The West End News Food & Travel section. Local reviewer James Fereira visits your favorite local eateries and shares all the good with a little snark. And West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.
The Portland Palate Review and Photos by James Fereira We are living in frightening and uncertain times. While there is little consensus on much of anything else, at least on this it seems w... Read more
Worldly Biological Phenomenon… By Nancy Dorrans – Originally published April, 2020 in The West End News edition I learned so much recently, listening to Court Whelan, Ph.D., Natural Ha... Read more
Celebrating and sharing successes and blessings… By Nancy Dorrans – Originally Published in The West End News, February, 2020 Adventure Marketplace was founded in the spring of 2... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans (originally published March 2020 in The West End News) “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he find... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans (originally published January 2020 in The West End News) If someone asked me a few months ago to tailor a trip to Poland, I would have asked… why Poland? However, this... Read more
THE PORTLAND PALATE King of the Roll 675 Congress Street, Portland, ME | 207-828-8880 Review and Photos by James Fereira There is no doubt that Portland’s food scene has encountered an explo... Read more
The Portland PalateReview and Photos by James Fereira After 29 months of writing food reviews on individual restaurants, I found myself having a need to shake things up. I wanted to do somet... Read more
The Portland Palate Dutch’s Review and photos by James Fereira Serving Breakfast 7 am – 2 pm Tuesday-Friday; Lunch served 11-2.Serving Brunch on Saturday/Sunday, 8 am – 2pm 28 Pr... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans It should be obvious by now that flowers bring me joy. I’m hooked on gardening and my insatiable need to get my hands dirty and learn has led me to new friends I can identif... Read more
THE PORTLAND PALATE Hot Suppa Southern Kitchen & Bar 703 Congress Street – 207-871-5005 – www.hotsuppa.com(Reservations taken for dinner only) Lunch & Breakfast: Mon... Read more