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Tempo Dulu

The Danforth Inn’s restaurant, Tempo Dulu, features the cuisine of Southeast Asia — Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and predominantly Indonesia. Read our review of Tempo Dulu, including online extras.
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Bao Bao Dumpling House

Chef-owner Cara Stadler had a 10-year plan when she was 16. In 2014 she was named one of Food & Wine's best new chefs. Here are the "wrapped treasures" we discovered upon dining at Bao Bao Dumpling House.
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Industrial Chic

A eclectic live/work space in one of Portland's emerging creative neighborhoods.
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Vinland

Vinland is a fine-dining restaurant in Portland that uses only local ingredients.
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Parade of Lights

Portland Harbor’s Christmas parade is a brief — but brilliant — holiday celebration.
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Panhandling on the Rise

Free speech versus public safety on the media strip.
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4 Hoppers You Can Walk Right Into

American master Edward Hopper painted a number of recognizable Maine landmark — here are four works whose subjects you can visit today.
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Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One

Maine's craft beer scene enables full-throttle entrepreneurship. Get a behind the scenes look at our photo shoot at Allagash Brewing Company with some of the personalities of the Maine beer world.
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Best Places: Portland

We considered every one of Maine’s 494 cities, towns, and plantations and asked our hearts: which places would we most like to call home?
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March 2015

The table of contents from the March 2015 issue of Down East.
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Lolita Restaurant

Rustic, radical dishes served up in Portland.
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Piccolo Restaurant

Don’t let the restaurant’s name (Italian for “small”) or the size of the space (20 seats max) deceive you.
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