Leslie Bridgers

Press Herald

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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Published
September 28, 2020

Indie Film: At the Camden International Film Festival, you’ve got options

A new drive-in theater and streaming nonfiction films are among them.
Published
September 28, 2020

Bar Guide: Use kombucha as a mixer for creative cocktails

Follow recipes posted regularly by Root Wild or order a mixed drink from these Portland bars.
Published
September 27, 2020

Book review: It’s been a rough year. Maybe some philosophical wisdom can help.

“No one studies philosophy if their parents can help it.” So says Eric Weiner in the introduction to his delightful new book, “The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons From Dead Philosophers.” He knows that pitching a modern audience on ancient teachings is a hard sell, but he’s got to try. Because in these […]
Published
September 27, 2020

A pecan-crusted trout that’s baked – not fried – satisfies that craving for buttery, crispy fish

I love a fried fish fillet, but sometimes can’t face the mess: the egg wash, the flour/cornmeal coating and the skillet of hot oil. So, when that craving strikes, especially on a weeknight, I turn instead to the oven and rather than flour or cornmeal, I coat the fillets in finely ground nuts. After a […]
Published
September 27, 2020

Deep Water: ‘Independence,’ by Robert Petrillo

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
September 27, 2020

Movie review: Another ‘kooky’ movie from Miranda July? ‘Kajillionaire’ is that – and so much more

Fans of Miranda July know what they’re in for when they settle in to watch one of her movies. Since her 2005 feature debut “Me and You and Everyone We Know,” and her follow-up “The Future” in 2011, she has become the kind of writer-director whose work inevitably seems to be described as “quirky.” Whereas […]
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September 27, 2020

Movie review: Sherlock who? Millie Bobby Brown is terrific in the clever ‘Enola Holmes’

Amy March, Scout Finch, Lisa Simpson … you never know what you’re going to get in a younger sister, and Enola Holmes is as surprising as any of them. Bursting forth from Nancy Springer’s young adult series “Enola Holmes Mysteries,” which focus on the younger sibling of Sherlock, Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, Enola provides […]
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September 27, 2020

Every fall, I celebrate the Moon Festival with mooncakes. This year, I’m ordering them online

People may be all about pumpkin spice lattes for fall, but for me, it’s not complete without mooncakes. Chinese people around the world eat them in celebration of the Moon Festival, or Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Oct. 1 this year. The festival is all about “family reunions and expressing love to the faraway family […]
Published
September 27, 2020

Let’s bring back tiramisu, a classic dessert that deserves more love

Tiramisu is a polarizing dessert. Mention it, and people may squeal with delight or recoil in disgust – there’s no in-between. In “The Oxford Companion to Italian Food,” author Gillian Riley is unsparing, “At its best, in small quantities, a fine dessert, otherwise a gross, overrated indulgence.” With all due respect, Ms. Riley, I disagree. […]
Published
September 27, 2020

Put your sleuthing cap on with ‘Enola Holmes’ and these 8 other Sherlock adaptations

The game is afoot, ol’ chap! Netflix has released “Enola Holmes” and before we get any further, let us assure you that was the first and last attempt at British parlance you’ll read here today. It’s just hard not to get swept up in the tweed suits of it all (or the restrictive Victorian-era dresses […]

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