And after tasting the brewery’s two beers (pale and dark), you’ll become a believer.
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Professor’s fifth documentary film turns camera on homelessness in rural Maine
‘Hungry Now,’ by Alan Kryszak, a professor at the University of Maine-Machias, highlights a variety of Mainers who have no permanent home. The film also hears from ‘helpers,’ who want to solve the problem, and others who feel no responsibility. It premieres Nov. 13 in Orono.
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Posted inFood
‘Pumpkin spice,’ ‘banh mi’ among food words added to Merriam-Webster
Other new food words added to the dictionary include “oat milk” and “birria.”
Posted inGreen Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Making ketchup is perfect cooking project for less patient little ones
The process is amenable to stopping and starting in accordance with kids’ attention spans.
Posted inRecipes
Corn chowder with miso and salmon is an enchanting end-of-summer meal
Miso, a fermented bean paste, pairs well with the sweetness of corn.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘About your impasto,’ by Linda Aldrich
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inVegan Kitchen
Author who catapulted vegetarianism to speak at Common Ground Fair
Frances Moore Lappé’s ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ was published in 1971, the same year the fair started.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Scarborough Land Trust names Eddie Woodin Conservationist of the Year
The land trust has conserved more than 1,600 acres.
Posted inRecipes
How to cook grits – just the way you like them
There’s no one right way to prepare and enjoy grits.