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.
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
Winter Wonder in Quebec By Nancy Dorrans There’s always excitement, trepidation, and a bit of adrenaline that pumps through your veins when you’re getting ready for an adventure. That’s... 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
PART II of Emilia-Romagna, The Culinary Heart of Italy By Nancy Dorrans Sandwiched between Tuscany, Florence, the Adriatic Sea, and Venice, the Emilia-Romagna region is the real, true, delic... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Long known to Italians as the culinary heart of the country, Emilia-Romagna is now being discovered by international travelers. CNN recently posted National Geographic’s ”Co... Read more
LAYNE’S WINE GIG PRESENTS Wine of the Year 2023 By Layne V. Witherell Point that VIVINO app on your phone to the label of the Ridge Three Valleys Sonoma (Zinfandel blend) wine at $27.9... Read more
LAYNE’S WINE GIG PRESENTS Clickbait Catfight By Layne V. Witherell On one level this story is about a wine tour gone bad – really bad. But on another level, it is about all of us and o... 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
By Nancy Dorrans Was I dreaming? That’s what it feels like now anyway. In early September I flew across the world to a destination about which I knew very little. The beauty and wi... Read more
