July/August 2014 Grill On The Hill Sparks fly at the East End's newest hot spot. Review by Diane Hudson The open-sesame to Lolita is a simple metal door. Architect Lauren Reiter, whose husband Neil Reiter co-owns Lolita with chef and proprietors Guy and Stella...
Summerguide 2014 Wharf Street Wonderful Perfect plates meet clever cocktails at this instant legend. Review by Diane Hudson Some small plate menus can make you nostalgic for the good old days before the world got so precious. Not this one. Central Provisions jump...
May 2014 Cape Porpoise, Southern Fried The Wayfarer is a down-home, delicious roadside tavern. review by Diane Hudson Having lived on Pier Road in Cape Porpoise for a year in one of my earlier lifetimes, I am intrigued to be returning to this magic spit of land. Shock...
Falmouth Feast Orchid Thai–the newest bloom in Pom's bouquet. Review by Diane Hudson High-concept cuisine at Pom Boobphachati’s Orchid Thai is redefining fine dining in Falmouth. During our recent visit, we warmed ourselves with heavenly Tom Yum hot-and-sour soup, its...
February/March 2014 River Dance Sleek & chic in K-port. Review by Diane Hudson Nestling into a private, sunlit nook at David’s KPT, we feel downright pampered in this modern space that envelopes us like a luxury liner or private yacht. We’re right on the Kennebunk...
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...
