TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): MAINE FOODIES AGREE: Solo Bistro is what locals want

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Published
March 7, 2013

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): MAINE FOODIES AGREE: Solo Bistro is what locals want

Combine a guy who fell in love with food during a year of graduate school in France, and the girl from Denmark he fell in love with who has also traveled the world, and what do you get? Solo Bistro in Bath — an outstanding restaurant with a European flair and very creative food.
Published
February 28, 2013

BOOKS: Best sellers for the week of Feb. 28

Publishers Weekly best sellers
Published
February 28, 2013

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: A roundup of books for children

Children's books by Maine authors
Published
February 28, 2013

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): BATH should be on your list of vacation destinations

Who knew that Bath is a vacation destination? After years of driving by this thriving community, we stopped for a night at the Inn at Bath where we met others on weekend getaways from Chelsea to Chicago. And because of a storm, this turned into a three-day visit!
Published
February 28, 2013

BOOKS: Bobby Deen takes aim at mom’s recipes

Paula Deen is probably used to being pummeled by the food police about her cooking, but you've got to wonder what she really feels about son Bobby Deen's new book, "From Mama's Table to Mine" (Ballantine, $22), written with Melissa Clark.

Published
February 28, 2013

BOOKS: A CLEAR LOOK at Scientology and its believers

Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright's new book about Scientology, its origins, its evolution and its believers, is a powerful piece of reportage. It is detailed, intense and at times shocking. But it's not merely an indictment of one of the world's newest faiths -- Scientologists deny many parts of the book -- it's also a reminder of the dangers of combining faith with fear, and the foolishness of believing anything blindly.
Published
February 28, 2013

85th Academy Awards … OMG

Here we are at the Seth MacFarlane Show, I mean the Oscars. I know a lot of you like Mr. MacFarlane. He's handsome and witty and looks good in that Armani tux. But he's not Billy Crystal. But mercifully, he's not James Franco.
Published
February 21, 2013

BOOKS: ‘The One I Left Behind’ explores the human heart

Jennifer McMahon’s novels share a common link — expert plotting complemented with a real feel for the complicated nature of relationships, feelings and what motivates a person’s actions.
Published
February 21, 2013

BOOKS: A mix of mysteries from Britain to North Carolina

Roundup up new mysteries
Published
February 21, 2013

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): A PERFECT COMBINATION: La Bella Vita and Pies On Parade

It was tough — enjoying a spectacular dinner at the Samoset’s La Bella Vita on a Saturday night, and finding room to eat our way around Rockland the next afternoon at Pies on Parade. But we did it!