron pan full of plump, blistered shishito peppers into the restaurant’’s roaring wood oven. He bluntly defines the experience as cooking in a box of fire. ““You

Mount Desert Island: Active and Outside

Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff: Steve Kelly, Associate Publisher, Maine Home+Design and Maine magazines   Steve Kelly, Associate Publisher, Maine Home+Design and Maine magazines   When I was growing up, my parents would take my sister and me camping

Mount Desert Island: Family Friendly

Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff: Rebecca Falzano, Managing Editor, Maine Home+Design magazine   Rebecca Falzano, Managing Editor, Maine Home+Design magazine   It’s the last Friday in May and the noon sun is making promises for the weekend. I’ve been

Ogunquit

Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff: Heidi Kirn, Art Director, Maine Home+Design magazine   Heidi Kirn, Art Director, Maine Home+Design   Ogunquit holds a special place in my heart. When I was a kid, my family used to visit on

Blue Spoon

It is the warmest day of the summer when I pay an overdue visit to the Blue Spoon on Portland’’s Munjoy Hill—, the kind of weather where even I crave lighter fare despite my usual indifference on the matter. Chef

Portland Lobster Company

No food quite encapsulates Maine like lobster. In the summer, all those ubiquitous lobster shacks that looked eerily abandoned in the winter suddenly overflow with throngs of hungry diners. Many towns throughout the state boast multiple eateries dedicated solely to

Matt Barton

Originally from Cape Elizabeth, Matt Barton earned a degree in economics and worked in finance before making the radical decision to leave his original chosen field and learn yacht design at the Landing School in Arundel. He now works as