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.
WEN Recipe Box Shrimp Santorini By Billy Doukas Crescent-shaped Santorini, precious gem of the Aegean, is well known for its cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, and seafood. Should meat prices be... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Africa, the continent keeps calling me. Four different times I’ve been and still, I’m drawn to return… It’s hard to believe that this spring our small group of eight adventu... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents GREAT DISCOVERIES By Layne V. Witherell Domaine Passy Le Clou Petit Chablis, 2023, France Our first wine of this article “popped up” at a Local 188/Big Tree h... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents ITALY By Layne V. Witherell Judy and I have reveled in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics by both watching various events and enjoying multiple selections of I... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Our 12-day adventure traveling China continued. If you read my column last month, you might remember that our first evening in Beijing ended at a brothel. You’ll be relieved... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans As the Chinese New Year begins on February 17th, we enter the Year of the Horse, known for energy, freedom, and determination. And so, this new beginning inspired me to... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents Layne’s Dry January By Layne V. Witherell “I love wine. I love everything about it. I love pouring it, swirling it, and holding it up to the light to wa... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Happy New Year to my longtime followers, friends, and anyone reading my Travel & Adventure column for the first time. As I flip through my photos from 2025, trying to cr... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents LOCALS’ SEASON By Layne V. Witherell Thank you DiMillo’s for the title and inspiration. Sure, it’s cold, snowy, wet, and very windy. But THEY – the tour... Read more
Finding Your Peace: A Maine Guide to Holiday Self-Care By Nancy Dorrans The holiday season in Maine is nothing short of magical. The scent of pine needles… The soft blanket of snow... Read more
