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5 Questions & a recipe: Chef Timothy Labonte, Eve’s at the Garden, Portland Harbor Hotel

5 Questions & a recipe: Chef Timothy Labonte, Eve’s at the Garden, Portland Harbor Hotel

By Hilary Nangle on October 19, 2012 | 4 Comments

In May 2012, Executive Chef Timothy Labonte joined Eve’s at the Garden in the Portland Harbor Hotel. The Maine native is thrilled to be back in his home state and savor the goodness of the seasons. After chatting with him earlier this week, I dined at Eve’s. Chef had me at the pork belly, caviar, [...]

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Five minutes with Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich of the Sea Glass Restaurant, at the Inn by the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine; and a recipe

Five minutes with Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich of the Sea Glass Restaurant, at the Inn by the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine; and a recipe

By Hilary Nangle on July 19, 2012 | 1 Comment

I think one of Greater Portland’s best dining secrets is the Sea Glass Restaurant at the Inn by the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The space is casual and yet tony, with big windows framing ocean views. There’s also dining on the deck (which is dog friendly and Bernie-dog approved, by the way; there’s even [...]

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Science, nature, talks, and Maine humorist Tim Sample: all at Acadia’s SERC this summer

Science, nature, talks, and Maine humorist Tim Sample: all at Acadia’s SERC this summer

By Hilary Nangle on June 10, 2012 | 2 Comments

Need another reason to loop through the Schoodic section of Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor, Maine? How about the Schoodic Education and Research Center, on the campus of the former Navy base within the park. SERC is one of 20 research learning centers in the country. Its mission: “guide present and future generations to [...]

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Exhibit at Maine’s Portland Museum of Art examines friendship in the Facebook era

Exhibit at Maine’s Portland Museum of Art examines friendship in the Facebook era

By Hilary Nangle on May 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

Make it a point to wander all the way to the fourth floor of the Portland Museum of Art to see Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend?  On view through June 17, 2012, the photography exhibit by Hollander examines what happens when the Maine-based artist reaches across real time and space and connects [...]

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Maine’s quirkiest museum: Portland’s International Cryptozoology Museum

Maine’s quirkiest museum: Portland’s International Cryptozoology Museum

By Hilary Nangle on December 22, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine has more than its fair share of quirky museums, but quirkiest of the lot has to be The International Cryptozoology Museum, in Portland. Say what? Cryptozoology: the story of hidden animals, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Abominable Snowman. Loren Coleman is the big kahoona of cryptozoology experts. A collector since [...]

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