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.
“We Scots are a people who are bound to our ancestors. Though we cannot look into their eyes, or hear their voices, we can walk in their footsteps and be where they once stood. We keep... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents LITTLE LISTS By Layne V. Witherell I adore restaurants. Especially the ones with carefully thought-out, well-priced, drink lists. Not the price gouging, preci... Read more
By Billy Doukas This colorful and nutritious Maine sweet corn and shrimp chowder dish is perfect for festive gatherings and for pleasing a crowd. Not only does it feed many (double it... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Everyone has at least one or more nightmare stories of travel hiccups and horrors. Some of my clients have one airline they will absolutely never fly on again. For othe... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig MUSCADET By Layne V. Witherell Muscadet has a problem. The wine from that famous 650-mile river in the Loire Valley in France is white and dry, tastes of “salinity and... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Last February I booked two group sites at Lamoine State Park near Mount Desert Island for a four-night camping trip over the Fourth of July. I posted the group travel trip t... Read more
LAYNE’S WINE GIGYOU NEVER KNOW… By Layne V. Witherell For me, wine and food aren’t a predetermined, preordained, sales-rep induced experience beginning with the admonition, “Wow,... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Last month I embarked on a journey to the truly amazing and stunning state of Oregon. It started with an invitation from the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) to att... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig GIDDY WITH EVENTS By Layne V. Witherell There are so many events. Mindboggling. There’s Beer Week, Wine Week, Restaurant Week, Lobster Week, Portland Seaweed Week (my... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Springtime, sunshine, and blooming crocus have motivated me to get out in the garden and BACK TO NATURE! I have some good news to share. My happy place garden, maintained by... Read more
