Food&Drink

35 Hungry Eye
“My Favorite Year”
Portland hasn’t just climbed the yum yum tree. We’re reaching starry heights, from “Best Of” lists to “America’s No. 1.” Meet the local tastes and talents who dare to challenge the expectations of foodies everywhere.
By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya and Ashley Brindamour

17 Cheers
“You’re the Top”
Our sensuous sommelier reveals Portland’s smoothest wine menus.
By Ralph Hersom

56 Dining Guide
Twenty-five select area
restaurants strut their stuff.

57 Restaurant Review
Winter heats up at The Lost Fire.
By Colin W. Sargent

Personalities

43 Remembrance of Feasts Past
New York Times best-selling author Ann Hood invites us into her kitchen for a romantic travel through time.
By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya

96 Flash

Art&Style

61 The Bride Wore Red
A pop of color sets these nuptials off.
By Sofia Voltin

93 Fiction
“Eastern Bluebird”
By Bruce Pratt

Perspectives

10 From the Editor
“Bossa Nova
Deprivation Disorder”
By Colin W. Sargent

12 Letters

31 Portland After Dark
“Special Delivery”
Portland, Let’s Stay In.
By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya

55 Voices
“How Do You Say Benoit?”
What’s in a name?
By Rhea Côté Robbins

Shelter&Design

83 House of the Month
“Mirthful Haven”
Find comfort in author Booth Tarkington’s “Seawood.”
By Colin W. Sargent

86 New England Home & Living
Exciting properties to make your fantasy of a home in Maine come true.