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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 inVegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: From Cornish to Corinth, new vegan eats are everywhere
But this summer also brought the closure of Robin’s Table in Biddeford.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
One sheet-pan chicken recipe, spiced 3 ways, is meal prep magic
Create the base for three days of meals – or more – without sacrificing variety.
Posted inGreen Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: With fresh cheese like ricotta, you’ve gotta buy local
Fortunately, Maine has at least a few cheesemakers who’ve mastered the process.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Incisive photography, empowering beach paintings and rubber works, all in Rockland
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art and Caldbeck Gallery are home to must-see summer shows.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘The Night House’ will wreck your sleep, in the best possible way
I slept poorly after returning home from a screening of “The Night House.” Insomnia is a strange way to make a plug for a film – though a plug is what this ultimately is – and one that, while fitting, requires some qualification. Director David Bruckner’s carefully calibrated hybrid horror story (one that teeters, mostly […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Klara and the Sun,’ ‘Downeast’
The top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Why Maine Audubon has added some non-native plants to its sale
It wasn’t a snap decision. Not only is the definition of ‘native’ evolving, but there are also real-world habitat benefits.
Posted inFood, Recipes
This ranch dressing with fresh herbs and MSG is better than anything from the store
I love ranch dressing – and I am not alone. Ranch is the most popular salad dressing in the United States year after year and has been since 1992. Though there are hordes of ranch-o-philes who subscribe to the creamy, tangy lifestyle, there are others with opinions that seem to stem from a place of […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Great cast, neat concept, promising – but the movie ‘Reminiscence’ is a good-looking mess
With a knockout cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Thandie Newton and Rebecca Ferguson, a promising writer-director-producer in “Westworld” showrunner Lisa Joy making her feature debut, and a neat sci-fi concept, “Reminiscence” has all the ingredients for electrifying summer entertainment. But despite its considerable star power and impressive set pieces, the sprawling meditation on memory is […]