Caracas in Saco

Caracas in Saco

Winterguide 2013 Venezuelan arepas may just be the cure for a Maine winter. by Diane Hudson Maine’s new and perhaps only Venezuelan restaurant, Luis’s Arepara & Grill, is located, not in cosmopolitan Portland, but on a quiet stretch of Route 12 as it heads out of...

AR (to) GO

Winterguide 2013
The true story of Chef Sam Sriweawnetr’s bravery during the 1979 hostage crisis may have been left out of the hit movie Argo, but not out of the historical record.

Lindbergh Slept Here

Winterguide 2013
A glamorous anomaly with a past–a tiled Spanish beachfront villa designed by John Calvin Stevens–maintains her dignity against all odds.

Schulte & Herr

Schulte & Herr

Best Wurst in Town! Schulte & Herr’s classic German küche warms the heart. By Diane Hudson We met in my hometown of Paderborn [250 miles west of Berlin] while Brian was backpacking in Europe,” says Schulte & Herr co-owner Steffi Davin.  “We married and worked...

Rachel, Rachel

December 2012
Augusta native Rachel Nichols continues revamping her career as it starts to take off.

The Big Bank Theory 2013

December 2012
As the curtain rises on 2013, local banks and credit unions hope to win your approval. How does yours compare?

Figa

Go Figa Dining here whisks you breathlessly around the world. By Diane Hudson Like the iconic good luck talisman the figa, with origins traced from Brazil to Africa, Greece, and even Rome, Figa chef/owner Lee Farrington’s culinary sortilège gains its strength from...

Ten Most Intriguing

November 2012
Everything about this year’s list of Mainers shows just how captivating we can be–from concepts embraced around the world to shaking up the city’s status quo.

Moveable Feasts

Novemeber 2012
Twenty-first century Flash Soirées, where celebrity chefs stage one-night-only parties in borrowed venues, are standing restaurateurship on its head.



 

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