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25 Mad Zen
A feng shui expert reveals the positives and pitfalls of the city’s toniest office spaces. By Karen E. Hofreiter 31 Kenocaching
Antiques Roadshow expert Leigh Keno on the investment value of Maine antiques. Interview by Colin W. Sargent
33 A Simple Shake-up
A local chef is sexing up an unlikely heirloom cuisine, with mouthwatering results.
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The doctor, author, and inspiration behind TNT’s medical thriller Rizzoli & Isles discusses her newest book and her healthy lifestyle.
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When Exactly Did We Become The “Other Portland”?
Standing in line at San Francisco Airport, I was asked by an attendant, “What is your destination, sir?”
“Portland,” I said proudly.
“Oregon?” he asked.
“Maine!”
“Oh,” he said. He waved me to the line marked "International Flights."
When I indignantly said, "Maine is part of the United States," he asked, "You mean we have an other Portland?"
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True story, my fellow PWMers. And travel bloggers have surfaced with references to us as the “other Portland.”
Editor Hal Amen of matadortrips.com justifies the atrocity:
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Just to clarify–my wife is from Winterport (near Bangor), and we lived in Portland [Maine] in 2007-2008 and loved it. Every time we’re passing through on the way to her parents’ place, we make it a point to stop into Standard Baking and pick up morning buns and an olive loaf.
Regarding the title of my piece, “Green Guide to (the Other) Portland,” I can think of three reasons why I went with that wording:
1. To anyone outside of New England, Portland, Maine, is the “other Portland.” When I tell strangers, “I used to live in Portland,” no one ever assumes Maine. Simply put, PDX is much bigger and makes it into the news more often…I’ve run into folks who didn’t even know there were two! There’s also a story my wife tells, how her father–from Winterport–called the national number for a hotel chain to book a room in “Portland.” When they got down there, the hotel didn’t have their reservation–the operator had made it for Portland, Oregon!
2. Matador had already published a “Green Guide to Portland,” referring to PDX. The title didn’t clarify which, but no one wrote in to say, “Man, I clicked on this expecting to read about Portland, Maine!” I found this a little funny, which prompted me to insert the tongue-in-cheek “(the Other)” into my title.
3. I’m an underdog guy. And Portland, Maine, currently feels like the underdog to Portland, Oregon, regardless of history. Which makes me love it all the more…
This from a writer with warm feelings toward us! At least our “otherness” has some cachet, Portland, Oregon, because every metropole lacking originality is copying your green “nowhereness” to the point where soon you won’t have any more geographic identity than, say, Whole Foods.
So, Bizarro Portland, you can keep your promiscuous proximity to California, and you don’t even have an ocean to call your own. Even if you’ve wrested Portland.com away from the former Blethen Maine Newspapers (marooning us with the happy-face MaineToday.com)–even if your Oregonian license plate with the evergreen trees vaguely resembles ours–you’ll never take away our dignity. No one wears a black eye prettier than Portland, Maine.
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Do you prefer red sox chop suey… Gary Libby and I were discussing your remarkably well-researched article “American Chop Suey” [September 2010] and the probability that Portland’s Empire restaurant is the site for Edward Hopper’s 1920s masterpiece. I have always been an avid Hopper fan and thought I knew his local works pretty thoroughly, and Gary has become the most knowledgeable historian on Chinese Americans and [Chinese] restaurants in Maine, yet we would never have guessed the Empire as Hopper’s Chop Suey setting. Amazing and well done. Not just a wild guess, but a very reasonably argued thesis on your part, and even without a document [“I painted here”], I certainly think you got it right. Congratulations.
William David Barry, Portland
…or yankees chop suey?
Hopper’s Chop Suey [September 2010] depicting a restaurant in Portland? I’m not convinced… The painting itself and the two small photos of the restaurants in Portland and New York City (Columbus Circle) make the latter much more likely. The painting shows the “Y” in “Suey” above the height of the window sill–like the New York photo. The Portland photo shows [it] well below the bottom of the window. From the height of the painter’s eye, it would be impossible to see the “Y” at all. The painting also shows that the bottom of the sign extends below the “Y”–as in the New York photo, but not Portland. The painting and the New York photo both show a vertical ladder; there’s none in the Portland photo. The muchdescribed “distinctive bay window”…is clearly shown in the Portland photo and claimed to be in the painting. But where? The painting shows a set of windows to the right of the table that are in the same plane, with a straight window sill at the bottom. The New York photo shows sets of three windows–all in the same plane. The painting shows no windows set at an angle, and none of the lattice work shown in the side panes in the Portland photo.
Peter Ballou, South Freeport
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In your July/August [2010] issue, a local performer [Ben Row, “Shakespeare Mashup”] stated there were no theaters in Portland doing “edgy” work or with good roles for young people outside the usual stuff. I beg to differ. James Herrera, Company Member, Mad Horse Theatre Company, Portland
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Two paintings (A Barrow of Blooms and Untitled: House and Garden) by Kennebunk impressionist Abbott Graves (1859-1936) are going up for auction. Says curator Nicolas Ricketts of the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York–the paintings’ current home–”We’re not quite sure what they’re worth…they will probably be sold at public auction rather than a private gallery, since Graves is less popular than what one would consider a firsttier artist–he’s no Winslow Homer.” With some Graves works fetching north of $300K, these could be a steal of a deal. museumofplay.org
Say “I do” to your soulmate and to the environment with these “cork-patterned,” matching rings made from recycled Sterling silver. Added bonus: you’ll be supporting local artisans, too. Cliff Island Wedding Bands, Turtle Love Company. turtleloveco.com
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“I shall call you… Mini Me.” If you weren’t the high bidder for Ram Island Ledge Light, take heart. This 18-foot children’s playhouse is on sale for $2,995 at Lighthouse depot on US Route 1 in Wells. The interior is unfinished knotty pine–and, oh yes, “you have to move it yourself.”
Localize your lime-laced G & T with Cold River Gin, “the world’s only ‘ground-toglass’ gin,” according to Chris Dowe of Maine Distilleries.
Potatoes from Green Thumb Farms in Fryeburg, juniper berries, citrus peel, and a variety of spices come together to create this smooth and classic libation. $25.99 at RSVP, Portland. mainedistilleries.com
SouL STATe–Independent singer/songwriter Martin Sexton brings his folk-rock poetry to State Theatre as part of his Fall Solo Tour, featuring catchy hooks from his recently released album, Sugarcoating. November 19. statetheatreportland.com
From October 24-31, Restaurant Week, Portland’s movable feast, makes a second appearance this year, with local establishments offering three-course meals from $15-40. Press time participants include Back Bay Grill, The Corner Room, Eve’s at the Garden, The Salt Exchange, Sonny’s, The Grill Room, Natalie’s Restaurant, Duckfat, Hugo’s, Farmer’s Table, and The Front Room. mainerestaurantweek.com
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One Longfellow One Longfellow
nosferatu (1922) with Les Sorciers Perdus October 31
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art Gallery at UnE, Westbrook College Campus, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland. The Ninth Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational, to October 31; Exteriors/Interiors: Architectural Landscapes Inside and Out, Historical and Contemporary, to December 19. 221-4490 une.edu/art gallery
atrium art Gallery, USM, Lewiston. Altering Matters: New Work by Maine Members of the Surface Design Association International, to November 30. 753-6500 usm.maine.edu
Center for Maine Contemporary art, 162 Russell Avenue, Rockport. Photographing Maine: Ten Years Later, to December 5. 236-2875 cmcanow.org
Galeyrie Fine art, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. Gallery artists show, new offerings from the Osher Map Collection and Falmouth Historical Society. Presentation of the 1932 Illustrated Map of Maine by Berta and Elmer Hader. 781-3555 galeyrie.com
Institute of Contemporary art,Maine College of Art, Portland. Mind-bending with the Mundane, to October 17. 775-3052 meca.edu
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath. Heavy Metal, The Revolution Evolution in Marine Propulsion, to November 8. 4431316 mainemaritimemuseum.org
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64, to December 5; John Haberle: American Master of Illusion, to December 12; . 775-6148 portlandmuseum.com, moviesatthemuseum.org
theater
Gaslight Theater, City Hall, 1 Winthrop, Hallowell. My Three Angels November 12-14 and 18-20. 626-3698 gaslighttheater.org
Mad Horse Theatre Company, Portland. Six Degress of Separation, October 7-24. 730-2389 madhorse.com
Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. Chicago runs to October 24. 646-5511 ogunquitplayhouse.org
Penobscot Theatre Company, 131 Main Street, Bangor. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, October 20 to November 7. 942-3333 penobscottheatre.org
Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland. Steel Magnolias, November 5 to 21. 799-7337 portlandplayers.org
Portland Stage Company, 25 Forest Avenue, Portland. Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, to October 24; Last Gas November 2-21. 774-0465 portlandstage.com
USM Theatre, 51 College Avenue, Gorham. Lend Me a Tenor, October 8-10, 13-17; Betrayal, November 12-14, 17-21. 780.5480 usm.maine.edu/theater
music
Bay Chamber Concerts, Rockland, Rockport, and Camden. Mendellson, Muir & More, October 10; Bach & Forth with Stephen Prutsman, piano, November 21; and Natalie MacMaster, December 8. 888-7072770, 236-2823 baychamberconcerts.org
Friends of the Kotzchmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Annual Halloween silent film concert and costume contest for all ages. foko.org
Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. Farren-Butcher, Inc., October 16; Livingston Taylor, October 22; Slaid Cleaves, October 24; Bob Marley, October 29; Deanna Bogart, October 30; and Jesse Colin Young, November 13. 646-4777 jonathansrestaurant.com
Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland. Occidental Brothers Dance Bank International, October 8; Eileen Ivers with Immigrant Soul-Saturday, October 9 and 10; An Evening with Bill Cosby, October 16; STREB Extreme Action: “RAW,” October 27; Indigo Girls, October 30. 842-0800 porttix.com
One Longfellow Square, 181 State Street, Portland. Erin McKeown Band, October 8; Kris Delmhorst and Jeffrey Foucault, October 9; David Liebman, October 10; The Chapin Sisters, October 12; Jill Sobule, October 14; The Duke Robillard Band, October 15; Susan McKeown, October 16; Jez Lowe, October 20; Jill Andrews, October 21; John Hammond, Octo-
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ber 22; The Kingston Trio, October 24; The Wiyos, October 30. 761-1757 onelongfellowsquare.com
port City Music Hall, 504 Congress Street, Portland. Fountains of Wayne, October 14; Citizen Cope, October 18; The Hold Steady, October 19; l OK Go, October 20; High on Fire, October 21; Yonder Mountain String Band, October 24; and Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, October 29. 899-4990 portcitymusichall.com
portland Symphony orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland. Season Opening Celebration, October 3, 5; Eileen Ivers with Immigrant Soul, October 9,10; KinderKonzerts: The Girl and the Storm, October 13, 25, 26, 29. 842-0800, 842-0812 TTY portlandsymphony.com
the Space Gallery, 538 Congress Street, Portland. Deerhoof with Xiu Xiu and Father Murphy, October 11; Land of Talk and Sunns, November 2. 828-5600 space538.org
Don’t miss
Charity Hilarity, Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Avenue, Portland. Maine Transgender Network’s benefit show featuring Ian Harvie, Leslie Downes Cummings, John Ater and many more. Silent auction. October 12, 7:15 p.m. mainetransnet.org damariscotta pumpkinfest and regatta,
Foliage Food & Wine Festival, Blue Hill. October 14-17. 374-3242 bluehillpeninsula.org
Harvest on the Harbor, Portland. Over 140 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries, epicurean purveyors, and Maine-made products featured. Tastings, live music, demonstrations by nationally acclaimed cookbook authors. October 21-23. 772-4994 harvestontheharbor.com
tuscan Mamas Cooking Class and lunch, Cinque Terre restaurant, Portland. October 30. Reservations, 347-6154. cinqueterremaine.com
Maine Cheese Guild open Creamery day, various creameries around the state. Meet Maine’s cheesemakers and taste awardwinning artisanal cheeses. October 10. 323-2664 mainecheeseguild.org
allagash tasting dinner, Vignola, Portland. November 3. Reservations, 772-1330. vignolamaine.com
restaurant Week, Portland. Participating restaurants include Back Bay Grill, The Corner Room, Eve’s at the Garden, The Salt Exchange, Sonny’s, The Grill Room, Natalie’s Restaurant, Duckfat, Hugo’s, Farmer’s Table, The Front Room. $15-40. October 24-31. mainerestaurantweek.com
dreamland theater, Bath. Foodie movies screened the second and fourth Thursday of October. Films include Babette’s Feast (1988) and Big Night (1996). Refreshments. $5 donation. sagadahocpreservation.org
Cellardoor Winery, Lincolnville. Complementary chocolate and wine pairing at the Villa with
Sweet Marguerites, October 16, noon-3 p.m.; cheese and wine pairing with Longfellow’s Creamery, October 17, noon-3 p.m. 763-4478 cellardoorvineyard.com
Chef Encounters, The Salt Exchange, 245 Commercial Street, Portland. Whet your appetite watching Executive Chef Jacob Jasinski prepare your feast right in front of you as you relax at the Chef’s Table. Reservations required. 347-5687 thesaltexchange.net
Bibo’s Madd Apple Café, Forest Avenue, Portland. Five-course wine-tasting dinner. October 29, 6 p.m. $55 per person, reservations required. 774-9698 bibosportland.com
Main Street, Damariscotta. Paddle boat relay, motor boat regatta, giant pumpkin weigh-off, pumpkin catapulting, parade, pumpkin cooking contest, and pie-eating competition. October 3-11. 592-6184 damariscottapumpkinfest.com
Great Maine apple day, Common Ground Education Center, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity. Workshops and seminars, fruit tree pruning, traditional apple recipes, wine and cider-making, heirloom apple tasting. October 23. 568-4142 mofga.org
Harvestfest, York. Craft and wares marketplace, fireworks, ox roast, bean hole baked beans. October 16-17. 363-4422 maineoktoberfest.org
pumpkinhead Festival, Sunday River. Shipyard Brewing and The Phoenix House & Well sponsor this festival from October 28-30 including Hike the River fundraiser for Maine Cancer Foundation, performance by comedian Karen Morgan and music by Monsta Plus. sundayriver.com
haunted happenings
Wicked Walking tours, 72 Commercial Street, Portland. Gordon Tweedie leads this haunted tour of the historic Old Port. Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m. 730-0490 wickedwalkingtours.com
North Hampton, “On the seacoast” US Rt. 1, 135 Lafayette Rd. 603-964-7772
York Village Shadows of the Past Tour, York Town Hall, 186 York Street, York. Saturdays in October, 9 p.m. newenglandcuriosities.com
Ghostly Past of Jameson Tavern Tour,115 Main Street, Freeport. Investigative dinners look back into the Tavern’s chilling 300-year-old past. Reservations required. newenglandcuriosities.com
Red Cloak Haunted History Tours, Boothbay Harbor, Camden, Wiscassett, Damariscotta, and Bath. Explore the haunted history of local buildings during a candlelit walking tour. Daily in October (except October 4 and 11) at 7 p.m. 380-3806 redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com
Ghost Lamp Tours, Bangor. Tours by costumed guides along the waterfront. Ghosts, gangsters, unsolved murders, tragedies, and riots are discussed in this exploration of Bangor’s darker side. October 5, 14, 19, 28 at 7 p.m. bangormuseum.com
Tales of Terror at Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth Street, Portland. Self-guided tours of the spooky Victorian mansion followed by chilling performances of Oliver Onions’s The Beckoning Fair One, Edgar Allan Poe’s The Mask of the Red Death, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Haunted Chamber. October 16. 772-4841 x10 victoriamansion.org
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I love my job! It’s not every day a Portland talent agent gets a call from an MTV/CMT network producer and is asked to compile a VIP guest list for a live taping of a music video premiere for an international pop star.
Taylor Swift, whose video “Mine” was filmed in Kennebunkport in July (and in which five of my models have been cast), has chosen to return to the stunning coast of Maine for the release.
Excited, I call my models to tell them about their front-row spots, just ten feet from the curl-crowned, crooning beauty. (I will be hearingimpaired for the next hour.) The details are top secret; not until a few hours before are we told the location of the bus that will take us to the undisclosed set. On the buzzing bus, we are subjected to identity checks and given orange wrist bands.
After an anxious ride, we arrive at St. Ann’s Church. The glowing sunset behind the stage is exquisite, with the ocean a breathtaking backdrop. Taylor is even more stunning in person. She admits falling in love with Maine’s beauty and residents and enthusiastically waves to sign-wielding fans in passing boats. She surprises us with an impromptu, fullband performance. Post-show, we meet the band, hustle for autographs, and rush via ambulance (we have friends in fast places) to the nearest TV to catch the national debut. At that moment, we are prouder than ever to call Maine–a place magical enough to inspire Swift to create some of her best work–“home.” –Caron Bryan, Founder/CEO of Port City Models & Talent Inc., on her VIP experience at Taylor Swift’s live video release in Kennebunkport on August 27
Man vs. Maine Man vs. Maine
Adam Richmond of Travel Channel’s Man vs. Food brought his insatiable appetite to the coast of Maine recently–along with his viewing audience of 10.5 million. After demolishing a foie-topped tower of beef and pork belly at Nosh, he breezed into Arundel’s Tradewinds Cafe to face the Manimal Challenge–eight beef patties with cheese and onions, along with two kraut dogs, fries, Mother Futcher milkshake (butter pecan ice cream with homemade coffee cake blended in), and soda (see photo above). “He was great. He fell in love with Maine when he came up here for a wedding. I believe it was his desire to bring the show here,” says Tradewinds owner Deena Eskew.
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Lobsterman Tony Fusco pulled up this fascinating by-catch recently “between Portland Head Light and Spring Point Ledge across from Cushing Island.” He’s kept it covered in its original marine growth, and we’re asking nautical historians to venture a guess at what wreck it’s from. Email staff@portlandmonthly.com.
Cider Insiders
Pressed from apples grown at Ricker Orchards of Turner, Fatty Bampkin’s, according to Blacksmith’s Winery’s Steve Linne, “goes great with bangers and mash.” And the taste of this draft cider: “refreshing and voluptuous.” Bampkin’s can be found on tap right here in Portland at the Grill Room and Brian Boru. blacksmithswinery.com –Colin Sterling Sargent
Speed Dating
Speed Dating
Dinner, dancing…DUI? A 30-year-old woman’s first date suddenly puts pedalto-the-metal to elude Winslow police in a high-speed chase clocked at 92 mph! At long last, in the romantic glare of flashing red lights, he enters the no-spin zone, calling back to her upon his capture, according to arresting officer Haley Fleming, “It was a good first date.”
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ultimate work spaces add verve to the daily grind.
C’est la VIA
Now that they’re moving to their new digs in the Baxter Building on Congress Street, VIA advertising agency is leaving behind created a high-energy, modern space–perfect for their industry–at their former Danforth Street location. “Red is an energizing color, but you don’t want too much, because it is so intense,” says Brandmaier. “This space is well-defined with the area rugs. It’s spacious. The glass on the offices is frosted. The curved staircase slows the flow of energy out the door. The brick walls are real walls that add texture and block the harmful electromagnetic fields so prevalent in technology-packed offices.” This posh, positive-energy space, zoned both commercial and residential, is available for lease.
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bysmal gray cubicle walls got you feeling the 3 p.m. slump by 10 a.m.? They could be interrupting your energy flow. What’s it take to get the brain juices pumping again? We asked feng shui expert Werner Brandmaier for tips on what makes the ultimate work space an ultimate upper.
“Feng shui requires us to view a space from an energy perspective,” Brandmaier says. “Qi, or energy, runs in the landscape everywhere, and just as there’s an energy exchange between particles on a nuclear level, there’s also an exchange between a person and his surroundings. Energies resonate, or they don’t.” Both water and
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While the “floating mezzanine” lends an airy feel and allows for additional natural light, “consider the person who must sit at the cubicle with his or her back to the railing,” says Brandmaier. “It’s very destabilizing not to have support on your back side.”
While the “floating mezzanine” lends an airy feel and allows for additional natural “consider the person who must sit at the cubicle with his or her back to the railing,” says Brandmaier. “It’s very destabilizing not to have support on your back side.”
light hold energy, but don’t go replacing walls with giant picture windows just yet. “Balance is important. You can overdo it.”
It’s also important to pay attention to how the energy moves through a space. Straight hallways and staircases speed positive energy out the door. Desks situated so that occupants have their backs to a door, clear glass
GLASS OFFICES As for light energy, you’d think the transparent-walled offices at 10 Dana Street would actually score high. “You want to get energy from the outside, but you want to also keep it inside. With floor-to-ceiling windows, the energy is coming in and going out.” Hence, natural light is good, but stay away from the fishbowl effect.
Left and below: Innovative adaptive reuse transformed the former Portland Public Market building into PowerPay’s world headquarters. “I was working at [my hand-carved cherry] desk for over a year before I realized it looked like a [row] boat. Now I always brag how lucky I am to be working at a beautiful desk in a beautiful building,” says receptionist Kimberly Michaud. “There is a skylight way up in the rafters above my desk and when it’s late afternoon I get a perfect sun beam on my desk; it’s a great working environment.” But according to Brandmaier…
“The glass conference room placed right in the center is both distracting to the glass-doored offices surrounding it and to those in the conference room, as there’s no support from behind and traffic is flowing around freely.” To improve energy flow without sacrificing the contemporary style and natural light, Brandmaier suggests frosting the glass doors halfway.
conference the center is the glass-doored offices surrounding it and to those in the conference room, as there’s no support from behind and traffic is flowing around freely.” To improve energy flow without sacrificing the contemporary style and natural light, Brandmaier suggests frosting the glass doors halfway.
wall, or traffic pattern don’t give the support needed to feel safe and comfortable (opaque or frosted glass walls and traffic-free open spaces are supportive). Windows should be off to one side–not straight ahead–to prevent distraction. And what’s going on overhead is important, too. “Low beams split up a room. Pipes should be rounded and painted an unobtrusive color,” adds Brandmaier.
“Imagine a house on the bank of a beautiful lake, overlooking the water. In contrast, picture an apartment in the city, facing the back of a factory. Most people will be able to feel the difference. But how to change a less obvious–yet uncomfortable–situation is what makes feng shui so fascinating.” n
Werner Brandmaier, Dipl. Ing., is a native of Austria and the Director of the Institute of Feng Shui & Geopathology in Portland.
Right: These four cubes at the Aurora Photos office are examples of positive and negative energy set-ups. “The cube in the upper right is the most balanced, with frosted glass ‘walls’ and desk facing the entrance. The upper left cube has the desk situated such that the occupant’s back is to the entrance and thus unsupported. The lower right cube has back wall support, but the guillotine-like structure directly above both separates the space and gives a sense of unease,” says Brandmaier.
This office (formerly a Leno call center) is a good example of feng
principles in practice. Adds Brandmaier, “Work spaces are supported by the bookcase and are not windowfacing, although there is plenty of natural light. There’s no traffic flowing behind any desk seat. The white, round ceiling pipes are subtle.”
This office (formerly a Leno call center) is a good example of feng shui principles in practice. Adds Brandmaier, “Work spaces are supported by the bookcase and are not windowfacing, although there is plenty of natural light. There’s no traffic flowing behind any desk seat. The white, round ceiling pipes are subtle.”
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All of Maine’s a treasure hunt! And Leigh Keno is the ultimate guide to help you score pieces with personality and a past. interview by co L i n w. sargent
You’ve heard the devastating pause on Antiques Roadshow, when dapper Leigh Keno floats over to a frenzied demilune-table owner and dazzles her with, “Have you given any thought to what this might be worth?” Now imagine kidnapping Keno and having him look at your stuff. That’s our situation here, as the celebrated expert has kindly agreed to chat with us exclusively about preeminent examples of Maine antiques as investments.
In today’s market, how hot is furniture carved by the father-son team of John and Thomas Seymour, who sailed to Portland from England in 1784 before relocating to Boston in 1793?
I think pieces by the Seymours have held pretty steady. It depends on the object…There are four magic considerations: quality, rarity, condition, and the icing on the cake is provenance. If you have all four, you have a winner. I recently purchased a wonderful Seymour side table with the original marble top and surface for a client, and it’s just incredible–a masterpiece with imported marble, great carving. It was above $250,000, but it was a great buy at that!
I went into the auction ‘depicting the influence of the Seymour family’ and came out an $18,400 ‘Ilsley’ attribution. But the Portland Museum of Art loves me anyway.
What are the fastest ways to tell a Seymour?
We say “a piece made by Seymour.” You should call Robert Mussey, the expert. He’s looked at so many pieces. Do you have his book [The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour]? There were popular motifs used over and over. I was just in Binghamton, where I was fly fishing, and a friend invited me over. He had a Seymour piece and the secondary wood in the drawers was mahogany, with beautiful dovetails.
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by Judith Gaines
You have to take off your halo-like bonnet to anyone who wants to celebrate Shaker cuisine. One of the sect’s most avid cooks, Eldress Bertha Lindsay, once described their food as “plain country cooking.” Others have called it “nutritious and wholesome.” Try: borrrrrring
The only three surviving Shakers live at Sabbathday Lake off Route 26 west of Gray, and with their practice of celibacy, the future doesn’t look great–food-wise or anywise.
But Chef Sebastian Carosi thinks their culinary strengths have been overlooked and may be coming back in style. A few years ago, during his time heading culinary operations at Canterbury Shaker Village (operated exclusively as a museum since its last resident passed in 1992) in New Hampshire, he sifted through scores of old recipes. “I was wowed by their commitment to sustainable, organic ingredients,” he says. “They only used what they grew, and they used everything they raised. They even used pigs’ blood to make pastries and made gelatin from pigs’ feet.”
Modern locavores might be intrigued to discover how some “found foods” on Shaker property make their way into
meals. “The Shakers stew cattails, sautée milkweed pods, and put nettles in their soups,” Carosi says. “‘Coffee’ is a brew of barley, peas, roasted carrots, and the root of an herb called avens.”
Although their food is fairly simple, “they believe in keeping up with the times,” he says. So Carosi, who lives in Kennebunk and heads the New England Farm 2 Fork Project, is “bringing Shaker food into 2010” with a series of meals and workshops at private farms and Shaker sites around the region.
At a recent dinner held at the Raven Hill Orchard Farm in East Waterboro, 26 attendees gathered in the barn’s post-and-beam loft, the mood set by tea lights in Mason jars and vases of local wildflowers on rustic tables. After nibbles of local cheese–the Shakers make their own, probably Colby or farmhouse cheddar–the meal began with “crispy-fried, local, buttermilksoaked, barnyard chicken livers on toast with oak-aged black vinegar cream, young rocket, and pickled heirloom orchard apples,” Carosi says. These dishes “are inspired by the Shaker philosophy of frugality and their good sense in pickling what they have a lot of. And they
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SIMPLY MARVELOUS: (Above) Sebastian Carosi’s country-fried chicken livers, served “Shaker & spice.” (From top right) Participants and Carosi enjoy new foods and new friends at a Farm 2 Fork dinner.
Is there a Maine landmark that isn’t for sale? And what does our allowing these historic legacies to be auctioned off say about us?
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Ever wanted to own a piece of Maine history? There’s no time like the present to get out the checkbook. Historic buildings and landmarks around the state have seen a fair share of “For Sale” signs in recent years, and if you play your cards right–and have a little money stashed in the bank (or under a mattress)–you might just be able to afford a lighthouse, temple, theater, hotel, or even the birthplace of the Maine State Seal.
The recent bidding war over the 105-year-old Ram Island Ledge Light in Cape Elizabeth shows people are willing to pay for a landmark–$190,000 to be exact, paid by neurosurgeon Jeffrey Florman. With no functioning utilities or pier among its craggy rocks, Ram Island Ledge Light may not seem the most accommodating destination, but Bob Trapani Jr. says it’s the quintessential lighthouse.
“It’s one of those wave-swept ledge lighthouses, the kind we think of in a storm,” said Trapani Jr., executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation in Rockland. “It sits out on a ledge that at high tide is pretty much swallowed up by the sea, something that takes the full fury of a hurricane.”
If you’re looking for the beauty of a lighthouse without having to deal with the froth of the ocean, the keeper house at Robinson Point Lighthouse in Isle Au Haut may be yours for $1.9 million.
Recent news reports have led to speculation that the U.S. Custom House in Portland–currently occupied by Customs and Border Protection–could be vacated, which would mean another auction from the Feds. A dramatic 1872 landmark listed in 1973 on the National Register of Historic Places, the iconic Renaissance Revival-style building was painted in 1927 by Ed-
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During a tough year the cream rises to the top as family businesses save the day.
It’s been so crazy, I didn’t know what we were going to talk about this year. A number of companies have delisted themselves from Dun & Bradstreet because… Because they want to run and hide! I would think a lot of the numbers aren’t out there because they’re #&%@ numbers.
What you really mean is…
Lots of businesses are simply trying to stay afloat. My general feeling is times are still pretty tough throughout the country. In Maine, I think tourism is the big story of the year. You look at the number of cruise ships coming into Portland, and it’s almost doubled from last year.
The restaurant business and tourism trade have to be happy about the weather this past summer. The deeper meaning is, tourism is back as king in the State of Maine, and thank God for that.
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Cianbro tops the list as a well-run Maine corporation. They’ve just announced a big contract for constructing electrical building modules for Vale, a mining company based in Brazil.
These family businesses do well because when the winds pick up in a storm, they care the most and have the most at stake. Take the Penley Paper Mill Co. Four generations of Penleys started the firm in 1923. In 2003, the sawmill shut down, but did that stop them? Nope. Resourcefulness was their resource. Now they’ve retooled and are targeting all the Dollar Stores throughout the country, making clothespins, toothpicks, plastic tableware.
Then there’s Atwood Lobster, a thirdgeneration Maine lobster firm that boasts the largest shipping facility in Maine–their holding tank has 200,000 pounds of refrigerated seawater. They report selling four million pounds of lobster each year, purchasing from 70 Maine lobster boats, which is good, because the fishing industry has all but gone to New Bedford–with the exception of niche lobster market leaders like Atwood. They’ve dared to go national, selling 300,000 pounds of lobster to Red Lobster in one month this year.
I’m just loving these Maine-bred companies. The other company that struck my attention was No. 97, County Super Spuds.
You’ve gotta love a name like that.
It sounds like we’re doing this interview in 1958. Exactly. But if you just look at County Super Spuds, you’ll see it’s the McCrumb family that’s been farming there since 1886. Generation after generation of McCrumbs have run this business in Mars Hill, population 1,500. Many people think of Mars Hill today because the second largest wind farm in New England is there. But for the last 200 years, the McCrumb family has been marketing high quality potatoes. In 1992, they started their own transportation company to ship their potatoes. In 2004, they bought Penobscot Frozen Foods out of Belfast. Then they bought Sunday River Farms. It’s all McCrumbs going back 125 years. Imagine making your move over 100 years into the game. If you google “county super spuds,” you’ll see a photo with 20 people in it, and it looks like 17 are McCrumbs.
McFabulous! What about a dark horse to watch?
Lincoln Paper went from 86 last year to No. 12 this year. They make 600 square miles of tissue every year, enough to cover Baxter State Park twice.
Wouldn’t that be…vandalism? Or would it be hailed as a Christo work of public art?
[Lincoln Paper] shows $141.22 million in sales. That’s a huge move if that’s the case. They claim to be green, by the way, with over 99 percent of their pulping tissues recycled. Among many superlatives, they are the largest manufacturer of deep-dyed tissue in the United States.
Come on! Where can we see their products, then?
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It’s funny; between Lincoln Paper and Penley, we have the summer picnic for the world coming out of Maine. Think of it: the paper towels, plates, plastic napkins, straws, matches, toothpicks.
Tell us about Maine Bank & Trust being sold and what it means. People’s United is the 22nd largest bank in America by deposits. It’s the largest regional bank in New England, whatever “regional bank” means.
But wasn’t Maine Bank & Trust’s raison d’être that it was locally operated for local people and their investments? That’s the smoke people put up. Local banks for local people. It wouldn’t surprise me to see banks that are doing well, like Bangor Savings, being picked up a while down the road. There will be acquisitions.
Since so many businesses are “running and hiding,” how is the chicken industry going, say, at Barber Foods?
A company like Barber Foods that has grown and so has their niche–that’s the kind you won’t see sold. Barber is one of the first companies that developed chicken cordon bleu for your freezer case. They’re a “Mainestay.”
How about IDEXX? You’ve mentioned more than once that they are an attractive industry for purchase. IDEXX is brilliantly run, so it would be a nice addition to a major player.
So this whole shakeout is helping Maine rediscover itself? Couldn’t you have told us this before we set foot in this scary economic Oz?
You can talk about big places like National Semiconductor until you’re blue in the face, jesse
but they’re just trying to keep up market share, so you can’t learn as much from their numbers. It’s really the small family businesses who are showing the kind of backbone we can learn from. We saw it as a trend last year, when we saw all the niche breweries doing well. It all ties in with the tourism rise: If they come here, they’ll want to drink what we make here.
1. L. L. Bean, Freeport, $1.62B *†1
2. FairchiLd Semiconductor internationaL, South Portland, $1.2B
3. ideXX LaBoratorieS, Westbrook, $1.03B
4. cianBro comPanieS, Pittsfield, $390.3m
5. Wright eXPreSS corPoration, South Portland, $318.22m
6. WeBBer oiL comPany, Bangor, $192.34m
7. maine emPLoyerS’ mutuaL inSurance, Portland, $176.21m
8. oLymPia SPortS, Westbrook, $165.81m
9. Pine State trading, augusta, $155.3m
10. darLing’S, Brewer, $155.03m
11. hancock LumBer, casco, $150.4m *†
12. LincoLn PaPer & tiSSue, Lincoln, $141.22m
13. katahdin PaPer comPany, millinocket, $138.77m
14.camden nationaL corPoration, camden, $132.78m
15. hutchinS motorS, augusta, $132.5m
16. c. n. BroWn, South Paris, $131.3m *†
17. Bangor SavingS Bank, Bangor, $131.04m
18. aSSociated grocerS, gardiner, $130.25m
19. Bangor hydro-eLectric comPany, Bangor, $119m
20. viLLage car, Bangor, $116.2m *†
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maine medicaL center, Portland, $685.6m mainegeneraL heaLth, augusta, $378.6m
centraL maine medicaL center, Lewiston, $283.2m york hoSPitaL, york, $242.9m
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coLBy coLLege, Waterville, $184.4m
JackSon LaBoratory, Bar harbor, $166m maine coaSt regionaL heaLth, ellsworth, $153.8m
St. mary’S regionaL medicaL center, Lewiston, $129.2m
21. BarBer Foods, Portland, $106.35M
22. J & s oil, Manchester, $104M *†
22. (tie) r H Foster, Hampden, $104M *
24. reed & reed, Woolwich, $100M
24. (tie) GreenPaGes, Kittery, $100M
26. diversiFied CoMMuniCations, Portland, $95.4M
27. oaKHurst, Portland, $91.34M
28. Melton sales & serviCe, Milford, $90M
28. (tie) sarGent CorPoration, stillwater, $90M
28. (tie) HaMMond luMBer CoMPany, Belgrade, $90M
31. aCadia auto GrouP, richmond, $87.89M
32. Creative aPParel assoCiates, Morrill, $86M
33. lee CHrysler PlyMoutH, Westbrook, $76.2M
33. (tie) redlon & JoHnson, Portland, $76.2M *
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36. JeroMe GrouP, augusta, $75.1M
37. ClarK insuranCe, Portland, $70M
38. WHite roCK distilleries, lewiston, $68.3M *
39. yanKee Ford, south Portland, $60.8M *†
40. Bar HarBor BanKsHares, Bar Harbor, $60.4M
41. everett J. PresCott, Gardiner, $60.3M *†
42. r. H. reny, newcastle, $56.58M
43. Mainetoday Media, Portland, $54.88M
44. FaBian oil, oakland, $54.47M
45. CHarlie’s Motor Mall, augusta, $53.1M *†
46. JoHnson & Jordan, scarborough, $52.59M
47. Maine enerGy reCovery CoMPany, Biddeford, $52.26M
48. Patriot MortGaGe, Windham, $50M
49. Ford roWe sales, Westbrook, $48.31M
50. norWay savinGs BanK, norway, $47.95M
51. GeiGer BrotHers, lewiston, $45.5M *
52. nortHeast BanCorP, lewiston, $45.3M
53. Bill dodGe BuiCK-PontiaC-GMC, Westbrook, $44.4M
54. Key Plaza HoldinGs, Winthrop, $44.1M
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57. KenneBunK savinGs BanK, Kennebunk, $42.3M
58. GorHaM savinGs BanK, Gorham, $42.2M
59. tWin rivers PaPer CoMPany llC, Madawaska, $42M
60. saCo & BiddeFord savinGs, saco, $41.7M
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62. androsCoGGin BanCorP, lewiston, $40.62M
63. PM ConstruCtion CoMPany, saco, $40.39M
64. CPM ConstruCtors, Freeport, $40M
65. FreiGHtliner oF Maine, Bangor, $39.42M
66. P a interMed, south Portland, $39.4M *
67. tWin rivers PaPer CoMPany CorPoration, Portland, $38.1M
68. nelson & sMall, Portland, $36.2M *
69. GaGe CoMPany, Portland, $36M
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Dead River Company (with branches reporting over $688M in revenue) is not listed due to incomplete revenue information.
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How did you and the band feel when you found out you’ll be part of the reopening lineup for the State Theatre on October 27th?
It’s like there’s been a hole in the city for the last four years. The last time we played the State was in 2003, and it was the only live DVD we ever shot. I moved here in 2005, and I’ve walked past it for the last four years, feeling badly about it. It’s clear the town needed the State Theatre to re-open…I’m excited to be a part of it. There are a lot of people here who’ve been waiting for a venue like this.
You’re a Jersey boy. What about living in Portland drew you here?
I hadn’t been to Maine until I went to college at Tufts. I started dating my wife, Lauren, then and came up here to visit her. As I was falling in love with her, I was falling in love with Maine. We lived in New York for a while, which was great on the music side of things, but it just wasn’t my speed. It was too removed from nature, too stressful…I was really excited to move from Brooklyn to Portland. The energy of here is great. Everyone comes be-
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cause they want to live a certain lifestyle, and then they figure out how they’re going to support it. It’s a pretty big change, but I’m really glad I made it. I got into kayaking, and I try to get into the water every day.
You and Lauren founded Reverb, which encourages musicians and their fans to maintain environmentally friendly tours. How’s that going?
We started Reverb in 2004 on our kitchen table in Brooklyn to help bands get going green on tour. Now that we’re based in Portland, we have a full-time staff and another four to six folks who go out on the tours, dealing with the environmental elements and engaging the fans. We’ve worked on over 100 major tours. It’s a neat way to engage young people to take action in their own lives.
According to your standards, how green is Portland?
There are so many environmental groups here, and there’s a ton of folks who work for non-profits. The mentality is here. Because Portland is so connected to the water and to nature, there’s a lot of good work being done.
Any favorite restaurants in the city?
I just went to Grace recently…I like Emilitsa a lot and Street & Company. There’s also Market Street Eats–I eat there regularly for lunch–and I think Otto is one of the best pizza places. Sonyfield Café in Falmouth is organic and local.
If you could write a song about Maine, what would it be called? That’s where I wish I were John Denver.
The band’s road journal talks about playing in many types of venues: balconies, restaurants, and even an armory. Which has been your favorite?
A recent favorite of mine is Maine State Pier in Portland. That was our first time playing a hometown show since this became my hometown. It was a beautiful night.
Any crazy fan stories?
No. We’re at that perfect level where we’re popular, but we’re not famous. We have dedicated fans, but they’re not crazy.
Back to 2003’s Guster On Ice–Live from Portland, Maine at the State Theatre. Why did you choose to record it here? It just worked out timing-wise. We wanted a venue where we could…have an opportuni-
ty to shoot two shows.
It’s been over 16 years since Guster’s first album Parachute was released. Tell us about your changes. We’ve changed a lot. We were still in college back then, and our music was percussion based, almost folk rock. Now, we try to involve as many colors in our palate as possible. Everyone is a multi-instrumentalist. We went from folk rock trio to alternative rock, full-on band. We still obviously keep the bongos as a big part of our songs.
Personally, a lot has happened. I have a two-year-old girl, Sloan. All three original members are dads…That’s part of the reason we named the new record Easy Wonderful. It took us a long time to make this record because…we’re trying to write songs while learning how to change diapers.
What can we expect from Easy Wonderful?
It’s the best, most consistent record we’ve made. It’s a little more upbeat and generally more of an energetic album. It has all the maturity and production complexities of our newer records with the energy and spirit of Lost and Gone Forever
What songs sound like Guster could have written them?
When we write, we think about classic albums like Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks or the Beach Boys’s Pet Sounds . Current bands we get compared to are Wilco and the Shins.
What movie and television show sound tracks has your music been a part of?
They have ranged from comedies like Wedding Crashers [“I Hope Tomorrow is Like Today” plays during a montage in which Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson have just broken their friendship] to the cancer drama Life as a House [“Rainy Day” sets the mood during the somber scene where Hayden Christensen and Ian Somerhalder share a joint in a car; writer Mark Andrus loved Guster so much that he named the dog in the movie after the band].
Where do you live?
I live in the “Arts District.” I love being able to walk everywhere. n
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51 Wharf restaurant & Ultra lounge Indulge in the chef’s avantgarde cuisine, w/ exceptionally creative courses, local ingredients in a from-scratch kitchen, the freshest seafood incl. local Maine lobster & a menu with savory chicken, steak & pasta. Available for private parties & events. 51 Wharf St. in Ptld’s Old Port. 51wharf.com, 774-1151 * anthony’s Italian Kitchen, 151 Middle St., lower level, Ptld. Voted “Best in Portland” three years in a row. Pizza, pasta & sandwiches. All homemade recipes, incl. lasagna, chicken parmesan, eggplant parmesan, meatballs & Italian sausages. Variety of hot & cold sandwiches. Beer & wine. Catering available. 774-8668 *
Barnacle Billy’s, known for luxury lobster, steamed clams, large lusty drinks, barbecued chicken, homemade clam chowder & of course, the lobster roll & lobster stew. Features an extensive indoor & sundeck seating where guests can enjoy both the beauty of the harbor & the ocean beyond. Perkins Cove. barnbilly.com, 646-5575
Beale St. Barbeque Eclectic American cuisine The best hardwoodsmoked & grilled meats, poultry, fish & seafood, as well as tasty appetizers, specialty sandwiches, salads & creative daily lunch & dinner specials. Full bar w/ Maine microbrews on tap. No reservations needed, children welcome. Open all day, every day. 725 Broadway, S. Ptld. mainebbq.com, 767-0130
BiBo’s Madd apple Café is located at 23 Forest Avenue, Ptld, in the heart of the Arts District. Focusing on creative, affordable cuisine with an eclectic wine list to match, served in a bright casual atmosphere. Lunch W-F 11:30-2, brunch Sa & Su 11-2 & dinner W-Sa 5:30-close. Menus change with the local growing season. bibosportland.com, 774-9698 *
Billy’s Chowder House makes seafood dreams come true, serving the freshest seafood around, whether fried, grilled, broiled, stuffed, or over pasta. The chowders are all homemade & the lobster rolls have been featured in Bon Appétit. 216 Mile Road in Wells & surrounded by the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge. billyschowderhouse.com, 646-7558
the Black tie Market & Bistro will satisfy anyone’s craving for great food served with flair & fun. Now serving light breakfasts & lunches & everything you need to entertain at home. Made-to-order paninis & wraps, soups, home-baked desserts & fresh salads. Try our candy bar, gelato, or a great bottle of wine. Now hosting wine tastings! theblacktieco.com, 756-6230
Boda “Very Thai” kitchen & lounge. Delicious selections of Thai home-style entrees, street-vendor inspired grilled skewers & tapas & a full bar. Latenight menu served until 1 a.m. Open Tu-Su from 5 p.m.-1 a.m. 671 Congress St. in Ptld, parking avail, vegetarian options avail, no reservations.
Come experience an eating culture of Thailand! 347-7557
Brea lu Cafe has been serving up breakfast & lunch for 22 years! Favorite menu choices include 12 specialty omelets, build-your-own breakfast burritos, Belgian waffles with fruit, eggs Benedict & homemade corned beef hash. Lunch features homemade chili & fresh, made-toorder sandwiches, burgers & wraps. Open daily, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. 428 Forest Avenue, Ptld. 772-9202
Bull Feeney’s Authentic Irish pub & restaurant, serving delicious scratch made sandwiches, steaks, seafood & hearty Irish fare, pouring local craft & premium imported brews as well as Maine’s most extensive selection of single malt Scotch & Irish whiskies. Live music five nights. Open 7 days, 11:30 a.m. - 1 a.m. Kitchen closes at 10 p.m. weekdays, 11 p.m. weekends. 375 Fore in the Old Port, 773-7210, bullfeeneys.com Clementine restaurant 44 Maine St. in Brunswick. Chef-Owner Dana Robicheaw offers the culinary expertise he acquired at Johnson & Wales & other Portland fine dining establishments. Exquisite food & fine wine in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a multi-course tasting menu for parties of two: $45/person or $60/person with paired wines. Tu-Su 5-9 p.m. 721-9800, clementinemaine.com
diMillo’s Floating restaurant Freshest lobster, seafood, Black Angus cuts of beef, Italian fare & more. Commercial St. in the Old Port, DiMillo’s offers fabulous water views of Ptld Harbor from every table. Famous clam or haddock chowder, lobster stew, or delicious salads. Serving from 11 a.m. Famous Lobster Roll. dimillos.com or call 772-2216.
the dogfish Bar & Grille, 128 Free St., 772-5483, and the dogfish Cafe, 953 Congress St., Ptld, 253-5400. “Great food, drink & service in a casual & unpretentious atmosphere.” The Cafe (M-Sa lunch & dinner & Su Brunch) offers a more intimate setting while the Bar & Grille (open daily at 11:30 a.m.) offers live music W-Sa nights. Real local feel, reasonable prices & great food. thedogfishcompany.com
Espo’s trattoria has been owned by the same family for over thirty years & will become your first choice for fine Italian dining. Menu items include homemade sauces, lasagna, fresh local seafood & tender steaks. Generous portion sizes are served by personable, professional staff in a family-friendly atmosphere. Lunch specials daily from 11a.m. to 3p.m. Takeout & catering are available. espostrattoria.com
Fish Bones american Grill Casual upscale restaurant offering American cuisine with a multi-national flair. Techniques include light grilling, sautéing & use of homemade food paints to further enhance our plated creations. Located in the heart of Lewiston in the historic Bates Mill complex. Dinner Tu through Sat & Su brunch. Come get hooked! fishbonesmaine.com, 333-3663 *
G & r diMillo’s Bayside 118 Preble St., Ptld. You’ll find a comfortable
WALTER’S, 2 Portland Square, Portland
It’s as snappy and spare as a David Mamet play, the playbill’s the talk of the town, and the parking’s fabulous. As you join the crowd walking in, the anticipation builds–now that Walter’s has completed a celebrated relocation to 2 Portland Square, will food still take the leading role on this new stage?
Lunch M-Sa 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner daily 5-9 p.m., weekends to 9:30 p.m.; Bar menu Su 5-10 p.m., M-Sa 2:30-11 p.m., F-Sa to midnight 871-9258, waltersportland.com
Walter’s Edge
Walter’s Edge
A new venue sets the stage for a flawless, palatepleasing performance.
A new venue sets the stage for a flawless, palatepleasing performance.
Chef/owner Jeff Buerhaus and his wife and business partner, Cheryl, raise the curtain perfectly. Soft amber lighting and an expansive, sleek dining room with tall windows provide depth and understatement to the metrosensual decor. Now mixologist Steven Lovenguth’s imagination lights the footlights with eyepoppers like Skyline (Eagle Rare bourbon, Luxardo maraschino, Vya sweet vermouth, cherries, $9) and Nutty Scotsman (Dewar’s, Frangelico, crushed hazelnuts, $9) while we tack into a bottle of Rock Rabbit Shiraz ($27).
Crusty, spongy sourdough bread, baked inhouse, whets our appetite for the all-the-way-tothrilling creamy wild oyster stew ($8) with boar bacon, sweet potato, and saffron. Have you ever tasted something so good you close your eyes to savor it?
Up next, an Asian twist on the popular 10th-century Sicilian treat, arancini ($5). These golden balls of crumb-crusted, deep-fried rice take a surprising turn, with pronounced flavors of scallion and ginger. We swing back to the Mediterranean with a flaw-
less Milano linguine ($14/21), tossed in tangy lemon butter with tender shrimp, spinach, artichokes, teardrop tomatoes, feta, olives, and capers. The perfectly seared gnocchi fungi ($9/19) is also an audiencepleaser, with an earthy cream sauce jumping with chanterelles, pine nuts, and fresh parsley.
In a devious gesture, I offer my partner (contentedly making a large dent in his gnocchi) a teasing taste of my filet mignon ($24) smothered in a pool of gloriously pungent English Stilton fondue. Purple Peruvian chèvre mash and king oyster mushrooms, both in a rich veal demi-glace, play pitch-perfect supporting roles.
Dessert here is a dramatic closing act. Starry encores include blueberry Guinness cheesecake ($7), chocolate soufflé tourte with brûléed bananas and peanut butter gelato ($9), and raspberry chocolate bundt cake with champagne sorbet and pistachio cigarillo ($8).
You won’t just love this grown-and-sexy Walter’s. Consider this a standing ovation. n
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sports bar with excellent food! Catch the season’s most exciting games on multiple wide screen flat panel TVs. W/ homemade pasta & bread, classic appetizers, soups, sandwiches, burgers; & homemade, handtossed dough for fantastic pizza. M–Sa 11 a.m.-11.p.m., Su noon-8 p.m. grdimillos.com, 699-5959
the Good table “Honest food, honest prices.” Made-from-scratch brunch, lunch & dinner. A well-rounded menu with choices to please every palate. W/ inspired blackboard specials, the kitchen always takes advantage of locally-grown produce & seafood. Full bar with seasonal cocktails. 527 Ocean House Road on Route 77 in Cape Elizabeth. [Check for seasonal hours.] thegoodtablerestaurant.net, 799-4663
Grace A 160-year-old Methodist church. Engulfed by huge cathedral ceilings & beautiful stained-glass windows, our eclectic menu & houseinfused cocktails provide a perfect atmosphere for any occasion. Located at 15 Chestnut St., Ptld, we are open Tu–Sa evenings at 5 p.m. Reservations are recommended with ample seating at our circular 30-seat bar or in our comfortable cocktail lounge. 828-4422
the Great Impasta, long-standing restaurant located on Maine St., serves Mediterranean-inspired food with a concentration on Italian dishes. This restaurant is a favorite of both locals & those from away. Incredible, fragrant aromas from the open kitchen hit you the moment you walk through the door. Vegan & gluten-free menus available. 42 Maine St., historic Brunswick. 729-5858, thegreatimpasta.com
Great lost Bear 540 Forest Avenue in the Woodfords area of Portland. A full bar with 70 beer taps w/ Maine & American Craft breweries & a large Belgian selection. Menu features salads, burgers, a large vegetarian selection & the best nachos & buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they’re restless! Every day 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. greatlostbear.com, 772-0300
Jacqueline’s tea room & Gift Shop Authentic afternoon tea in an exquisite English setting. Over 70 of the finest quality loose-leaf teas to accompany your four-course luncheon of scones, finger sandwiches of all kinds & desserts. Great for intimate conversations & parties. 10:30 a.m.3 p.m. Tu-F & alternating weekends. 201 Main St., Freeport. Reservations only (not required for shopping). jacquelinestearoom.com, 865-2123
Jameson tavern, with a casual bar, lounge & dining room. The building is the site of the signing of the Constitution for the state of Maine when it broke away from Massachusetts. Classic preparations served in a graceful & elegant setting make this a fine retreat from frenzied outlet shopping. 115 Main St., Freeport. 865-4196 *
Jp thornton’s Bar & Grille 740 Broadway, S. Ptld, offers upscale, fresh cuisine in a casual pub setting. Known in the Ptld area for having a “Cheers-like” atmosphere, locals & those who stumble across this hidden jewel of Foodie favorites can enjoy hand-cut grilled steaks, fresh seafood & house appetizers with a great selection of microbrews & specialty cocktails. 799-3100
Kon asian Bistro & Hibachi Bar Inspired by the senses. Décor & music invigorate the international essence of taking you to a different land. F–Su evening a DJ will transform the bar into an Asian night club. Experience the world-class New York chefs prepare you a fresh, succulent dish. 1140 Brighton Ave, Ptld. konasianbistro.com, 874-0000
linda Bean’s perfect Maine lobster roll is coming to Ptld! The new location on Exchange St. will include the sweetest Maine lobster with the company of a full-service bar. Using a ¼ pound of Maine lobster fresh from her own wharves & adding her special mix of herbs earns it the right to be called “Perfect.” lindabeansperfectmaine.com
lotus Chinese & Japanese restaurant, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth (Falmouth Shopping Plaza). We feature full-service bar & lounge area, sushi bar, Chinese traditional food not available outside of Boston, friendly atmosphere & courteous service. 781-3453
Margaritas Mexican restaurants & Watering Hole! At 242 St. John St., Union Station Plaza, 874-6444 & 11 Brown St. near the Civic Center in Ptld, Lewiston, Augusta, Orono & Portsmouth. Always free hot chips & salsa, legendary margaritas & the house specialty, the sizzling fajita. Happy hour M-F, 4-7 p.m., free hot appetizers. 774-9398.
Maria’s ristorante, est. 1960. 337 Cumberland Ave, Ptld, one street down from Congress. Ptld’s finest Italian cuisine. Maine Sunday Telegram’s four-star restaurant. Homemade sausages & finest meatballs around, thick Veal Chops a la Maria, Zuppa De Pesce Fradiavolo, homemade gelato & Italian-style cakes. Lunch & dinner Tu-Sa, $13-$25. “Preserving the authentic Italian dining experience.” mariasrestaurant.com, 772-9232
Miss portland diner A Portland original. Visit the famous 1949 Worcester diner car serving breakfast all day & homemade diner classics. Open daily from 7am to 9pm. Beer, wine & liquor. Located at 140 Marginal Way in Ptld. missportlanddiner.com, 207-210-6673
Mousse Cafe & Bakeshop Monument Square. Breakfast & lunch all day & a weekend brunch. Casual atmosphere with a full bakery, homemade ice cream & outside dining on the patio. Favorites include huevos rancheros, eggs benedict, scones, herb focaccia paninis & award-winning turkey meatloaf sandwich. Open M-F 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sa 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; & Su 9 a.m.-2 p.m. One Monument Way, Ptld, 822-9955 moussecafebakeshop.com.
one dock Creative, contemporary, New England Cuisine & traditional
Maine favorites in a relaxed setting overlooking the Kennebunk River. The menu offers “small plates” such as duck spring rolls, flatbread signature pizzas, pan-seared scallops in a maple glaze & the lobster & chipotle cheddar macaroni & cheese, proving to be fan favorites. W-Sa 6-9 p.m. 967-2621 onedock.com
pats pizza Old Port offers a full bar & family dining experience in the heart of Ptld’s Historic District. Pat’s offers a full menu of appetizers, entrees, desserts & of course, pizza! We also have a large selection of salads & sandwiches for lunch. Large parties welcome, please call ahead. Located at 30 Market St. patspizzaoldport.com, 699-4455
the pepperclub is a prize-winning restaurant (“Best Vegetarian” & “Best Value” in Frommer’s Guide to New England) with creative world cuisine. Blackboard menu lists five vegetarian, three fish & three meat entrées, incl. an organic beef burger. Relaxed, affordable dining on the edge of the Old Port w/ free parking. Open nightly at 5 p.m. 78 Middle St. pepperclubrestaurant.com, 772-0531
pier 77 & the ramp Bar & Grill are owned & managed by Kate & Chef Peter Morency. Pier 77 has a formal dining room with stunning views of Cape Porpoise Harbor & live music each weekend, while The Ramp is more casual, with its own bar menu at hard-to-beat prices. pier77restaurant.com has all the details. 967-8500 *
pom’s thai taste restaurant, noodle House & Sushi Bar at 571 Congress St. in Ptld, 772-7999, voted “The Best of Portland ‘09” by Phoenix readers. W/ vegetarian, wheat-free, kid’s menu, made-to-order noodle soup, and $1 sushi every M & Tu. Also in S. Ptld: Pom’s Thai Restaurant at 209 Western Avenue, 347-3000, & Thai Taste Restaurant at 435 Cottage Road, 767-3599. thaitastemaine.com
the run of the Mill brewpub is in a restored mill building on Saco Island, offering quality food at reasonable prices; 24 beers brewed in-house throughout the year are rotated through seven taps. Sample 3 oz. of all beers on tap for just $5. Wine list & full bar. Trivia Mon, Open Mic Tues & live music Thurs. 571-9648, therunofthemill.net
Saeng thai House Authentic Thai food. With an upbeat tempo & tantalizing dishes, zesty flavor awaits you. Entrees include crispy noodle pad Thai, house specialty seafood choo chee, pad Thai, ginger fish, Sushi & much more. Eat in, take out or delivery available. 267 St. John St. in Ptld, 773-8988, Saeng Thai House 2 at 921 Congress St., 780-0900. the Salt Exchange American-style tapas, local, organic & sustainable ingredients. Extensive beer & wine list. Wine tastings Wed 5-6:30 p.m. include complimentary canapés. Open for lunch T-Sa 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. & dinner 5:30-9 p.m. (F-Sa, until 10 p.m.) Lounge open Tu-Sa11:30 till close. 245 Commercial St., Ptld. thesaltexchange.net, 347-5687
Stockhouse restaurant & Sports pub The best place to catch all of
21 TVs, 16 beers on tap & large party accommodations. Daily food & drink specials & a menu w/ everything from pub-style appetizers to homemade entrees. Open daily at 11 a.m. 506 Main St., Westbrook. 8545600, thestockhouserestaurant.com
Stonyfield Cafe (formerly O’Naturals) serves natural & organic flatbread sandwiches, tossed salads, rice & noodle bowls, soups, kids’ meals, organic tart frozen yogurt & Sunday Brunch. Quick service for people on the go…but our leather couches, wireless internet & comfortable atmosphere entice you to stay. Chicken, roast beef, wild bison meatloaf, wild Alaskan salmon, many vegetarian items–something for everyone. Falmouth, 781-8889, stonyfieldcafe.com
Twenty Milk St., Ptld Regency Hotel, U.S.D.A. prime & choice steaks & the freshest seafood, combining award-winning classic American cuisine with fine wines in a warm & inviting atmosphere. W/ crab cakes with lemon shallot mayonnaise, baked escargot, charbroiled chili-lime scallops & sumptuous desserts. Dinner daily; also breakfast, lunch & brunch. Complimentary valet parking. theregency.com, 774-4200
Varano’s Italian Restaurant–food so good, you may never cook again. W/ stunning views of the coast & the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge. The best Italian food north of Boston. The menu offers signature Italian dishes & special family recipes & the comprehensive all-Italian wine list is a Wine Spectator award recipient since 2002. 60 Mile Road, Wells. varanos.com, 641-8550
Walter’s One of Maine’s most popular restaurants. Chef/owner Jeff Buerhaus is inspired by global influences. Seasonal menus are accented by creative daily specials. Extensive wine list & inventive cocktail creations complement menu offerings. M-Sa: lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., dinner from 5 p.m., bar menu 2:30 p.m.-midnight. Su: brunch 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 2 Ptld Square. waltersportland.com, 871-9258
Wells Beach Steakhouse & T-Bone Lounge serves prime & all-natural steaks, fresh seafood & delicious salads, w/ Kobe sirloin steaks, set in a plush atmosphere. Enjoy a selection from the highly allocated new world wine list, or a signature Wells Beach martini under the starry ‘sky’ of the lounge. 73 Mile Road, Wells. wellsbeachsteakhouse.com, 646-2252 *
Yosaku, 1 Danforth St. Authentic Japanese culinary experience, designed by owner Sato Takahiro & chef Matsuyama Masahiro.
Premium sushi, sashimi & rolls, incl. Yosaku, Ptld Pirates & traditional cooked Japanese cuisine for the sushi-shy. Enjoy a bento box beside a tranquil Japanese waterfall. Lunch: M-Fr11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Sa-Su noon-3 p.m. Dinner: 5-9:30 p.m., F-Sat 5-10:30 p.m. 780-0880
*reservations recommended
Dr. Dr.
…your hit show is on line 1.
Exactly how does a novelist become a TV goddess? A producer in Hollywood read all the books, bought the character rights, and Rizzoli & Isles [TNT Monday nights 10 EST] went into production. I don’t have anything to do with the project creatively…They do call me with questions from time to time.
Does every episode spring from your books? No. Only the pilot came directly from The Apprentice. I never know what each episode’s going to bring, so I’m just as surprised as everyone else by every story!
Is it strange to have your characters take over and begin lives of their own on the small screen?
It’s been kind of a fantasy…listening to words I’ve written coming out of these characters’ mouths [Maura Isles, played by Sasha Alexander, and Jane Rizzoli, played by Angie Harmon].
The best part of watching R&I is knowing these women come from my imagination. I love hearing the names of characters with whom I’ve lived for the past ten years…I know what a privilege it is.
What are some specific personality differences between the television characters and the characters from your book?
The personality of Jane [Rizzoli] is very similar between the books and the television show, even if Angie Harmon is far more attractive than my fictional Jane.
The character of Maura [Isles] has been altered quite a bit. The television Maura is much more of a fashionista and also a sunnier and more optimistic personality than the dark and gloomy Maura of my books.
Did you always want to be a writer, or was it a talent you stumbled upon?
I was a writer from the time I was about seven years old, and I went to med school because I was [also] interested in science [she has a degree from UC–San Francisco in internal medicine]. When I went on maternity leave, I had time to pick up writing again.
Do you use your own experiences as a doctor? The way a doctor thinks and approaches by amber
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The toxic effects have been reported at doses similar to those used to treat muscle spasms in the neck. Lower doses, in both approved and unapproved uses, have also caused toxic effects. This includes treatment of children and adults for muscle spasms.
These effects could make it unsafe for you to drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities.
Do not have Dysport treatment if you: are allergic to Dysport or any of its ingredients (see the end of the Medication Guide for a list of ingredients), are allergic to cow’s milk protein, had an allergic reaction to any other botulinum toxin product such as Myobloc® or Botox,® or have a skin infection at the planned injection site.
The dose of Dysport is not the same as the dose of any other botulinum toxin product. The dose of Dysport cannot be compared to the dose of any other botulinum toxin product you may have used.
Dysport may not be right for you if: you have surgical changes to your face, very weak muscles in the treatment area, your face looks very different from side to side, the injection site is inflamed, you have droopy eyelids or sagging eyelid folds, deep facial scars, thick oily skin, or if your wrinkles can’t be smoothed by spreading them apart.
Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you have: a disease that affects your muscles and nerves (such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease], myasthenia gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome), allergies to any botulinum toxin product or had any side effect from any botulinum toxin product in the past, a breathing problem (such as asthma or emphysema),
Please see Medication Guide on following pages. For more information, visit www.Treat.DysportUSA.com or call 866-222-1480.
swallowing problems, bleeding problems, diabetes, a slow heart beat or other problem with your heart rate or rhythm, plans to have surgery, had surgery on your face, weakness of your forehead muscles (such as trouble raising your eyebrows), drooping eyelids, or any other change in the way your face normally looks. Patients with a disease that affects muscles and nerves who are treated with typical doses of Dysport may have a higher risk of serious side effects, including severe swallowing and breathing problems.
Human Albumin
This product contains albumin taken from human plasma. Steps taken during donor screening and product manufacturing processes make the risk of spreading viral diseases extremely rare. In theory, there is also an extremely rare risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). No cases of spread of viral diseases or CJD have ever been reported for albumin.
Allergic Reaction to Injecting in the Skin
It is not known if an allergic reaction can be caused by injecting Dysport into the skin. The safety of treating excessive sweating with Dysport is not known.
Common Side Effects
The most common side effects are nose and throat irritation, headache, injection site pain, injection site skin reaction, upper respiratory tract infection, eyelid swelling, eyelid drooping, sinus inflammation, and nausea.
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins and herbal and other natural products. Using Dysport with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not start any new medicines while taking Dysport without talking to your doctor first.
Especially tell your doctor if you: have received any other botulinum toxin product in the last four months, have received injections of botulinum toxin, such as Myobloc® (rimabotulinumtoxinB) or Botox® (onabotulinumtoxinA) in the past (be sure your doctor knows exactly which product you received), have recently received an antibiotic by injection, take muscle relaxants, take an allergy or cold medicine, or take a sleep medicine.
Use In Specific Populations
Dysport should not be used in children or in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Ask your doctor if Dysport is right for you.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Prescription Dysport is an injection used to temporarily improve the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines) in adults less than 65 years of age.
The safety of Dysport for the treatment of frown lines was studied in more than 2400 patients.a
The dose of Dysport is not the same as or comparable to the dose of Botox Cosmetic.
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Individual results may vary.
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51 Wharf restaurant & Ultra lounge Indulge in the chef’s avant-garde cuisine, w/exceptionally creative courses, local ingredients done from-scratch in our kitchen & the freshest seafood. We serve local Maine lobster, a menu w/savory chicken, & steak & pasta. Available for private parties & events. 51 Wharf St., Portland’s Old Port, 774-1151, 51wharf.com. *
anthony’s Italian Kitchen Voted “Best in Portland” three years in a row. Pizza, pasta & sandwiches. All homemade recipes, including lasagna, chicken parmesan, eggplant parmesan, meatballs & Italian sausages. Variety of hot & cold sandwiches. Beer & wine. Catering available. 151 Middle St., lower level, Portland, 774-8668. *
Beale St. Barbeque Eclectic American cuisine. The best hardwood-smoked & grilled meats, poultry, fish & seafood, as well as tasty appetizers, specialty sandwiches, salads, & creative daily lunch & dinner specials. Full bar w/ Maine microbrews on tap. No reservations needed, children welcome. Open all day, every day. 725 Broadway, S. Portland. 767-0130, mainebbq.com.
Billy’s Chowder House makes seafood dreams come true, serving the freshest seafood around, whether fried, grilled, broiled, stuffed, or over pasta. The chowders are all homemade & the lobster rolls have been featured in Bon Appétit Surrounded by the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge. 216 Mile Rd., Wells, 646-7558, billyschowderhouse.com.
the Black tie Market & Bistro will satisfy anyone’s craving for great food served w/flair & fun. Now serving light breakfasts & lunches & everything you need to entertain at home. Made-toorder paninis & wraps, soups, home-baked desserts, & fresh salads. Try our candy bar, gelato, or a great bottle of wine. Now hosting wine tastings! 756-6230, theblacktieco.com.
Boda is a “Very Thai” kitchen & lounge. Delicious selections of Thai home-style entrees, street-vendor inspired grilled skewers, tapas, & a full bar. Vegetarian options available. Come experience an eating culture of Thailand! No reservations & parking available. Late-night menu served until 1am. Open Tu-Su from 5pm-1am. 671 Congress St., Portland, 347-7557.
Brea lu Cafe has been serving up breakfast & lunch for 22 years! Favorite menu choices include 12 specialty omelets, build-yourown breakfast burritos, Belgian waffles w/ fruit, eggs Benedict & homemade corned beef hash. Lunch features homemade chili, fresh made-to-order sandwiches, burgers & wraps. Open daily, 7am-2pm. 428 Forest Ave., Portland, 772-9202.
Bull Feeney’s Authentic Irish pub & restaurant, serving delicious scratch-made sandwiches, steaks, seafood & hearty Irish fare, pouring local craft & premium imported brews, as well as Maine’s most extensive selection of single malt Scotch & Irish whiskies. Live music five nights. Open 7 days 11:30am-1am. Kitchen closes at 10pm weekdays, 11pm weekends. 375 Fore St., Old Port, 773-7210, bullfeeneys.com.
Clementine restaurant Chef-Owner Dana Robicheaw offers the culinary expertise he acquired at Johnson & Wales & other Portland fine dining establishments. Exquisite food & fine wine in a relaxed atmosphere. Join us for a multi-course tasting menu for parties of two: $45/person or $60/person w/paired wines. Tu-Su 5-9pm. 44 Maine St., Brunswick, 721-9800, or clementinemaine.com.
diMillo’s Floating restaurant serves the freshest lobster, seafood, Black Angus cuts of beef, Italian fare & more. DiMillo’s offers fabulous views of the water in Portland Harbor from every table. Famous lobster Roll, clam chowder, haddock chowder, lobster stew & delicious salads. Serving from 11am. Commercial St., Old Port, 772-2216, dimillos.com.
the dogfish Bar & Grille and the dogfish Cafe “Great food, drink & service in a casual & unpretentious atmosphere.” Real local feel, reasonable prices & great food. The Cafe (M-Sa lunch, dinner & Su Brunch) offers a more intimate setting, while the Bar & Grille (open daily at 11:30am) offers live music W-Sa night. 128 Free St., 772-5483 (Grille); 953 Congress St., Portland, 253-5400, thedogfishcompany.com.
Espo’s trattoria has been owned by the same family for over thirty years & will become your first choice for fine Italian dining. Menu items include homemade sauces, lasagna, fresh local seafood & tender steaks. Generous portion sizes are served by personable & professional staff in a family-friendly atmosphere. Takeout & catering are available. Lunch specials daily from 11am-3pm. espostrattoria.com.
Fish Bones american Grill A casual upscale restaurant offering American cuisine w/a multi-national flair. Techniques include light grilling, sautéing & use of homemade food paints to further enhance our plated creations. Located in the heart of Lewiston in the historic Bates Mill complex. Come get hooked! Dinner Tu-Sa & Su brunch. 333-3663, fishbonesmaine.com. *
G & r diMillo’s Bayside A comfortable sports bar w/excellent food! Catch the season’s most exciting games on multiple wide screen flat panel TVs. W/homemade pasta & bread, classic appetizers, soups, sandwiches, burgers & homemade, handtossed dough for fantastic pizza. M-Sa 11am-11pm, Su noon8pm. 118 Preble St., Portland, 699-5959, grdimillos.com.
the Good table “Honest, good food.” Made-from-scratch brunch, lunch & dinner. A well-rounded menu w/choices to please every palate. W/inspired blackboard specials, the kitchen
Tell your doctor if you:
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if DYSPORT™ can harm your unborn baby
• are breast-feeding or planning to breast-feed. It is not known if DYSPORT™ passes into breast milk
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins and herbal and other natural products. Using DYSPORT™ with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not start any new medicines while taking DYSPORT™ without talking to your doctor first.
Especially tell your doctor if you:
• have received any other botulinum toxin product in the last four months
• have received injections of botulinum toxin, such as Myobloc® (Botulinum Toxin Type B)* or Botox® (Botulinum Toxin Type A)* in the past; be sure your doctor knows exactly which product you received
• have recently received an antibiotic by injection
• take muscle relaxants
• take an allergy or cold medicine
• take a sleep medicine
Ask your doctor if you are not sure if your medicine is one that is listed above.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show your doctor and pharmacist each time you get a new medicine.
How should I take DYSPORT™?
• DYSPORT™ is an injection that your doctor will give you
• DYSPORT™ is injected into the affected muscles
• Your doctor may give you another dose of DYSPORT™ after 12 weeks or longer, if it is needed
• If you are being treated for CD, your doctor may change your dose of DYSPORT,™ until you and your doctor find the best dose for you
• The dose of DYSPORT™ is not the same as the dose of any other botulinum toxin product
What should I avoid while taking DYSPORT™?
DYSPORT™ may cause loss of strength or general muscle weakness, blurred vision, or drooping eyelids within hours to weeks of taking DYSPORT.™ If this happens, do not drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities. See “What is the most important information I should know about DYSPORT™?”
What are the possible side effects of DYSPORT™?
DYSPORT™ can cause serious side effects. See “What is the most important information I should know about DYSPORT™?”
Other side effects of DYSPORT™ include:
• dry mouth
• injection site discomfort or pain
• tiredness
• headache
• neck pain
• muscle pain
• eye problems: double vision, blurred vision, decreased eyesight, problems with focusing the eyes (accommodation), drooping eyelids, swelling of the eyelids • allergic reactions. Symptoms of an allergic reaction to DYSPORT™ may include: itching, rash, red itchy welts, wheezing, asthma symptoms, or dizziness or feeling faint. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you get wheezing or asthma symptoms, or if you get dizzy or faint
Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of DYSPORT.™ For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
General information about DYSPORT™:
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about DYSPORT.™ If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about DYSPORT™ that is written for healthcare professionals. For more information about DYSPORT™ call 877-397-7671 or go to www.dysport.com or www.DysportUSA.com.
What are the ingredients in DYSPORT™?
Active ingredient: (botulinum toxin Type A) Inactive ingredients: human albumin, and lactose. DYSPORT™ may contain cow’s milk protein.
Issued May 2009
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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always takes advantage of locally-grown produce & seafood. Full bar w/seasonal cocktails. Seasonal hours. 527 Ocean House Rd., Rte. 77, Cape Elizabeth, 799-4663, thegoodtablerestaurant.net.
Grace A 160-year-old Methodist church engulfed by huge cathedral ceilings & beautiful stained-glass windows. Our eclectic menu & house-infused cocktails provide a perfect atmosphere for any occasion. Reservations are recommended w/ample seating at our circular 30-seat bar, or in our comfortable cocktail lounge. Open Tu-Sa evenings at 5pm. 15 Chestnut St., Portland, 828-4422. the Great Impasta, a long-standing restaurant located on Maine St., serves Mediterranean-inspired food w/ a concentration on Italian dishes. This restaurant is a favorite of both locals & those from away. Incredible, fragrant aromas from the open kitchen hit you the moment you walk through the door. Vegan & gluten-free menus available. 42 Maine St., historic Brunswick, 729-5858, thegreatimpasta.com.
Great lost Bear A full bar w/70 beer taps of Maine & American Craft breweries & a large Belgian selection. Menu features salads, burgers, a large vegetarian selection & the best nachos & buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they’re restless! Every day 11:30am-11:30pm. 540 Forest Ave., in the Woodfords area of Portland, 772-0300, greatlostbear.com.
Jacqueline’s tea room & Gift Shop Authentic afternoon tea in an exquisite English setting. Over 70 of the finest quality looseleaf teas to accompany your four-course luncheon of scones, finger sandwiches of all kinds & desserts. Great for intimate conversations & parties.Reservations only (not required for shopping). 10:30am-3pm. Tu-F & alternating weekends. 201 Main St., Freeport, 865-2123, jacquelinestearoom.com.
Jameson tavern has a casual bar, lounge & dining room. The building is the site of the signing of the Constitution for the state of Maine when it broke away from Massachusetts. Classic preparations served in a graceful & elegant setting make this a fine retreat from frenzied outlet shopping. 115 Main St., Freeport, 865-4196. *
Jp thornton’s Bar & Grille offers upscale, fresh cuisine in a casual pub setting. Known in the Portland area for having a “Cheers-like” atmosphere, locals & those who stumble across this hidden jewel of Foodie favorites can enjoy hand-cut grilled steaks, fresh seafood & house appetizers w/a great selection of microbrews & specialty cocktails. 740 Broadway, S. Portland, 799-3100.
linda Bean’s perfect Maine lobster roll is coming to Portland! The new location on Exchange St. will include the sweetest Maine lobster w/the company of a full-service bar. Using a ¼ pound of Maine lobster fresh from her own wharves & adding her special mix of herbs, the roll earns the right to be called “Perfect.” lindabeansperfectmaine.com
little Seoul restaurant Authentic Korean cuisine and sushi bar in a relaxed, casual atmosphere. Quality food at reasonable prices. The service is excellent at Portland’s newest culinary experience. Located in the heart of the Old Port. No reservations needed. Open for lunch, dinner and takeout M-Th 11:30am-9pm, F-Sa until 10pm. 90 Exchange St., Portland, 699-4326.
lotus Chinese and Japanese restaurant, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, Maine (Falmouth Shopping Plaza). We feature fullservice bar and lounge area, sushi bar, Chinese traditional food not available outside of Boston, friendly atmosphere and courteous service. 781-3453
Margaritas Mexican restaurants & Watering Hole! Always free hot chips & salsa, legendary margaritas & the house specialty, the sizzling fajita. Happy hour M-F 4-7pm & free hot appetizers. 242 St. John St., Union Station Plaza, 874-6444 & 11 Brown St. near the Civic Center in Portland. Other locations in Lewiston, Augusta, Orono & Portsmouth, 774-9398.
Maria’s ristorante, est. 1960 is Portland’s finest Italian cuisine. Maine Sunday Telegram’s 4-star restaurant. Homemade sausages & the finest meatballs around, thick Veal Chops a la Maria, Zuppa De Pesce Fradiavolo, homemade gelato & Italianstyle cakes. “Preserving the authentic Italian dining experience.” Lunch & dinner Tu-Sa, $13-$25. 337 Cumberland Ave., Portland, 772-9232, mariasrestaurant.com.
Miss portland diner, a Portland original. Visit the famous 1949 Worcester diner car serving breakfast all day & homemade diner classics. Beer, wine & liquor. Open daily from 7am-9pm. Located at 140 Marginal Way, Portland, 210-6673, missportlanddiner.com.
one dock Creative, contemporary New England Cuisine & traditional Maine favorites in a relaxed setting overlooking the Kennebunk River. The menu offers “small plates,” such as duck spring rolls, flatbread signature pizzas, pan-seared scallops in a maple glaze & a lobster & chipotle cheddar macaroni & cheese, proving to be fan favorites. W-Sa 6-9pm. 967-2621, onedock.com.
pats pizza offers a full bar & family dining experience in the heart of Portland’s Historic District. Pat’s offers a full menu of appetizers, entrees, desserts & of course, pizza! We also have a
large selection of salads & sandwiches for lunch. Large parties welcome, please call ahead. Located at 30 Market St., Old Port, 699-4455, patspizzaoldport.com.
the pepperclub is a prize-winning restaurant (“Best Vegetarian” & “Best Value” in Frommer’s Guide to New England) w/creative world cuisine. Blackboard menu lists five vegetarian, three fish & three meat entrées, including an organic beef burger. Relaxed, affordable dining on the edge of the Old Port w/free parking. Open nightly at 5pm. 78 Middle St., 699-4455, or pepperclubrestaurant.com.
pier 77 & the ramp Bar & Grill are owned & managed by Kate & Chef Peter Morency. Pier 77 has a formal dining room w/ stunning views of Cape Porpoise Harbor & live music each weekend, while the Ramp is more casual, w/its own bar menu at hard-to-beat prices. 967-8500, pier77restaurant.com. *
pom’s thai taste restaurant, noodle House & Sushi Bar was voted “The Best of Portland ‘09” by Phoenix readers, w/ vegetarian & wheat-free options, a kid’s menu, made-to-order noodle soup & $1 sushi every M & Tu. 571 Congress St., Portland, 772-7999. Also in S. Portland, Pom’s Thai Restaurant at 209 Western Ave., 347-3000 & Thai Taste Restaurant at 435 Cottage Rd., 767-3599, thaitastemaine.com.
the run of the Mill brewpub is located in a restored mill building on Saco Island, offering quality food at reasonable prices; 24 beers brewed in-house throughout the year are rotated through seven taps. Sample 3 oz. of all beers on tap for just $5. Wine list & full bar. Trivia Mon, open mic Tu & live music Th, 571-9648, therunofthemill.net.
Saeng thai House Authentic Thai food, w/an upbeat tempo & tantalizing dishes-zesty flavor awaits you here. Entrees include crispy noodle pad Thai, house specialty seafood choo chee, pad Thai, ginger fish, Sushi & much more. Eat in, take out, or delivery available. 267 St. John St., Portland, 773-8988, & Saeng Thai House 2 at 921 Congress St., 780-0900.
the Salt Exchange American-style tapas, using local, organic & sustainable ingredients. Extensive beer & wine list. Wine tastings W 5-6:30pm include complimentary canapés. Open for lunch Tu-Sa 11:30am-3:00pm & dinner 5:30-9pm. (F-Sa, until 10pm). Lounge open Tu-Sa 11:30-close. 245 Commercial St., Portland, 347-5687, thesaltexchange.net.
Silly’s, chosen “Best Bargain” by Yankee magazine now features something for everyone including weekend brunch along with vegan & gluten-free options. Silly’s staff, voted “Best Service” by Phoenix readers, presents all-scratch kitchen food in a whimsical setting either inside or in the garden
Carriage House doors have always been the gold standard of custom garage doors. Since we built our first door, we have been the industry leader. And that’s not a position that we’re ever willing to relinquish. Carriage House doors are meticulously handcrafted to your specifications and made from the finest materials available. Exceptional workmanship, superior woods and professional hardware ensure longlasting beauty, reliable performance, and low maintenance.
patio. Open Tu-F 11am-9pm and Sa-Su 9am-9pm. 40 Washington Ave., 772-0360, sillys.com.
Stockhouse Restaurant & Sports Pub The best place to catch all of your favorite games. Fun, family-friendly atmosphere offers a game room, 21 TVs, 16 beers on tap & large party accommodations. Daily food & drink specials & a menu w/everything from pub-style appetizers to homemade entrees. Open daily at 11am. 506 Main St., Westbrook. 854-5600, thestockhouserestaurant.com.
Stonyfield Cafe (formerly O’Naturals) serves natural & organic flatbread sandwiches, tossed salads, rice & noodle bowls, soups, kids meals, organic tart frozen yogurt & Sunday Brunch. Quick service for people on the go…but our leather couches, wireless internet & comfortable atmosphere will entice you to stay. Chicken, roast beef, wild bison meatloaf, wild Alaskan salmon & many vegetarian items–there’s something for everyone. Falmouth, 781-8889, stonyfieldcafe.com.
Twenty Milk St. U.S.D.A. prime & choice steaks & the freshest seafood, combining award-winning classic American cuisine w/fine wines in a warm & inviting atmosphere. Crab cakes w/lemon shallot mayonnaise, baked escargot, charbroiled chili-lime scallops & sumptuous desserts. Complimentary valet parking. Dinner daily; also breakfast, lunch & brunch. Portland Regency Hotel, 774-4200, theregency.com.
Varano’s Italian Restaurant Food so good, you may never cook again. W/stunning views of the coast & the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge. The best Italian food north of Boston. The menu offers signature Italian dishes & special family recipes & the comprehensive all-Italian wine list is a Wine Spectator award recipient since 2002. 60 Mile Rd., Wells, 641-8550, varanos.com.
Walter’s is one of Maine’s most popular restaurants. Chef/owner Jeff Buerhaus is inspired by global influences. Seasonal menus are accented by creative daily specials. Extensive wine list & inventive cocktail creations complement menu offerings. M-Sa lunch 11:30am-2:30pm, dinner from 5pm, bar menu 2:30pm-midnight. Su brunch 10am-2:30pm. 2 Portland Sq., 871-9258, waltersportland.com.
Wells Beach Steakhouse & T-Bone Lounge serves prime & all-natural steaks, fresh seafood & delicious salads, w/Kobe sirloin steaks, set in a plush atmosphere. Enjoy a selection from the highly allocated new world wine list, or a signature Wells Beach martini under the starry ‘sky’ of the lounge. 73 Mile Rd., Wells, 646-2252, wellsbeachsteakhouse.com. *
Yosaku Authentic Japanese culinary experience, designed by owner Sato Takahiro & chef Matsuyama Masahiro. Premium sushi, sashimi & rolls, including Yosaku, Portland Pirates & traditionally cooked Japanese cuisine for the sushi-shy. Enjoy a bento box beside a tranquil Japanese waterfall. Lunch M-F 11:30am-2pm, Sa-Su noon-3pm. Dinner 5-9:30pm, F-Sa 5-10:30pm. 1 Danforth St., 780-0880.
*reservations recommended
events in november
A Day with Chimay! sunday 7th. meet the importers of Chimay. buy a Chimay on draught and keep the glass, bottle specials, schwag raffle and Chimay cheese and food pairings. enjoy the fruits of the Trappist monks’ labor, it beats going to church!
The Harvest! saturday 20th. pouring 12+ UK, US, French and Spainish ciders and cysers all day. featuring Portland’s Urban Farm Fermentory ciders and Maine Mead Work’s cyser, 2 live cider pressings and local food purveyors selling their harvest goodies from 2pm-dusk. come for the cider, stay for the pumpkin donuts!
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Is there such thing as a “bad Seymour”?
Not “bad,” but there are some forms made by the Seymours and others that were functional, like a sideboard. Certainly the deeper the case, the shorter the legs. Some have really deep cases and short legs to hold the silver and wine. It’s not beautiful in terms of form, but when you start looking at one of these deep-set pieces and consider the quality of the details, it’s beauty of function
Can you tell the difference between something created by John Seymour as opposed to Thomas Seymour?
No. We had a sofa table once that was made by John and Thomas, and I checked with Robert, and he confirmed they made it. Later, Thomas moved on, and those pieces you can tell, because he’s working around 18101814, making reeded legs and pieces with rounded corners.
There was an incredible inlaid demilune Seymour card table with swags and bellflowers that my brother Leslie and I appraised on Roadshow labeled “John and Thomas Seymour.” The lady had paid $25 for it at a tag sale over 20 years earlier. On the air, Leslie and I said it was $150,000 to $200,000–on a good day, $300,000. Then we said goodbye and went back to appraising pressback chairs and spinning wheels.
Neither of us approached the lady about selling it, but Leslie, who is the Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts for Sotheby’s, mentioned to his coworkers, “If anybody named Claire calls…”
Then the call came in. There it was–201, the New Jersey area code–and he let out a howl [throughout the office] that was heard all the way down in Medieval Works of Art. I attended the auction. It went to $300,000. Then $400,000, $420,000, $460,000, $480,000. I think the hammer price with buyer’s premium was $540,000.
Since the economy is so market-driven, are the Portland-era Seymour pieces worth less than their Boston counterparts?
I wouldn’t ever say that. Pieces are very important if they come from Portland because that’s where they started.
Give us a yardstick. If Samuel McIntire of Salem is 100 on an arbitrary scale of furniture-carving excellence, what number would you fix to the Seymours?
I wish you could do that, but on a piece-bypiece basis it changes. The record for a McIntire [may well be below the record for a
Seymour piece]. I bought a major McIntire sofa in New York with the carved basket of flowers–everything–in the high $200,000s. In a way, the card table by Seymour was a singular piece.
Does Maine have a separate cachet for its period furniture–a Maine mystique?
I love items made outside urban areas equally, if not more. Painted furniture [for which Maine is famous]–pieces that are a little quirky with their own style–are a favorite of mine.
Why do you think Portsmouth became singularly famous for its brilliant pieces of furniture made from tiger-maple or flaming birch? The almost black mahogany pieces in Salem and Boston are so Calvinistic and severe in comparison. Is there something renegade, or pirate, about Portsmouth? The difference is night and day. Salem was more influenced by Boston. Salem furniture is, I don’t want to say “sexy,” but a little more exuberant than Boston furniture, which was more reserved. Boston was the style center for the colonies from the late 17th century until about 1750. They were the next best thing to London in terms of style. They were shipping style up and down the coast. I have a sense of this because I’ve spent many a pleasant hour studying the shipping records from Salem up to Portsmouth. I think I could fly fish or do primary research the rest of my life and be totally happy.
How dare someone purchase a William Zorach sculpture like me for just $550 (before auction premium)?
I’m a painting depicting the Kennebunk-built brig Lima, and I commanded a handsome $10,148 (with buyer’s premium)!
If I’d been carved by Bellamy, I wouldn’t be in a Man Cave right now.
Our new line of contemporary furniture designed to complement antique statement pieces addresses a new
What’s most exciting about the antique business right now? Hopefully, a new wave of young people will learn to mix antique furniture with modern furniture. Leslie and I have created a collection for Theodore Alexander that we call Keno Bros. Furniture. The idea here is, the pieces can be put in any home, appealing to all age demographics. Many of the pieces are designed to complement, say, the curve of a Queen Anne chair or the S-shaped line of a 20th-century moderne dining table, but they are striking and contemporary, with very clean lines and beautiful wood.
We just got back from Vietnam, where we previewed a number of items in the line. What’s singular is we imagine the missing statement piece in a room and suggest it with these modern accompaniments, so you find yourself saying, “You can totally see this next to a Shaker table or Chippendale chest-on-chest.“
It’s hard to exactly define State of Maine furniture other than to say it’s gorgeous, painted, and something you put
Crafted in Vietnam, my companion pieces will be unveiled this month in High Point, NC. Think of it as Fashion Week for furniture.
our mustard-yellow surface finish is distressed, so you don’t have to be. By the way, we’re from the northeast Harbor estate of Barbara Bel Geddes.
Don’t you know it’s rude to stare?
I’m a State of Maine chest valued at $8,500, and my drawer fronts are bird’s-eye-licious. And, yes, these brasses are original.
I’m a two-drawer Federal stand in pine. My new owner calls me the Holy Grail of grain painting. $1,495
in front of a Rufus Porter mural. According to legend, all the grain painting stems from the fact that we Mainers are infamously penurious. Only the wealthiest families could purchase mahogany or rosewood with impunity, so indigenous woods from pine to birch, beech, maple, and basswood were disguised to look like something better. Wasn’t it KMart, 18th- and 19th-century style?
Not many names survive of the vernacular artists who did this grain painting and stencilling. There’s a George Lord [1833-1928] who worked in Portland at the Walter Corey furniture factory.
What is “good Maine paint”? For some reason, I’ve never heard an auctioneer say, “bad Maine paint.”
I love that. “Good paint” is original paint with great surface that hasn’t been messed with. I once watched a guy make a pipe box and spray
it with automotive paint from a hanging paint box. Then he added baby powder and set it on fire, like flambé, and the powder gave it that bubbled, dry look. It looked so authentic. But how can I tell “good Maine paint”? You can smell it. It’s soft. I have a prominent nose, so I use that.
On Antiques Roadshow, Arlie Sulka, from Portland, is the Tiffany expert–and the heir in terms of collecting intellectual property of all things Tiffany to Lillian Nassau of Manhattan. Do you know Arlie?
She’s adorable. I just had dinner with Arlie and her husband, Andy, in Billings, Montana. She must have been a knockout in high school…so sweet, so knowledgeable. She knows Tiffany. They bought some things at my last auction–Keno Auctions. I’ve known her 15 years or so.
Do Maine antiques ever get dismissed as kitsch because we’re “Vacationland”?
Not at all. I think Maine is such a great place, such an important place in the country. I think people love to go up there, and great things show up. I’ve been there fly fishing with my son Brandon [and come back with] some great antiques.
In any category, what are the best items connected with Maine as antique investments?
Certainly paintings. We had a PBS show called Find , and this lady had an old frame around what turned out to be a Martin Johnson Heade painting. She had no idea what it was worth. It was just a frame in her attic, kind of grungy, but it sold through [Northern New England auctioneer] John McInnis for $1,008,000. We decided to tell her on camera, and right before we disclosed the value, John said, “Hold her up, Leslie.” It was a great day–a discovery.
You visited Maine this past summer. Describe a delicious steamed lobster as if you were on PBS. I would say to the server, “No age at all. Very large for its type, about 2.5 pounds. What’s best to do for the future is to allow me to eat it with lots of melted butter instead of selling it. That should solve it all for you.” n
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ward Hopper.
“Alfred B. Mullett, the designer, also designed the Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., and he was the chief architect for the U.S. Treasury,” says Earle Shettleworth, director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. “The architecture is significant as a high point of design.”
While it may be difficult to peg the price for the custom house were it to go on sale, earlier this year the General Services Administration put the custom house in Portland, Oregon, up for auction with a $2.5 million starting bid.
Just as striking on the Portland landscape is the Masonic Temple that sits next to City Hall. Placed on the market in 2008 for $5.25 million, the temple is a dramatic, almost museum-like building inside and out, featuring stained glass windows as well as a great hall with Corinthian columns.
“It’s a unique building of great scale and detail, with large rooms and very high ceilings and was used for ceremonial purposes,” said Greg Paxton, executive director of Maine Preservation.
In Fairfield, a hotel that hosted President Franklin Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan as speakers is available for $575,000. The Gerald Hotel was built in 1900 by Amos Gerald, and was one of the first hotels in Maine to have electricity.
Though the hotel closed in 1937, its rooms, grand lobby, and dining areas with ornate friezes and moldings are largely intact.
Workers at Bingham’s Morgan lumber Co. were left out in the cold when it closed. Now a russian company is negotiating to buy the mill and ship it piece by piece to the Siberian forest…
“At the time, Fairfield was a thriving town, based on mills and water power,” says Tom Munson, the real estate broker selling the hotel. “It just so happened the hometown boy (Gerald) was a successful entrepreneur who used his town as a base.”
In another Maine downtown the local
movie theater, which first ran features around the time Babe Ruth became a Yankee, is for sale. The Temple Theatre in Houlton was built in 1918, a classic venue complete with a curved balcony, private boxes, stage, and space for a projector. Now the marquee features first-run movies, two screens, and a $395,000 price tag.
“It was built in the real pinnacle period,” says Michael Hurley, owner of the theater, “the time of small-town America, which con-
tinued right up to the 50s and 60s, with the growth of the automobile and highway.”
Something with more statewide significance is on the market in Waldoboro, where the Isaac Reed House is for sale for $592,000. A stark example of Federal architecture, with staterooms, bowed glass windows, and molded accents, the house readily recalls Maine’s past. “It’s just got a grandeur that you don’t find in contemporary buildings,” says owner Gerry Brodis.
Built in 1936 by the WPA, the former Portland Information Center was purchased in April for $400,000 by PropSys, a property management firm specializing in overseeing and “preserving affordable housing units.”
According to Chris Thompson of PropSys, no changes will be made to the exterior of the original structure, which they’ll use for company office space
The home is remarkable for what happened in 1820 when it’s believed Reed’s stepdaughter sketched what would become the Maine State Seal. Reed himself is credited with penning a description of the now-famous image.
“The house speaks of a gone history and time you can’t capture in a home anymore,” says Brodis. n
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In 1919, future best-selling novelist Kenneth Roberts took a leap in the dark. Craving a place where he could hear himself think, he quit his job as a reporter for the Boston Post and moved to One Linden Avenue in Kennebunk Beach to write the stories that would make him famous.
“Stall Hall” is where he dared create before he was “Kenneth Roberts.”
Listed for $840,000 today by Kennebunk Beach Realty, the former stable was purchased by the writer “on easy terms from a favorite aunt,” Lucy Tibbetts Russell, who owned “the mansion on the hill” next door.
shelter Blogging, 1920s style
In those days, Webhannet Golf Course had not yet brightened his doorstep, so the stable lacked the views of the first green, first and second fairways, and second tee it enjoys today. Instead, Chez Roberts surveyed a swath of grassy countryside enlivened by a sea breeze.
Even as the links took shape across the street, the scribbler turned “Stall Hall” into a world-celebrated makeover project in a series of comic articles sending up the Colonial Revival craze of the 1920s and 1930s for the Saturday Evening Post.
Across two decades here, he lovingly–and cantankerously–transformed the forlorn stable into a handsome Shingle Style dream house with two inviting brick fireplaces, coffered ceilings, and exquisite crown molding.
More pizzazz was added when the young writer rescued a wrought-iron balcony from New Orleans and opened up a master-bedroom window with it. It’s still here
During World War I, Roberts was a military intelligence officer stationed with the Siberian Expeditionary Force. So it’s an easy guess where the two ancient Russian icons built into the dark-pickle-paneled dining room walls came from.
Ditto for the authentic Colonial hinges everywhere in the house. Roberts was ahead of the curve here, embracing architectural salvage before its new wave of popularity today.
Enormous burst of crEativity
Roughing it in his pine-paneled basement study, Roberts saw drafts of Arundel (1929) and The Lively Lady (1931) flow from the tip of his pen. He also wrote some loopy stuff at One Linden–how about Black Magic (1924), a book about Mussolini? Ever hear of Europe’s Morning After (1921), a disturbing travelogue through war-devastated tourist traps?
In that year, The Sunday Oregon described his fount of inspiration: “‘Stablehurst’ is what Kenneth Roberts, the author of Europe’s Morning After, called his beach home when he made over a stable into a residence at Kennebunk Beach, Maine. But it is said his literary neighbors, Booth Tarkington and Hugh Kahley, thought the name lacked elegance and they christened it ‘Stall Hall.’”
thE original money pit
To his credit, Roberts proudly embraced the more “elegant” title of Stall Hall, even though it spoofed his grandiloquence.
He even took up gardening here, surrounding Stall Hall with “excrescence” and “enough sweet william–a flower that leaves me as cold as Australian spinach or witch grass–to carpet the duchy of Luxembourg.”
Finally, at his zenith, he sold Stall Hall lock, stock, and black wicker furniture to remove to his new Kennebunkport mansion, Rocky Pasture. The latter has been so connected with Roberts that Stall Hall–where he first rolled up his sleeves and did his greatest work, the exciting first site where he most ardently “wanted to write”–has slipped below the radar.
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“My grandparents bought Stall Hall from Roberts in [1929] for $3,000,” seller Charlie Shriner, 61, tells us. “The first summer I came here, I was three months old.”
When we toured Stall Hall with Kennebunk Beach Realty’s Pat Foley, there was an overwhelming sense that “almost nothing has changed” since the author lived here. “Well, there used to be a screened porch,” Shriner says, “with swinging furniture in it,” that is now a green-slate terrace.
Entering via the lawn through a gracious French doors surmounted by Georgian Revival entablature, guests are dazzled by a great room paneled in beadboard with a warm, honey-gold finish. The large beams of the coffered ceilings are encased in the same material, while an enormous white-brick fireplace with Colonial hardware holds court on the opposite wall. Through the windows flickers the emerald green of the golf course.
“This room is my favorite,” Shriner says. “Sit down and you’ll want to stay here forever.”
L’esprit de L’escaLier
The original kitchen’s hinges date to the 1700s. It’s a friendly space lit by the gardens behind it, but “I understand that the next owner is going to put in a new kitchen.”
A landing from which many a “spirit of the stairway” must have been released to deputations below leads to Floor Two.
“The stairway went into the dining room, too, but my mother took it out to create the outdoor deck” facing Webhannet’s first [putting] green below yellow-and-white awnings. It’s a good move, a front-row ticket to the show.
Upstairs, the bedrooms charm in white shiplap, a natural pick for the author of The Lively Lady and Lydia Bailey. Another reminder that, yes, this was really a stable is a set of cast-iron stars that secure the suspension rods holding the second floor aloft.
Sure, the bathrooms need redecorating. Some wouldn’t have the heart to do it.
The basement is all knotty pine, with Roberts’s study and its built-in bookshelves a hallowed place for any writer to envy.
Which brings us to the conundrum: If a bombastic ghost lives in a house, how much redecorating can you do before you do violence to its zeitgeist?
At press time, we bumped into a letter on eBay (“Buy it now, $375”) postmarked August, 25, 1927, where Roberts jokes, “If you come back, I will play golf with you, but by God I cannot get under 89”–not so bad a score considering his other avocations. It’s just a quick shout out to a friend, a fellow Maine writer. Wickedly, Roberts has addressed it, “Wastebasket, Maine.”
In acerbic pencil, the forwarding postmaster has drily written, “Try Wiscasset.” n
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That which the eyes are able to see after returning to one’s land of birth: faces, buildings, and the sea. Always different from what I remember while living far away, but somehow the same as well, almost like the world before and after the war. As I go down the dark and narrow set of stairs, a hope to see the sea makes me run down faster. The stairs are inside an ancient house in a small town on the Adriatic, on its eastern, Slavic side. As I go by the first floor landing, a passing reflection of an aging face looks at me from the glass of the neighbor’s bathroom window. It is a brief flash, the one that disappears from one’s vision almost instantly yet lingers in one’s mind long afterwards.
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The neighbor is an old lady I have not met before, displaced by the war, like almost everyone else in the building. Except for me, the
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boy whose family used to spend summers in the apartment during those long-gone decades before the country fell apart. The face looking at me from the dusty surface has wrinkles around its eyes, the eyes that don’t seem that different from the eyes of the boy I remember, skipping down the stairs that used to be much wider. It is dark and stuffy on the way down. It feels as if the man is
climbing down a ship ladder from the monastic cell of the Benedictine monastery the building used to be during its long Venetian centuries. It is always a relief to open the green door and find oneself out in the street paved by the white polished stones, meandering below the sliver of the azure high above the shingles hanging from the mosscovered rooftops, to pass those few steps and see the sea below. One, two, three
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The boy moves his feet slowly, deliberately, counting for the first time, wanting to know how many steps it takes before one turns the corner and reaches the stone gate of the city. Four, five, six, seven. I count, busying myself with the games not comprehensible to those around me, the people who have grown up prematurely and lost the joy of playing with space and time. That boy liked to keep to himself, nurturing a wound he preferred to keep secret, following some unknown stir-
ring to keep moving. The steps he took in life led him far away from the land of his birth, across the ocean, towards the land of promise. Away from home he could never feel quite fully as his own, traveling through the world to find himself in many different rooms he would turn into his temporary abode, looking for a woman he would be able to love without any thought of tomorrow. He had been a traveling man for a while now, as his life surpassed the half-century mark and the boy inside started to remember that maybe once there had been a home he would be able to come back to.
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The worn rubber soles of his black leather shoes slide along the white cobblestones, the same way they have threaded across the dust of India, the frozen tundra of the American North, the warm sands of the Caribbean. Eight, nine, ten, eleven. He walks and counts his steps, until he is able to see the sea, with the same eyes of the boy. There is another set of large stone stairs below the gate, leading out of the inner city walls towards the small port and the white limestone pier stretching into the water. The ever-changing surface of the blue-green sea is different each time, making me wonder about bodies and mirrors that record and reflect the story of one’s life.
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There was a lot of sorrow to wrestle with in the beginning. He remembers a fear gripping his body as his gaze rests on the calm surface of the water reaching the island of Santa Katarina, its cypresses piercing the sky across the city gate where the man stands. He sees the angry face of his childish and crazy mother, fighting her madness, trying to get away as far as she can from the dark provinces of Serbia. His amber eyes watch her, expecting a blow at any moment, for no reason that he can detect.
VI
She divorced early, when the boy was only five or six, beautiful and enraged by the actor’s lifestyle of his father. She raised the boy almost all by herself, struggling alone against despair and hopelessness of life in the capitol, the only one she was able to
imagine after escaping the mud and dust of the Serbian South. Hoping for a better future, raising the boy to survive in a big city and become a real man. The rage inside her so overwhelming, the wish to destroy all that is weak and innocent in her and others stronger than reason itself. She would beat the boy until his face would become blue with bruises and then kiss his face and wipe his tears with compassion as if it was someone else doing the beating. Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen.
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It takes fourteen steps to reach the stone gate and see the sea. I am standing here now, in the shadow of old Venice, wondering about the bond between the boy and the man, both sharing the same name, mesmerized by the power of the eternal water. Some things remain the same: the sea wrinkling through the sharp outlines of the stone gate, the deep green of the cypresses on the island of Santa Katarina across, the surface of the water reflecting the trees and the infinite blue above. Mother was that first sea for the boy, the water he came out of into the light of a late spring Sunday morning in Belgrade, far away from the deep blue-green mirroring the imponderable above. Hidden in the long shadow of the gate, the man shivers inside the tiny room his father had left him after his death.
VIII
Water is not his natural element, he found out later in life. Yet, it was the sea that drew him to the women he loved throughout his life. Each one encompassed her own bit of the sea inside her, making her body shine with that special gold reflecting off the sea, at least for a time. Like a reflection of the sun on the surface of the water, like a path the light cuts across the sea to the eye of the beholder, the illumination he saw in the many faces of love was intangible and hard to completely understand.
IX
It was the wind blowing across the sea that made him unusually calm and pensive, revealing his true nature. The stronger the wind got, the calmer the boy became, enjoying the first inklings of power one gains
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Great meal at Walter’s.
from the sheer movement of the air. Just like the words and images, the inner void would later turn into matter by the alchemy of movement and desire. Just like the wind, the boy felt he had no visible body at times, trying to hide from the humans able to inspire fear by their well-argued conversation.
X
The man feels sick when he thinks that the long arm of some unknown power may come after him and get him this time around. Now that he is getting further away from the boy, the victors and their lies, the feel-good words about justice and its violent goodness are less than bearable. When he finally manages to fall asleep, the boy dreams of the lightless zone of the sea, where the eyes can no longer serve as a tool of knowledge. Love may end there, he suspects, in the darkness deep below the surface, where the fear grips his body and he can only think of swimming back to the shore as fast as he is able to.
XI
The first time his father threw him from the pier into the waves, the boy sank for a brief moment and felt the terror of the depths shoot through his body like a lightening. It was across the sea from the gate, on the island of Santa Katarina, just as the city’s abandoned Italian homes were being inhabited by the artists who found their lives changed by the new country, the Yugoslavia that is no more.
XII
He traveled with his father by the night train from Belgrade to the coast, in the rattling cots covered with starched bed sheets, exhausted by the dingy and cloudy days of the Balkan winter. Listening to the rhythmic beat of the cast-iron wheels, as dreams of bright and sunny days ahead emerged in the freshness of the night. Who will be the first to see the sea from the window of the moving train as the sun rises and air becomes pungent with the scent of Mediterranean herbs?
XIII
The boy imagines that mother and father
perhaps loved each other in those first days they all spent by the sea as a family. That special feeling of safety one feels around happy families may have been there for him, who knows? And who can tell how and when people begin to nurture scorn against those they love, to yield to silences and give up on the other in the sadness of silent rage and misunderstanding? The man hopes that he will once know some of the answers as he walks down the stone steps towards the sea.
XIV
Just like his gaze that travels to the horizon and beyond, whom do his words really reach? One ocean and two halves of two different continents are between their lives now, mother and son separated by the invisible boundary drawn by the war and love misunderstood. Undecided, maybe undecidable, never sure where the next step will take him, the man is never quite certain of what he wants out of the people around him. The badly treated boy, trying to come to terms with the fortune of escape from hell, worried about the possibility of the world falling apart at any moment. How can he come to know anything for certain if worry is always there, coloring the world with its poison? Back to the sea, across the recent enemy lines, back to the tide pools in the rocks on the beach, the man wants to forget and remember at the same time, craving for surrender to the awesome power of something beyond immediate time and space. Am I a shadow moved by the words spoken elsewhere? n
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Toma Longinović is a writer and professor currently living in Madison, Wisconsin. His books include the novel Moment of Silence and the forthcoming Vampire Nation.
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