Trevor Eats has posted a video review of his first visit to The Holy Donut. (via Edible Obsessions)

Map & Menu has published a review of Fore Street.

After such a great meal, I don’t know how we did it, but we made some room for their handmade (in house) chocolates and a delectable warm banana tarte tatin. The desserts sent us over the top, and we once again (as is becoming the Portland norm) made our way back home, stuffed to perfection.

Lady Bar Fly gives the oysters at King of the Roll an enthusiastic thumbs up.

While I welcome this addition to the local scene, they will have a run for their money with my favorite oysters in the city, which can be found at King of the Roll. I’m mad for these and have never stepped foot in the place without having these as an appetizer…It has gotten to the point that when I walk in the door, the owner, John Wayne, waves to me from the sushi bar and says, “Oysters?” and I always say yes.

Maine magazine’s Eat Maine blog has posted a review of The Great Lost Bear.

The Great Lost Bear is a quintessential neighborhood bar, with the pre-requisite group of diehard regulars and the high likelihood that you’ll run into a few people you know on any given night. There are dive-y elements, but in no way would it be considered a dive. Rather, it’s a delightfully nostalgic watering hole, where clientele from all walks of life can find common ground.

The April issue of The Bollard includes a bar review of Blackstones.

I enjoyed my visits to Blackstones, and given my apartment’s proximity I’ll stop back in again. My company at the bar was pleasant and engaging. The bartenders were prompt and attentive, even on busy nights. And though some customers may have ridden me (for lack of a better term) for being straight, it was all in good fun. I never felt unwelcome.