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Summer Recap: Eating Around Maine
Whew, what a summer! This time of year, I always feel like it went by too fast and that I didn't do enough. But when I look back through my pictures, I find that in fact I did do a lot—and much of it...
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Dinner at Wayside Tavern in Portland, Maine
Wayside Tavern is the latest restaurant to occupy the cozy space at The Francis Hotel. Since the hotel opened in 2017, there have been two other restaurants in the space, first Bolster, Snow & Co....
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First Look at Regards in Portland, Maine
Regards opens tonight—a new restaurant on Congress Street in Portland where Emilitsa was. The chef is Neil Zabriskie, formerly of Little Giant, and co-owned by his wife Kimberly Lund and Cameron Lewin,...
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First Look at Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger, the latest from restaurateur Mike Fraser (Bramhall, Roma), chef Nace Cohen, and manager Marcus Alcantara opens today. The restaurant in on Fore Street, in the space formerly occupied by...
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Portland Public Market House Update
If, like me, you haven't been into the Portland Public Market House for a while due to the pandemic, here's an update on the businesses there. I went a few weeks ago to check out Frying Dutchman, one...
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New Menu at Crown Jewel on Great Diamond Island, Portland, Maine
If you've spent any time at all reading this blog over the years, you know one of my favorite summertime activities in Maine is to visit Crown Jewel on Portland's Great Diamond Island. I first visited...
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My Maine Summer Dining Bucket List
Originally published in Maine magazine, June 2021.Every year, usually about mid-July, my husband and I create a summer bucket list. After a few weeks of glorious warm weather, beach days, and backyard...
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Pacifico Brings Latin Flavors to a Saco Mill
Originally published in Maine magazine, July 2021.Step into Pacifico in Saco, and you’ll instantly feel transported to somewhere warmer. A pink neon sign over the main entrance buzzes with Miami...
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Southern Comfort Food Meets Maine Classics at Peter Trout's Tavern
Originally published in Maine magazine, August 2021.The western half of Mount Desert Island, known as the quiet side, is a bit removed from the summertime hustle and bustle of Bar Harbor, Cadillac...
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Broken Arrow Hits a Bull’s-Eye in Portland’s Arts District
Originally published in Maine magazine, September 2021.Lyle and Holly Aker had no intention of opening a restaurant in the middle of a pandemic, especially not when COVID-19 cases were spiking in late...
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Striking Gold at Biddeford's Magnus on Water
Originally published in Maine magazine, October 2021.In the thirteenth century, Albertus Magnus, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist, reportedly witnessed the transformation of an ordinary metal...
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Crispy Gài Dishes Out Thai Fried Chicken and Tropical Vibes
Originally published in Maine magazine, November 2021.I am sitting at the side bar of Crispy Gài, the new Thai restaurant from chefs Cyle Reynolds and Jordan Rubin, and space is growing tight. I’m...
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Flux Brings Creative From-Scratch Cooking to Lisbon Falls
Originally published in Maine magazine, January 2022.The town of Lisbon has seen a lot of changes in the past half-decade. The defunct Worumbo Mill that anchored the town at its southern end was...
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Where to Go For Date Night This Winter
Originally published in Maine magazine, January 2022The challenge of eating outdoors last winter was sometimes fun (and necessary), but this year I’m ready to go back inside where it’s warm. Let’s...
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Wayside Tavern in Portland Serves Dishes to Meet Your Mood
Originally published in Maine magazine, March 2022.A new type of tavern is open in the West End of Portland. With its deep burgundy leather banquettes, glass-globed sconces that cast a warm glow, and...
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Chez Rosa Brings French Dining to Kennebunkport
Originally published in Maine magazine, May 2022.Yazmin Saraya Jean, owner and general manager of Chez Rosa, says she and chef Kyle Robinson have only one hard-and-fast rule: “We’re pretty strict...
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Smalls is Portland’s Hippest New All-Day Cafe
Originally published in Maine magazine, June 2022.The first time I stop in at Smalls, a new cafe in Portland’s West End, it’s for a breakfast sandwich. A friend told me it is in the running for the...
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If You Haven’t Tried Cafe Louis in Knightville, It’s Time
Originally published in Maine magazine, July 2022.Chef Evan Richardson has strong opinions about mustard—specifically, the mustard sauce used on the pressed pork sandwich known as a Cuban or a...
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Wolfpeach: Maine’s Most Popular New Restaurant is a Locavore’s Delight
Originally published in Maine magazine, August 2022.I’m sitting at the six-seat bar in the 190-year-old building that now houses Wolfpeach, a new fine-dining restaurant in downtown Camden. My back is...
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State Lunch: The Gastropub Reviving Maine’s Capital City
Originally published in Maine magazine, September 2022.Offering an upscale pub menu in a hip industrial space, State Lunch is a key part of Augusta’s renaissance.In 2019, inspired in part by the...
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