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Simply amazing! What a year for Portland restaurants.  At last count nearly 25 new establishments opened for business in 2014 with a veritable whirlwind of talented chefs  commandeering professional ranges all over town. Notable debuts included Central...

Spring is the time when restaurant concepts that have been simmering all winter start to come together in a flurry of renovations, hiring and training staff, and menu planning. In Portland, the scramble is on to open by – or at least during – summer...

Michelle Corry with a plate of macarons. When Michelle Corry lived in Paris, she became hooked on crepes and the concept of the neighborhood pastry shop. Before going to someone’s flat for dinner, she popped into a local patisserie for a few decadent...

 Portland Trading Company A few weeks ago the hubs and I escaped for our first weekend away since kids. Hallelujah! We spent a day exploring Portland, Maine – or as I like to call it, Brooklyn North. There are some seriously cool shops and amazing restaurants...

Springtime is the season of resurrection, a cycle that applies not only to nature, but also to the arts and culinary scenes in Portland, which are poised to undergo an unprecedented rejuvenation before the summer solstice this June. A remarkable number...