Discover November's Unique Delights
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 9:05am.
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Discover November’s Unique Delights
Nov. 2, 2011
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Vacation season is behind us and the holidays are still a few weeks away. Time to enjoy this sweet lull that is early November in Maine. In this newsletter, you’ll find ideas for making the most of this rare interlude of “me time.”
Enjoy! And don't forget to join us on Facebook!
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One More Drive
It may be late in the fall foliage season, but don’t put away your road map and camera yet. As Maine’s hillsides and forests prepare for winter slumber, they acquire a muted beauty that belongs distinctly to November.
Plan your November ride.
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Black Dinah’s Kate Shaffer on 207
Kate Shaffer, author of Desserted: Recipes and Tales from an Island Chocolatier, joined Rob Caldwell in the kitchen at 207. Kate, the owner of Black Dinah Chocolatiers on Isle au Haut, made orange-scented bittersweet chocolate espresso cinnamon buns. “Those look absolutely sensational,” Caldwell enthused as Kate put the finishing touches on the breakfast treat.
Watch the video.
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A German Culinary Odyssey
“Goulash, schnitzel, and dumplings? Homemade rye bread and liptauer cheese with cornichons and capers? Spätzle and caramelized onions under melted Emmentaler or the bratwurst platter with all the fixings?” John Golden can’t get enough of the home-style, homemade German food at little Schulte & Herr on Cumberland Avenue in Portland.
Read the Golden Dish.
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Lost on a Maine Mountain
Donn Fendler’s classic story of a twelve-year-old boy’s nine-day ordeal in the wild forests of the Katahdin region in 1939 gets a makeover as a graphic novel by Fendler and Lynn Plourde with illustrations by Ben Bishop. Read the entire article in the November issue of Down East magazine.
Purchase a copy of Lost Trail.
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Down East Book Events
Thurs., Nov 10th, 5-9PM, Notes from a Maine Kitchen author Kathy Gunst signing and cooking demo at Cotton Restaurant, 75 Arms Street, Manchester, NH. Proceeds to benefit Kids’ Café in Manchester.
Fri., Nov 11th – Sun Nov 13th, Lost Trail illustrator Ben Bishop presenting at Coast City Comicon, Eastland Park Hotel, Portland
Sun., Nov 13th, 3-5:30PM, Eric Hopkins: Above & Beyond, Eric Hopkins and Carl Little at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), 162 Russell Ave., Rockport. Includes talk & art exhibit.
See all our book signings and events.
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13 Issues of Down East for the Price of 12
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