Steff
Yelp Maine Community Manager
Community Manager of Maine since August 2013. Who can sing The County Song? THIS GIRL. She loves being barefoot, pretending she's a mermaid, doing yoga, drinking prosecco, and eating all the brunch foods.
Articles by Steff:
Maine Celebrates Bicentennial
“There are sixteen counties in our state Cumberland and Franklin Piscataquis and Kennebec Oxford, Androscoggin Waldo, Washington, and York Lincoln, Knox, and Hancock Sagadahoc and SomersetAroostook and Penobscot.” Every Maine kid grew up learning The Sixteen Counties Song. From her rocky shores (nearly 3,500 miles of coastline) to her expansive woodlands (about 90% of… Read more
Yelp’s Tour De Pour in Greater Portland, ME
Winter is much warmer with a beverage and good company. So throughout the month of February we hosted intimate tours, talks, and tastes with some of Maine’s beverage producers (including a little something for everyone from tea to spirits, wine, and beer too!). Our tour started at Dobra Tea where owner Ellen Kanner taught us… Read more
Yelp Celebrates Maine’s Bicentennial in Portland, ME
This year the state of Maine is celebrating its 200th birthday! We couldn’t think of a better way to honor this bicentennial than with an all out traditional Maine lobster bake at Luke’s Lobster located right on the working waterfront of Portland, ME. The Yelp Elite Squad gathered together for the first official event of… Read more
#YelpHelps: Drinks With Elders in Portland, ME
For the past five years, our community here in Maine has been participating in #YelpHelps: a monthly volunteerism outing to explore, connect, and give back to local NPO’s. Recently, we hosted Drinks With Elders at Bayview Heights (an an independent housing community for persons 62 years or older) – a play on a happy hour… Read more
Yelp’s Grain to Glass Class in Biddeford, ME
There’s nothing like locally made, hand crafted goods. Maine is rich with options, including our spirits scene which is sensational. At our latest Elite Event, Yelpers got an intimate “grain to glass” class at Stone Fort Distillery in Biddeford. Owners Eric & Jenn Bouchard shared a dream to create an authentic, high quality and ultra… Read more
Yelp’s Halloween in August in Portland, ME
Since all the Halloween decorations are already out at local craft stores, we thought we’d celebrate early too! At our latest Elite Event, Yelpers started the night with spooky martinis and trick-or-treat bags filled with goodies before heading over to The Escape Room to take on the Butcher’s Basement. We were blindfolded and led into… Read more
Yelp Adventures with the Maine Duck Tours in Portland, ME
Quack, quack. That’s what the Yelp Elite Squad was saying – literally! – at our latest event where we boarded the Maine Duck Tours for a land and sea adventure. Whether Elites were new to the city, grew up visiting from other parts of Maine, or were lifelong residents of Portland, it was a really… Read more
Yelp’s Hoppiest Hoppy Hour in Portland, ME
Portland, Maine has one of the best craft brewery scenes in the country. A large part of that is due to Geary’s Brewing Company – the very first microbrewery in New England, and at the time of its opening in 1983, one of only thirteen in the entire country (most of the others were located… Read more
Yelp Spruces Up Spring in Wiscasset, ME
Although it’s been a bit sleepy, spring has officially sprung here in Maine. Since this is a time to shed winter layers (fashionably, physically, and metaphorically), the Yelp Elite Squad were invited up the coast to spend a mid-afternoon at Spruce in Wiscasset in celebration of the season of growth and renewal with foods that… Read more
Yelp Savors the Flavors from Beyond the Pond in Portland, ME
We love to celebrate spring at Sip of Europe! At our most recent event, the wonderful Yulia Stolkner hosted Elites for Yelp Savors the Flavors from Beyond the Pond at her charming cafe in the East End of Portland, ME to enjoy a beautiful spread of cheeses, salads, and crepes inspired by her travels all… Read more