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Miyake

October 2009 Chichi Sushi Adorable Food Factory Miyake blends exciting flavors with acclaim on the Travel Channel and in Bon Appetit. Diminutive as a bento box on an alley corner between Katahdin Restaurant and the Inn at Park Spring, Food Factory Miyake knows exactly...

Foliage – Without a  Sell – by Date

Foliage – Without a Sell – by Date

October 2009 “I remember that autumn when the fallen epileptic maple shuddered in pain by the road. My world died then with the maple’s first convulsion.” The world-class author of these lines was brilliant, funny Leonardas Andriekus (1914-2004), the former poet...

Sex & The Wilderness

October 2009 Anyone can camp when the weather is mild. It takes a special kind of Survivalista, with some scratch, to rusticate in style during the more challenging seasons here. Just because you’re in the wilderness doesn’t mean you can’t be wild. Fantasy 1: You're...

The Maine 100

October 2009 Who's hot, who's not, and who's had the moxie not to be bought. Dark horses, IT firms, and old faithfuls crest in our list of the top 100 firms headquartered in Maine. Commentary by Evan Livada • Data from Dun & Bradstreet "What I find interesting are...

Provençal Poetry

September 2009 Ogunquit’s 98 Provence: Venez-vous ici souvent? Not nearly enough! Clipping fresh herbs from her lovely gardens as diners approach, Johanne Hazeltine is all Monet in her sun-dappled dress, sang de boeuf against the classic blue doors of 98 Provence in...

The Harvest on the 
Harbor Experience

The Harvest on the 
Harbor Experience

September 2009 At certain glittering moments in its history, Portland steps into the spotlight and presents her best face worldwide. Like the time Lucky Lindy addressed thousands at Deering Oaks after his solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, or when Portland...

[Maine] itself is a Binge!

September 2009   Before we had Martha at Skylands, we had Julia at Blue Hill Bay. "Julia Child’s Maine" By Judith Gaines She stayed in Maine periodically for more than 50 years, savoring our seafood, sampling our restaurants, and summering in her beloved family...

Thinking Outside the Frame

September 2009

You might think you know a person but there’s always something more,” says Ian Anderson, 36, who brushes off pressures to create comfy art in favor of installations that keep you up at night.

From Bulgaria With Love

July / August 2009 Project Greenlight winner Kyle Rankin lights up the Maine International Film Festival. Kyle Rankin’s role as a pioneer in Maine’s growing independent film industry has translated to major studio success. His new insect screamer film Infestation,...

Dangerous When Wet

July / August 2009 Ian Crocker: Chapter 2 interview By Michelle Susan Twomey With five Olympic swimming medals locked tight in a safe in his closet, Ian Crocker (Cheverus 2000) has always been a free spirit dancing to his own tune. But now that he’s daring to change...

 

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