from left: meaghan maurice; courtesy kennebunk beach realty; paul mobley TM M a i n e ’ s C i t y M a g a z i n e 85 75 15 Food&Drink 69 Everyday Sommelier “Flip the Script” Get out of your wine rut. These fresh alternatives will shake up your regular staples. By Ralph Hersom 71 Hungry Eye “Menu-Busters Anonymous” Ever crave a certain dish from your past, only to find it absent from every menu in town? By Olivia Gunn Kostishevskaya 74 Dining Guide 75 Restaurant Review Tuscan Table brings sumptuous Italian eating to the arid Maine Mall area. Olive Garden this is not. By Claire Z. Cramer 78 Maine Restaurant Week Shelter&Design 39 Living Large Eavesdrop in the plush drawing rooms of three mansions for sale on the soaring coast of Maine. By Colin W. Sargent 51 Maine Coast on a Shoestring Grab an oceanfront getaway from $159,000 to $225,000! By Sarah Moore & Madison Andrews 85 House of the Month Built in 1765, this mystery Colonial in Kennebunk is staring out the window at you. By Colin W. Sargent 90 New England Home & Living Art&Style 103 Fiction “The Mystery of the Mystery Meat Sandwiches or The Secret of the Old Picnic Basket or The Clue in the Checkered Napkin” By Joan Connor Personalities 31 The Real John Ford John Ford, we hardly knew you! Critics in The Atlantic and The New York Times Book Review are turning somersaults over the breakthrough book that chron- icles the darker impulses and erratic genius of our local director. By Colin W. Sargent Maine Life 13 Maine Classics 15 Concierge 17 Home & Garden Shows 19 Experience 25 Chowder 27 Portland After Dark “JustforLaughs” Take a hit of endorphins at Portland’s comedy nights, where diverse local performers tickle the crowds with razor-sharp wit. By Madison Andrews Perspectives 8 From the Editor 10 Letters 59 We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby…Haven’t We? On the matter of women’s rights, it’s time to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come–and how far we still have to go. By Olivia Gunn Kostishevskaya 65 L’Esprit de l’Escalier “Nous Sommes Pas Tous La Même” Lift the mask you wear and exam- ine the bare-faced truth of your cultural identity. By Rhea Côté Robbins 67 My Maine “I’m Not Your Mascot” Maulian Dana illuminates her ex- periences as an indigenous citizen. By Maulian Dana 104 Flash F e b . / M a r c h Cover: Bull Feeney’s by Corey Templeton F e b r u a r y / M a r c h 2 0 1 8 7