Welcome to the West End News Food & Travel section.
Local reviewer James Fereira visits your favorite local eateries and shares all the good tastes, dished out with a little snark. And West End independent travel agent Nancy Dorrans takes readers around the world in search of adventure.
Food & Travel
Best of Pizza on the Portland Peninsula
The Portland PalateReview and Photos by James Fereira After 29 months of writing food reviews on individual restaurants, I found myself having a need... Read more
Women, Walking and Wine in Portugal 2019
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... Read more
MENDO BLENDO by Layne’s Wine Gig
By Layne V. Witherell Among the zillions of job descriptions that I have had in this wild forty-plus year ride in the wine biz, one was as a CEO of a... Read more
Boda Remains a Favorite
The Portland Palate An Introduction to WEN’s New Food Review Ask and you shall receive… After our 2016 Reader Survey, the results were undeniable that... Read more
Lobster Love – Presented by Layne’s Wine Gig
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,... Read more
Saskatche-what? Where? When?
Saskatche-what? Where? When? By Nancy Dorrans A few years ago, at an ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association) event in Eugene, Oregon, I met Patti Pe... Read more
Twelve – Layne’s Wine Gig
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 assort... Read more
Best of 2022 – According to Layne’s Wine Gig
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... Read more
Hokkaido, an element of surprise…
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... Read more
The AZORES – An outdoor adventure lover’s dream
The AZORES – An outdoor adventure lover’s dream By Nancy Dorrans So close to New England, the Azores are an outdoor adventure lover’s dream. Why... Read more
10 Years of Venturing Out with Adventure Marketplace
By Nancy Dorrans I’ve been working as a traditional “travel agent” for various in-house agencies in several states for most of my adult life. I didn’t... Read more
The cool, delicious and amazing region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy
By Nancy Dorrans Long known to Italians as the culinary heart of the country, Emilia-Romagna is now being discovered by international travelers. CNN r... Read more
