Winterguide 2014 Eat, Ski, Love Sunday River’s cozy and hopping ski pub has a thing for Neapolitan pizza. Review by Diane Hudson Twenty five years ago, near the base of the Matterhorn, a poster for a ski bar in Zermatt, Switzerland, changed Roger Beaudoin’s life. He...
December 2013
Empire Chinese Kitchen infuses traditional dim sum with a bit of alt magic and Maine soul.
November 2013 By Diane Hudson Everything–from the ricotta to the lardo, the pasta, the sausages–is house-made, southern Italian… and favoloso. One-eleven Middle Street has undergone many restaurant reincarnations in 40 years. Now comes Piccolo, offering Italian fare...
Boone's - A Room With a View Review by Colin W. Sargent Boone's in the Old Port continues to deliver the goods. Boone’s Restaurant opened in 1898, in the heart of Portland’s waterfront. In its salad days, it was one of the most famous seafood bistros in the...
September 2013 Art of the Meal Review by Diane Hudson Try a sensuous stop at the museum cafe Blockbuster art exhibits can make you hungry! The PMA Café, managed by Aurora Provisions, takes museum dining seriously. At first glance, you think…OK, sandwiches, salads....
July/August 2013
Super-fresh seafood comes with a million-dollar view.
Summerguide 2013 JP's is the toast of Rosemont. By Diane Hudson Seating 46, including six at the bar and 16 alfresco, JP’s lights up a warm summer night with the intimate neighborhood Italian specialties that are mostly northern-Italian, but with a nod to chef John...
May 2013 Ciao, Enio! A trattoria power couple returns. By Diane Hudson How many restaurants can fit onto Portland’s peninsula? Rachel’s Wood Grill was among the early birds to fly from the Old Port to Woodford Street before owners Bob and Laura Butler left Maine...
April 2013 A sleek, stylish Thai restaurant takes off in Boston’s South End thanks to the talent and hospitality of a daring Rangeley chef and his daughter. By Colin S. Sargent Equator glows from its trendy South End digs at 1721 Washington Street in Boston, a beacon...
February/March 2013 HAUTE OCTANE Fuel glows brightly with gourmet French cuisine in Lewiston’s historic Lyceum Hall By Diane Hudson We're fired up over Fuel. The Lewiston landmark is overwhelmingly popular–even at 5:45 on a Saturday, it’s packed. One of our quartet...
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...
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...
