{"id":12171,"date":"2016-11-23T15:23:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T20:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=12171"},"modified":"2016-11-23T15:23:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T20:23:40","slug":"december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cover-dec16\"Personalities<\/strong><\/p>\n

36 <\/strong><\/span>Desire Under the Firs
\n<\/strong><\/span>I<\/strong><\/span>n the welcome rush of recognition for LGBTQ dimension inside and outside art, a 21st-century examination of the \u201cBoston Marriage\u201d between South Berwick novelist Sarah Orne Jewett and Boston socialite Annie Adams Field is not just essential\u2013it puts Maine on the map.<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Amy Miller<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Food&Drink<\/strong><\/p>\n

23<\/strong><\/span> Portland After Dark: <\/strong><\/span>\u201cBright Spirits\u201d Here\u2019s the <\/strong><\/span>cocktail you want to be holding when the ball drops.<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Karen Hofreiter<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

43 <\/strong><\/span>Brew Ho Ho
\n<\/strong><\/span>Take the ultimate winter <\/strong><\/span>beer challenge. <\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Olivia Gunn<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

65<\/strong><\/span> Everyday Sommelier
\n<\/strong><\/span>\u201cRaise Your Glass\u201d <\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>The best new wines to help you usher in 2017 in style.<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Ralph Hersom<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

68<\/strong><\/span> Dining Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

69<\/strong><\/span> Restaurant Review<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Petite Jacqueline offers French favorites from its new digs on Market Street. <\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Diane Hudson<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Perspectives<\/strong><\/p>\n

8<\/strong><\/span> From the Editor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

10<\/strong><\/span> Letters<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

51 <\/strong><\/span>Bank On It
\n<\/strong><\/span>I just wanna be your banker!<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>Now that\u2019s more like it. What are Maine\u2019s banks and credit unions doing to win you as a depositor to start the new year? <\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>From Staff & Wire Reports<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

67<\/strong><\/span> L\u2019Esprit de l\u2019Escalier<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPlaid \u00c0 La Mode\u201d <\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Rhea C\u00f4t\u00e9 Robbins<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

96 <\/strong><\/span>Flash<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Art&Style<\/strong><\/p>\n

31<\/strong><\/span> Intoxicating Tales<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Open the pages to this <\/strong><\/span>year\u2019s best reads. <\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Ari Gersen & The Staff <\/em><\/span>of Longfellow Books<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

70<\/strong><\/span> Holiday Gifts <\/strong><\/span>& Events Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Goings-on and gift ideas for a shimmering holiday season.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

95<\/strong><\/span> Fiction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cParlor Tricks\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Doug Pilley<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Maine Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

12<\/strong><\/span> Maine Classics<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>14<\/strong><\/span> Experience<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>20 <\/strong><\/span>Chowder<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

47<\/strong><\/span> The Little Lady That <\/strong><\/span>Started the Boston Tea Party
\n<\/strong><\/span>While you\u2019re totaling your <\/strong><\/span>year-end receipts to get ready <\/strong><\/span>for tax time, meet adorable <\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Sultana<\/em>: the tax-collecting <\/strong><\/span>terror of the high seas. <\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>By Colin W. Sargent<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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