Jamie Hogan BUY TICKETS: 207.774.0465 www.portlandstage.org 25A Forest Ave, Portland, ME PORTLANDSTAGE The Theater of Maine Sponsored by: P O R T L A N D M A G A Z I N E VO L U M E 3 3 , N O . 1 0 W I N T E R G U I D E 2 0 1 9 S K I I N G | W E D D I N G S | C U I S I N E The Cook’s Tour 365 days of unmistakably Maine cuisine 10 P o R t L a n d monthly mAgA Ine lEttEr editor portland onthly.co FaMiLy tRadition It’s not that often that I find a little piece of our Italian Christmas Eve holiday tradition on the cover of a magazine published in Maine [see “The Ultimate Frutti di Mare,” December 2018]. Well done, Portland Monthly! Andrea Chechile Knowles, Eliot BoisteRo s BivaLves [See “Lucky Shucks,” December 2018] Why would someone pick [Maine Oyster Company] over The Shop? Sounds like the same stuff, just more expensive. Brett [via portlandmonthly.com] tHe Rite st FF I just wanted to reach out to you and thank you for the wonderful article you wrote on the Tarkington property [see “Mirthful Haven,” Winterguide 2019]. It was genuine, sincere, informative, and spoke volumes about Booth and his home. Well done, good sir. Randal Simon, Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, Kennebunk BossanovadePRivationdisoRdeR Love your editorial musings/meditation this month—that line from “Wave.” And the closed doors of the old bathhouses— “each hiding the promise of summer in- side.” And “What a sweet place to duck out of the wind for a kiss.” Actually, the entire piece. Same with The Lost Fire [see “We Found Magic at The Lost Fire,” Winterguide 2019]! Diane Hudson, Portland