Knee deep in Maine

Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Posted in Maine days, Travel | No Comments »

I'm working this week in western Maine, and checking out ski towns. Last night the sky opened to a major drop of snow. While we drank a couple of beers at dinner at The Rack (Olympic snowboarder Seth Weston's place), ...

Fat snowflakes, bacon and beer

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Food, Maine days, Travel | No Comments »

Last night we double-hopped dinner around Longfellow Square in Portland, Maine. At Local 188, it was a round of Estrella and Unibroue with a long plate of spicy meatballs to share. We'd been to Local before, when it was in ...

Spoonbread Savannah

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in Food, Travel | No Comments »

On a rainy night with a tornado warning, you don't want the winter storm come. But if it does, you want to see the drops pour on tall windows, Spanish moss tousling in the trees... and you, snug in a ...