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 By Layne V. Witherell Yes, this is the heading of my column, but it is time for a little shameless promotion. This month’s column is about another “gig,” namely the on... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go… and while I hate to leave you in September, another adventure awaits… The 2023 Adventure Travel Trade Association “World Summit” is... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents FAVES By Layne V. Witherell A few of my recent faves: Thierry et Pascale MATROT BOURGOGNE (Chardonnay), France, 2020. This is Burgundy from the hallowed littl... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Every work of art has a story, whether the story of the idea, the artist, the craft, or the story of the work itself and where it was created. Then there is the story told o... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans What adventures have you planned this Maine summer? If you’re visiting or new to the state, welcome to Maine’s shortest, sweetest season of the year! Graduations, gard... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents FOUR WRITERS The true story behind four writers who shaped and changed our food and wine culture By Layne V. Witherell ANTHONY BOURDAIN (1956-2018), ‘KI... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents CAMP “Something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate or out-of-date as to be considered amusing.”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
