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 BEST OF 2022 By Layne V. Witherell I guess when you taste (and consume) a whole lot of wines in a year the last thing you want to extol on is a pinot grigio (... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans Patagonia is the most magical place on our planet that I’ve ever had the honor to experience. If you read my article last month you know my adventure was epi... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents BYOB THANKSGIVING By Layne V. Witherell Turkey is hovering around $480 a drumstick this year, so we are just asking the relatives and besties to bring the bev... Read more
WEN Recipe By Billy Doukas When I operated a small Mediterranean restaurant, my staff loved this holiday special so much, some even asked me to cook it for their weddings. Good god! Who has... Read more
By Nancy Dorrans “Great news- We have a spot for you to join us in Patagonia!!” That was the message I received from Gabi Stowell, Adventure Travel Trade Association’s Regional Director of L... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig Presents LOBSTER LOVE By Layne V. Witherell As a kid growing up in 1960’s Los Angeles I knew of the glories of tacos, burritos, and the cult food destination that is P... Read more
“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
