In addition to beers from Belleflower and Tributary, try a Foeder-lagered bock from Schilling in New Hampshire.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Headed to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens? Here’s what else to check out in Boothbay
Get an on-theme beer, play a round of mini golf or take a hike.
Society Notebook: Portland chamber celebrates women who empower, inspire and unite
The first WE Rock awards reception was held in April.
Review: Anthony Cudahy’s solo show encourages both dissection and delight
Imbued with endless subtleties, ‘Spinneret’ is on brilliant display through July 21 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
In the lobby of a Portland hotel, Salt Yard Cafe shouldn’t be overlooked
The Canopy’s rooftop bar has attracted attention, but the New American menu and Maine-inspired cocktails at the ground-floor restaurant deserve more.
The opening of Good Day Market in 1970 ignited Portland’s vegetarian food scene
Over the next decade or so, the city saw five more vegetarian restaurants and shops open.
Napa cabbage gives this wedge salad extra crunch
My spouse, Grace, used to drive to Hudson, New York, a full hour from our house, to get their hair cut. To make the trip extra worth it, Grace would time the appointments to bring home a roast chicken from Kitty’s Market, an adorable cafe near the train station there that makes sensational rotisserie chicken. […]
Lemon poppy seed pancakes are a bright, textured delight
Pancakes are often considered a spurge that veers away from healthy breakfast goals – a reputation that isn’t entirely unwarranted. Since many batters are made primarily with white flour, sugar and butter, they’re literally a type of cake cooked in a pan – fine to eat now and then, but not every day. On the […]
Deep Water: ‘Shelter Along the Trail,’ by Sandy Stott
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Move over, roses. Here’s what you should plant for a fragrant garden
Herbs, lilies and lilacs are among the options.