Author Archives: Epicurious Travelers

About Epicurious Travelers

Ms. Margolis-Pineo created EpicuriousTravelers.com to showcase her published work and ongoing food-travel adventures. Based in Portland, Maine, she travels frequently both in her home state and north to Montreal, her favorite North American city. Although she refuses to use the word "foodie," she has an abiding interest in food and wine. Ms. Margolis-Pineo's background as a designer gives her site an edge in the oversaturated blogosphere. New contacts, "likes," subscribers and content are always welcome!

The Maine Cottage II: Living History

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Epicurious Travelers

More tales of summer warmth for a cold winter, published in June, July & August 2014 © Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. Maine cottages of all shapes and sizes offer charm and comfort. Some also offer a sense of history. … Continue reading →

Posted in East Coast Travel, Food and Wine, Lobster, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Retro-Travel, Sustainable Travel, Travel | Tagged Bar Harbor, Bayside, breakfast, Cape Porpoise, Cleftstone Manor, Elizabeth Margolis-Pineo, epicurean travel, food and wine, H.B. Provisions, hospitality, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Maine, Market Day, Northport, The Cottages at Cabot Cove, The Galleries at Morning Walk, Wayfarer | 2 Comments

The Maine Cottage

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Epicurious Travelers

More summer stories for a chilly season that originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in June, July and August of 2014. The Maine cottage is making a comeback. Originally designed as small vacation dwellings for working people, … Continue reading →

Posted in East Coast Travel, Farm-to-Table, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Retro-Travel, Sustainable Travel | Tagged Bay Leaf Cottages, Bob Crowley, Camden, Durham, glamping, High Tide Inn, Lincolnville, Maine, Maine Cottage, Maine Forest Yurts, Margolis-Pineo, Ogunquit, Shepherd's Pie, The Dunes, yurts | 1 Comment

Peaceful Pemaquid

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Epicurious Travelers

More warm stories for icy weather … these originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in June, July and August of 2014. While exploring midcoast Maine’s historic Pemaquid peninsula, just a few miles from Damariscotta, I stumble on … Continue reading →

Posted in East Coast Travel, Farm-to-Table, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Travel | Tagged cottages, Damariscotta, Fairy Houses, Harborside, Lobster, Osier, Pemaquid, Shaw's Lobster Pound and Wharf, whale watching | Leave a comment

Urban Homesteading: Portland, Maine

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Epicurious Travelers

Here are a few sunny summer stories to warm you as the snow flies, originally printed in the Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram in June, July & August 2014. Neighborhood friends came to a party with a small … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm-to-Table, Food and Wine, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Sustainable Travel, Travel | Tagged Maine, Portland, Sustainable urban farming | 2 Comments

Set Sail with Sting

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Epicurious Travelers

Stormy Night We head to La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club for Karin Coonrod’s daring new Tempest. I’m enchanted by the smoky atmosphere and swinging starry-orb, whose tiny pinholes of light evoke night sky over a wild storm at sea. The white geometric on the dark floor suggests we’re in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Food and Wine, Music, Musicals, New York City, Theater, Travel | Tagged Addo Nuovo, Chris Akerlind, Dale Chihuly, Elizabeth Swados, Federico Fellini, FlorYoga, Karin Coonrod, Margolis-Pineo, Neil Simon Theater, Starbucks, Sting | Leave a comment

Far Niente Ancora

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Epicurious Travelers

Lake Como, 2014 George Clooney’s northern Italian home is known for posh restaurants and hotels, but this Matisse-shaped lake is not just for glitterati. This northern-Italian oasis, shimmering in the ever-changing light at the base of the Alps, is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Wine, International, Italian Travel, Lake Como, Travel | Tagged Argegno, Bar Constantin, Barchetta Argegno, food, food and wine, George Clooney, hospitality, Il Colombe, Italian cuisine, Margolis-Pineo, Milan, Pensavo meglio | 2 Comments

Musical Mélange: Montreal

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Epicurious Travelers

Lucky me. I’m just back from the 35th anniversary celebration at the Festival International de Jazz Montréal. As world-class talents Diana Krall, Pat Metheny, Tony Bennett and B.B. King agree,”It’s the best jazz festival in the world.” Oh, yes. Each … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Canada, Festivals, Jazz Festival, Montreal, Music, Quebec, Travel | Tagged B.B. King, Daniel Lanois, Diana Krall, Diana Ross, Dianne reeves, Guy Belanger, Keith Jarrett, Michael Bublé, Nico Sarbanes, Pat Metheny, Rufus Wainwright, Sophie Hunger, Tony Bennett, trixie Whitley, Woodkid | Leave a comment

Montreal Night Life, Art & Cuisine – C’est Magnifique!

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Epicurious Travelers

Cool Cuisine While Jazz Fest takes over the Quartier des Spectacles in the downtown core and offers a diversity of food and drink, restaurants and eating opportunities abound in the sprawling festival site. Find everything from haute-cuisine by world-class chefs … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Canada, Festivals, Food and Wine, International, Montreal, Music, Quebec, Travel | 1 Comment

Singin’ and Swingin’

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Epicurious Travelers

35th Montréal Jazz Festival June 26-July 6 Lucky me — I’m heading for the 35th Anniversary of the Festival International de Jazz Montréal June 26. Blues titan B.B. King says,”It’s the best jazz festival in the world,” and I agree. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Culture, Canada, Festivals, Food and Wine, Montreal, Music, Quebec, The Other Portland, Travel | Tagged Andres Menard, Esperanza Spalding, Leonard Cohen, Sophie Hunger, Wayne Shorter | 2 Comments

Symphonic Dining

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Epicurious Travelers

Natalie’s at Camden Harbour Inn was honored Saturday with Diners’ Choice Top 100 Best Restaurants in America Award. The OpenTable Top 100 Award is based on five million reviews of 19,000 restaurants, nationwide – wow. The celebratory luncheon created by … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm-to-Table, Food and Wine, Maine Travel, New England Travel, Sustainable Travel, Travel | Tagged Bouloud, Camden Harbour Inn, Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, French Laundry, Le Bernardin, Local sourcing, Midcoast Maine, Natalie's, OpenTable, Relais & Châteaux, The Girl and the Goat | Leave a comment