Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Society Notebook: Maine Needs helps itself with first fundraiser
The art auction at Apres brought in $20,000.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Bestsellers: ‘This Other Eden,’ ‘Democracy Awakening’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
You asked: Why is my quick bread raw in the middle?
“I made a Washington Post recipe for Carrot Bread. The flavor is excellent, but the center 2 inches was completely unbaked, even after 90 minutes in the oven (baking time was supposed to be 1 hour). My loaf pan was slightly larger than called for, but the batter filled it to about half an inch […]
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
In many murder mysteries, gardens provide the plot twist
Marta McDowell’s ‘Gardening Can Be Murder’ looks at examples of where the hobby appears within this genre.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Dine Out Maine: Little Pig’s ‘Thai-ish’ takeout could be Portland’s next big thing
The new West End spot is run by a culinary powerhouse of a couple.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Art review: See work by Alison Hildreth ranging from her early career to still wet
Speedwell Projects and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art both have shows up that celebrate the artist’s ongoing career.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Not your grandparents’ Chianti: The straw-wrapped wine goes high-end
This is not your grandfather’s Chianti. Forget the old straw-wrapped bottles, called fiaschi, that used to define Chianti. Forget the flasks of nameless local vino you enjoyed at a trattoria in Florence and remember nostalgically every time you hear Billy Joel’s “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.” And forget “spaghetti wine.” I’m talking about an exciting […]
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Deep Water: ‘Piano,’ by Mike Bove
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
McDonald’s mambo sauce is a tasty, if largely token, nod to Black America
Some publications claim the condiment was born at a rib joint on the South Side of Chicago. Others say carryouts in Washington, D.C., created it, a sort of spicy riff on sweet-and-sour sauce.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Jonathan Lethem’s love-hate relationship with Brooklyn
In “Brooklyn Crime Novel,” he blends fictional narrative and historical essay into a metanarrative that has crime as its main character.
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