Have a S’moretini ’round the campfire, or a Sea Breeze while you sail.
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.
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Bar Guide: Meet Arvid Brown, the best bartender in town
The Baharat bar manager was the first winner of a new Portland bartending competition.
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What to know about Beyoncé’s ‘Lion King’-inspired visual album ‘Black Is King’
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter released “Black Is King” in the wee hours of the morning of July 31, roughly one month after publicly announcing that she had shot a companion piece to her original music released alongside the live-action “Lion King” film last year. The new visual album, streaming on Disney Plus, is “meant to celebrate the […]
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Bar Guide: Portland’s hotel bars put their own spin on classic cocktails
These unique concoctions will make you feel like you’re on vacation.
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Indie Film: Filmmaker who moved to Maine for a quieter life has one last horror story to tell
Jeremy Kasten is releasing his movie ‘The Dead Ones’ more than a decade after he shot it.
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Deep Water: ‘Crawling with Uncle D,’ by Mark Melnicove
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Emmy nominations 2020: How limited-series actress became TV’s fiercest category
Three of this year’s five nominees are Oscar winners.
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Tell us what you’re cooking
Have your favorite recipe published in the Food & Dining section of the Maine Sunday Telegram.
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Bar Guide: Get your buzz from these honey-forward cocktails
The hive mind has spoken: These drinks are sweet.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Chef’s Caribbean-Scottish heritage inspires Jerk Chicken Wings with Pineapple and Peanuts
The dish offers a lot of flavor for just a little work.