{"id":15531,"date":"2018-11-28T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=15531"},"modified":"2018-11-28T19:30:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:30:09","slug":"december-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/december-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec18-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"Dec18-Cover\" width=\"260\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec18-Cover.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec18-Cover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec18-Cover-200x260.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>Food&amp;Drink<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>35 <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Hungry Eye<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u201cThe Ultimate <em>Frutti di Mare<\/em>\u201d<br \/>\nLocal families share the stories behind the recipes at the Italian Heritage Center\u2019s annual holiday feast.<br \/>\n<em>By Sofia Voltin<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s4\">57<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><strong> Cheers<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><strong>\u201cPop Life\u201d<br \/>\nThe right bubbles for your New Year\u2019s toast.<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>By Ralph Hersom<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\"><strong>60<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><strong> Dining Guide<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\">Twenty-five select area restaurants strut their stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>61<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong> Restaurant Review<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><strong>\u201cLucky Shucks\u201d<br \/>\nA new oyster eatery hits the spot.<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>By Diane Hudson<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Personalities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>96 <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Flash<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Perspectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><strong> From the Editor<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u201cPositive Proof\u201d<br \/>\n<em>By Colin W. Sargent<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><strong><span class=\"s6\">12<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> Letters<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>29<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong> Portland After Dark <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s7\"><strong>\u201cWintry Hops\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><strong>IPAs and stouts and ales, oh my!<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><em>By Josh Christie<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s4\">59<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><strong> L\u2019Esprit de l\u2019Escalier<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><strong>\u201cGuardian Angels\u201d<br \/>\nRescue charms for Maine doughboys.<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>By Rhea C\u00f4t\u00e9 Robbins<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Art&amp;Style<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>93<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong> Fiction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\"><strong>\u201cMouse King\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>By Jason Brown<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><strong>Shelter&amp;Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>83<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong> House of the Month<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\">The street, the school, the architect\u2014this West End home is a triple threat.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>By Colin W. Sargent<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s4\"><strong>86<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><strong> New England Home &amp; Living<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\">Exciting properties to make your fantasy of a home in Maine come true.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Maine Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\"><strong>15<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><strong> Maine Classics<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\">Because some things never go out of style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\">17<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><strong> Concierge<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\">Your backstage tickets to entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>19<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong> Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s4\"><strong>27 <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><strong>Chowder<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\">A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>39<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong> Bank On It<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><strong>Maine\u2019s financial institutions are offering more than toasters.<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>From Staff &amp; Wire Reports<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>65<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><strong> Holiday Gifts &amp; Events Guide<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><em>From Staff &amp; Wire Reports<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food&amp;Drink 35 Hungry Eye \u201cThe Ultimate Frutti di Mare\u201d Local families share the stories behind the recipes at the Italian Heritage Center\u2019s annual holiday feast. By Sofia Voltin 57 Cheers \u201cPop Life\u201d The right bubbles for your New Year\u2019s toast. By Ralph Hersom 60 Dining Guide Twenty-five select area restaurants strut their stuff. 61 Restaurant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[231],"class_list":["post-15531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toc","tag-december-2018"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15531"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15583,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15531\/revisions\/15583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}