It was an intense two hours in East Bayside Thursday night. Baristas and latte slingers from across Greater Portland, Connecticut, New Hampshire and even Philly, steamed, pulled and whirred their way through a handful of latte designs for the Thursday Night Throwdown: Basically a latte slam. One emerged the winner: Brittany Feltovic, manager at Bard […]
It’s not adios for El Rayo Taqueria in Portland. And local burrito and margarita fans breathed a sigh of relief this week when owner Tod Dana announced: “We are moving into the heart of the city.” Dana, forced to close his hip hideaway on the outskirts of the Old Port recently to make way for […]
This should get coffee-loving skiers back in the saddle again. Bad boy from Boston Joey Kramer is opening a cafe on the slopes of Sunday River. Ready to walk this way? Come December, Aerosmith’s drummer opens his first Rockin’ & Roastin’ Café & Restaurant in Newry. A coffee entrepreneur since 2012, Kramer and business parter Les Otten, former vice […]
You don’t need a secret knock, password, or slamming outfit to get in. A pocketful of cash and the guts to ask the 20-somethings smoking butts outside “where is Lincolns?” does the trick. What, you haven’t been to Lincolns? Where the hell have you been drinkin? This months-old speakeasy where drinks are poured furiously, strangers talk to […]
A lifelong journalist with a deep curiosity for what's next. Interested in food, culture, trends and the thrill of a good scoop. BDN features reporter based in Portland since 2013.
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