Portland

Boda

EAT-October 2010 By Annemarie Ahearn Photographs by Kristin Teig What was once a restaurant focused on traditional cuisine and takeout orders is now the hip and hospitable Boda—Portland’s first destination Thai restaurant.   Located across the street from Longfellow Square

Shipping & Receiving

FEATURE-September 2010 By Chelsea Holden Baker Photographs by Mark Marchesi Every year Portland is visited by roughly 200 tanker ships from around the world. These monoliths are part of the Portland landscape, and yet they are as anonymous as the

BBQ

September 2010 By Joe Ricchio Photographs by Jonathan Laurence     01 Smokin’ Good BBQ The meaty, falling-off-the-bone ribs are dry-rubbed Memphis-style and served out of a roadside trailer. The dining room consists of picnic tables and Route 2 —

Megan Schroeter

Q+A-September 2010 Photograph by David Murray   NAME: Megan Schroeter Age: 24 Occupation: Evangeline bar manager, and hopefully restaurant owner What’s it like to work here? It’s crazy—we kind of call it “renegade service” because it’s just myself and one other girl. We

Lobster Rolls

A-LIST-August 2010 By Joe Ricchio Photograph by Jonathan Laurence   01 The Lobster Shack at Two Lights Sure, this staple in Cape Elizabeth is a little touristy at times, but you’re right next to the ocean, on a stunning stretch

Andy Graham

PROFILE-September 2010 By Sarah Braunstein Photographs by Jarrod McCabe Andy Graham, Technicolor dreamer, has new ideas about measuring success.   Picasso famously said, “Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why

Bayside Bowl

FEATURE-September 2010 By Daphne Howland Photographs by Nathan Eldridge Retouching by J. M. Zinter Charlie Mitchell and Justin Alfond attract a young crowd of peninsula-dwelling professionals to their new tenpin alley. The building on Alder Street in Portland, a short

Brown Bird’s Music: Indie Folk and Americana

FEATURE-September 2010 Kathleen Mackay Photographs by Mikael Kennedy The trio is influenced by country, early American folk, blues, Eastern  European, and Gypsy music, and has fans on both sides of the Atlantic.   Dave Lamb is a one-man band: the

John Naylor

PROFILE-August 2010 By Will Bleakley Photographs by Kristin Teig Local (food) hero, owner of Rosemont Market. He helped create a mecca for local food in Maine, and if that’s not saying enough, he’s hungry for more.   Try asking John