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Layne’s Wine Gig Presents CAMP “Something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate or out-of-date as to be considered amusing.” -Merriam-Webster “The essence of camp is its... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans As a travel counselor, I strive to send or lead my clients to an authentic experience, safely out of their comfort zone, and into an appreciation of another culture, landsca... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents TWELVE By Layne V. Witherell Mostly, for the past 25 years or so, I have written wine-based columns with a wide assortment of food ideas sprinkled in. I guess... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans You can travel far away for an adventure to distant lands, or an adventure can be as close as a discovery in your own backyard or wooded lot. Spring has me looking closer w... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans The first Earth Day was held on April 22nd, 1970. I remember that cloudy cool day. I was almost ten years old. My Girl Scout troop planted trees at my elementary schoo... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents LITTLE LOVELIES By Layne V. Witherell First, let me give a heartfelt thanks to The New York Times for letting us all feel both hip and sake empowered. Their “... Read more
The Recipe Box Horiatiki Salata (Greek Village Salad) By Billy Doukas Years ago, when my mother Rita was operating the Longfellow Café in Portland, she began to serve a few Greek dishes. We... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents FAUX SNOWBIRDS IN NEW ORLEANS By Layne V. Witherell In the depth of winter there are three distinguishable types of people in Maine. There are the “true Maine... Read more
Adventurous traveler Nancy Dorrans shares safety tips. By Nancy Dorrans (Originally published 2016. Updated March 2023) Even though February is a short month, I packed this past one full of... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans I met Artur Pegus at the Adventure Travel Trade Association “World Summit” in Tuscany in 2018. Artur is an ambitious Portuguese tour operator and founder of 09West. They off... Read more