December 2013
Rat’s Reserve

Rat’s Reserve

December 2013  Now here’s a mystery. You’re a visiting diner to the Kennebunks. Wine stewards in many of the glittering bistros whisper, with unreserved enthusiasm, “If you want to sample a local legend, try Rat’s Reserve.” It is all that. Eateries as diverse as the...

Empire Chinese Kitchen

Empire Chinese Kitchen

December 2013
Empire Chinese Kitchen infuses traditional dim sum with a bit of alt magic and Maine soul.

Man On Fire

Man On Fire

December 2013
What ignites my seven-year search in the North Atlantic? How dare I unplug the Lindbergh legend? Before Lucky Lindy there was L’Oiseau Blanc…until there wasn’t.

#Drive-In Force

#Drive-In Force

December 2013
Maybe it takes a 23-year-old to rescue a 74-year-old drive-in.

December 2013

December 2013

Perspectives 14 From the Editor 16 Letters 25 Chowder 41 Man on Fire In icy waters off the coast of Maine, a lobsterman recovers pieces of the wreck that provide new clues to the mystery of L’Oiseau Blanc. By Bernard Decré Art & Style 20 Goings On 50 Holiday Gift...