The Portland Phoenix announced the winners of their 2013 Best of Portland readership poll last night.
Here’s a representative sampling that I noted down while watching the presentation: Scratch won Best Bagel (I think that the first time in the history of the event that someone beat out Mr. Bagel), Novare won Best Beer Bar and Gritty’s won Best Brewpub, Emilitsa won Best Ethnic Restaurant, El Rayo won Best Mexican/Latin Restaurant, Rob Evans won Best Chef, Paciarino won Best Italian Restaurant, Allagash won Best Brewery, Grace won for both Best Romantic Dining Spot and Best Decor, etc. There are about 100 categories in all so be sure to check the Phoenix website for the complete list.
Personally I was thrilled to win in the Best Food Blog category. Many thanks to all of you who voted for Portland Food Map!
Its about time!! Nothing against mister meatball and any of the other blogs but you are the go to food place in this town!!
Kudos! So well deserved.
Well deserved. Congrats!
Very well deserved, A. Nice work and congratulations!
Great Blog, only one I look at daily. Very fresh and obviously you spend a lot of time with your updates!
Well deserved PFM!
^^ I second that!
Agreed. PFM is checked daily, and then I follow the links out to the rest of the blogging universe. Congrats
Congratulations Anestes! Thanks for keeping our busy food and drink community up to date with one another. Your blog just keeps getting better! Your contribution to making all things F&B a front and center topic has contributed immensely to keeping Portland out front on the national food scene. Here’s to you, for helping all of us!
Agree- Well Deserved.
Thanks everyone. Knowing you’re all out there reading the site everyday keeps me going.
Sorry about the technical problems with the site on Thursday. I actually wasn’t able to get back in and post new content until late Friday.