Oscar voting begins – finally – this week, meaning we are one step closer to spring, one step closer to gaining a bit more clarity about this year’s strange awards season and one step closer to making sure the liquor cabinet is stocked with a bottle or three of good Irish whiskey for a few […]
Leslie Bridgers
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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.
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Bar Guide: Despite opening during a pandemic, there have been bright spots for the new Batson River
The Kennebunk brewery and distillery opened a second location in Portland in December.
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John Travolta’s Islesboro home on market for $5 million
The oceanfront home, which Travolta and his late wife bought in 1991, has 20 bedrooms.
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Tap Lines: What Maine beer pros are drinking now, from their breweries and others
The people running some of Maine’s biggest breweries offer their recommendations.
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Bar Guide: Shake things up on Valentine’s Day with these Cupid-themed cocktails
Maine mixologists share recipes that will have you seeing red.
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Homefront: Even without rosemary bushes in the yard, this chicken pasta dish is favorite
The Sheaffs brought this recipe from California to their Harpswell home.
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Dine In Maine: A drier January, restaurant video games and servers on social media
Try these stand-ins for alcoholic beverages and the restaurant experience.
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Start your whiskey collection with these 10 bottles
A proper sherried malt is a beautiful thing to behold. Burgundy liquid brimming with the richness of over-ripened stone fruit, it balances aromatic intensity against structural nuance. While a seasoned whisky enthusiast might count one as the ultimate dram, savvy investors see it as an ideal asset. The Macallan 25 – a bottle exhibiting all […]
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Tap Lines: Maine breweries aim to reduce their impact on the environment
Their efforts include recycling programs, solar installations and capturing carbon dioxide.
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Bar Guide: Follow the birthday gal on her ideal Portland pub crawl, for non-pandemic times
The seven places Angie Bryan would celebrate the week leading up to her birthday.