Portland Food Heads has published a review of lunch at North Star Music Cafe.
As I said, don’t come to the North Star Cafe looking for a life-changing culinary epiphany. But if you’re in the area and are looking for a relaxing place to chill with a cup of coffee and sandwich, don’t hesitate to give it a try.
According to an article in today’s Press Herald Maine lobstermen are “talking about a possible work stoppage to start as soon as next week.”
Frustrated with prices that continue to sink because of weak demand, lobstermen said they might stay on shore temporarily in an effort to reduce supplies and make their catches more valuable.
Lobstermen have threatened such shutdowns, known as tie-ups, in the past, and some have organized small-scale tie-ups in recent years to protest low prices or reduce excess supplies. But the fishermen also are notoriously independent, and there has not been a large-scale tie-up in decades.
Erik Desjarlais, the chef/owner of Evangeline, has published a review on his blog of Kon Asian Bistro.
The food began to arrive. Spicy Tuna tartare, with fried tempura batter that was crumbled in to a tasty, crunchy little pile. Yes, a pile of tempura crumble. (mind you all, I know absolutely nothing about asian cooking AT ALL…krista explained what it was.) We devoured the whole thing. The tuna was just spicy enough, and the three sauces were perfect. (???????????perfect????????) Was I buzzed from my Sapphire and Tonic? I looked over and saw that I was only half finished, so no. The dish was GOOD. (I still can’t believe I am writing this.) I ate what was left of the pile of crumbled batter.
Today’s Press Herald has a report on this year’s blueberry crop.
Like just about everything else growing this summer, blueberries are running late in Maine.
But if the sun ever stays out, growers of both the signature Maine wild blueberry and the cultivated variety say they could harvest a bumper crop this summer.
There’s a lot going on this week. The weekly Food and Drink Trivia Contest is at Bull Feeney’s tonight. Brooklyn Brewery will be at Novare Res on Tuesday where the bar will have nearly 20 Brooklyn beers on tap. Also on Tuesday the next Wine Flight 5k Training run is taking place. Both The Salt Exchange and Jones Landing are holding wine events on Wednesday. There are wine tastings this week at Browne Trading and Black Tie Bistro on Thursday, Rosemont on Friday, and Kitcheen and Cork on Saturday. The next Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner is scheduled for Thursday at Turkey Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth. Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. Saturday afternoon the 7th Annual Festival of Nations will be in Deering Oaks Park. To wrap up the weekend Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe is holding a Portuguese Wine Dinner on Sunday. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
Portland Food Heads has posted an interesting piece on how the wet Summer weather has been impacting local farmers. It includes video interviews done at this morning’s Farmers’ Market with Fishbowl Farm, Freedom Farm and Rippling Water Organic Farm.
Type A Diversions writes about her thoughts on a 10-course tasting menu in this review of Evangeline.
Erik will soon combine efforts with his talented wife, Krista with the launch of 12 Seats. After our Tasting Menu, I can only imagine the level of delight the collaboration will bring their 12 lucky guests. If you cannot wait until the first dinner on October 25th (almost sold out), Evangeline offers the Tasting Menu with 24 hours notice. I recommend going on a quiet night, as we did, such as a Tuesday or Wednesday, for a relaxed evening of well executed French inspired cuisine.
Walter’s has put in motion a plan that will have the long-time Old Port restaurant moving off Exchange Street and to near the intersection of Union and Fore Streets. If all goes as planned, September 26 will be their last day on Exchange and they will open in the new location in mid-October.
The Bollard has published an article on the passing and contributions of Steve Harris, the proprietor of both Ruski’s and Rosie’s:
Steve and his wonderful wife, Rose — who survives him, as do a son, a daughter, and a large extended family — owned and operated Ruski’s in the West End from 1985 until 2005, when they passed it on to Josh Whaley, a regular who they knew would keep its spirit alive (he has). Rosie’s recently celebrated its 20th anniversary as the only neighborhood pub in the Old Port, and it continues under Rose’s guidance with the help of a staff who, for all intents and purposes, are part of the Harris family.
Portland Food Coma has published a review of Kon Asian Bistro.
Halfway through all of this Dietz decides to officially send me spiraling into an abyss of drunken insanity by ordering a scorpion bowl. This enormous bowl of liquor tasted like exactly that, sucked through a foot long straw. Dietz also declared that we needed to drink the puddle of Bacardi 151 used to set the drink on fire – which didn’t help my cause either. I tried to convince him to snort it, but to no avail.