Reading and Roaming
CENTRAL MARKET & CATHEDRAL We’re on a gastronomic tour of Valencia, Spain, and the surrounding region. Valencia is the third largest city in Spain and, as many know, famous for Valencia oranges. It’s also a center for some very innovative cuisine, bringing influences from Italy and the Arab world together with the richness of the …
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Seafood, especially lobster rolls and fried haddock, is served everywhere in Maine, but there is a lot of other good food to be had too. For my friends and those who might be traveling to this coast, here are some of the places we’ve most enjoyed in the greater Boothbay region. Harborside Tavern (Boothbay Harbor) A familiar …
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ART In 25 years, we had never been to the Portland Museum of Art before this visit. This time we rectified that with a pleasant walk along Congress Street to the museum. It’s an impressive complex of several buildings and we wandered through the special exhibit featuring Georgia O’Keefe and three other women artists who …
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SUMMER READING I generally ignore the Parade magazine that comes with our local Sunday paper. Last week, though, the “Summer Reading Issue” note in the top corner piqued my curiosity. Parade asked Ann Patchett to come up with a list of the 75 best books of the past 75 years in celebration of the magazine’s …
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