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.

Arts & Entertainment

Deep Water: ‘Birches,’ by Sally Bliumis-Dunn

December 11, 2022December 6, 2022

Maine Poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: Paintings, photography cross dimensions in Portland solo shows

by Jorge S. Arango December 11, 2022December 12, 2022

See the work of Nick Benfey at Moss Galleries and Bernard C. Meyers at Cove Street Arts into January.

Recipes

This brothy vegetable soup with sausage is a warming and filling bowl

by Ellie Krieger Special To The Washington Post December 11, 2022December 5, 2022

My strategy for staying in balance during the holiday season can be summed up in one word: soup. I always have a big batch in my refrigerator waiting to be warmed and ladled into deep bowls and eaten with crusty bread for lunch or dinner, or in smaller, mug-sized portions for a quick snack that […]

Food, Vegan Kitchen

The best vegan cookbooks of 2022

by Avery Yale Kamila December 11, 2022December 10, 2022

Seven that stood out from an increasingly crowded field.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘The Light We Carry’

December 11, 2022December 6, 2022

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

Food

5 cookie baking tips for better batches every time

by Becky Krystal The Washington Post December 11, 2022December 5, 2022

No matter how many cookie recipes I test, I always learn something, either from the recipe developers or from my own kitchen adventures. This year, I picked up even more from some of the new cookbooks that crossed my desk, including several very good ones devoted to cookies. Here’s a roundup of my favorite tips […]