Haute dining, good value
No matter what your budget, getting good value for your buck makes a difference. In a town where $40 entrees aren't unusual, the White...
CalMex in Maine done right
Our plan was dinner at anneka jans,an upscale bistro in downtown Kittery. Foolish me, I thought: rainy, Wednesday night, no prob. Hah. That local...
Gotta love Martha’s in Ellsworth
Red vinyl, Formica, and chrome. Super-friendly waitresses. Really good home cookin'.
Martha's Diner delivers big time. I stopped by for lunch today, and the place...
By the sea, by the sea…
...by the beautiful sea. That's the location of the Inn by the Sea.
The inn, a collection of rooms, suites, and two-bedroom cottages evoking Victorian...
It’s all Greek to me
...and to anyone else at Portland's annual Greek Heritage Festival, June 25-27, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
Food, dancing, food, crafts, food, music, food......
Feeling brew in Belfast
One week ago I was in Belfast, Ireland. Now it's Belfast, Maine.
Last night, dinner at 3Tides, a.k.a. Lb (pound, as in lobster pound) and...
Sweet dreams in Bar Harbor
Every time I visit The Inns at the Ullikana in Bar Harbor, I stay in a different room, and every time, I swear it's...
Bar Harbor and MDI area quick hits
I'm spending a quick 24 hours on Mt. Desert Island. After chatting with a few local sources and a visual scan, I've already found...
Chocolates fresh from the farm. Kinda.
Farm fresh is all the rage, with more and more chefs jumping on the farm-to-table wagon. Well, that's not just limited to restaurant fare....
Rockland updates
Took a wander through downtown Rockland today. For the most part, Main Street appears healthy, and that's a good thing in this economy. Sure,...
Moose Mainea
Wanna see a moose? This is the best time of year to do so, and the area around Moosehead Lake is prime moose-spotting territory....
Rob Evans of Hugos wins Beard Award
Woohoo! Rob Evans, chef and co-proporitor of the four-diamond Hugo's Restaurant, in Portland, won the 2009 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the...
Puffins, warblers, and eagles, oh my!
Deer Isle is going to the birds. The third annual Wings, Waves & Woods festival of birding and art, sponsored by the Island Heritage...
New York, New York…
...it's a wonderful town.
Sorry for the silence, but I've been in the Big Apple attending a couple of conferences. In between, I managed to...
Noodle soup and migraine tea
I ventured down to Portland last week and treated myself to lunch at Huong, a Vietnamese restaurant on Cumberland Avenue. My first time there,...
