Local food reviewer James Fereira visits your favorite local eateries and shares all the good with a little snark.
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents LITTLE WINE BOOK LIBRARY By Layne V. Witherell As you know I don’t collect wine. I simply enjoy and drink the stuff, from the everyday to the rare, depending... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents OVER-OXYGENATED PORTLAND By Layne V. Witherell Just how many “best lobster roll” articles can we stand before we explode? Seems like every newly minted mental... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents BIANCA BOSKER’S CLASSIC CHARACTERS By Layne V. Witherell “There are books and there are important books.” This was a phrase that I kept conjuring... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents Two Italian Restaurants By Layne V. Witherell SOLO ITALIANO 100 Commercial St., 4:30 – 10 p.m., closed Mondayhttps://www.soloitalianorestaurant.com This... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents TWO DINNERS By Layne V. Witherell For us, there are two types of prix fixe dinners. The best experience possible or the “You are a captive here” scenario. At... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents HEADING EAST By Layne V. Witherell As usual, 60 Minutes did it again. On November 26th, 2023, they broadcast the first national TV look at the world’s oldest... Read more
LAYNE’S WINE GIG PRESENTS Thanksgiving Wine Picks By Layne V. Witherell Master Knight of the Vine Layne V. Witherell shares his Thanksgiving wine picks to please any crowd from the ven... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents THE LAST DANCE By Layne V. Witherell Institution- A person or thing long established in a place. Petite Jacqueline started in our neighborhood at Longfellow S... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents FLAVES By Layne V. Witherell This article is about the flavor of the week wine club, or natural wine activists on a roll. There is nothing like a jingoistic s... Read more
LAYNE’S WINE GIG By Layne V. Witherell Yes, this is the heading of my column, but it is time for a little shameless promotion. This month’s column is about another “gig,” namely the on... Read more
