The Press Herald reports that chef Shannon Bard from Zapoteca didn’t make it to round 2 on last night’s episode of Beat Bobby Flay.
Shannon Bard cooks Mexican fare at Zapoteca every day, so it’s a bit ironic that it was a poblano pepper and chipotle pepper spice that brought her down on “Beat Bobby Flay” on the Food Network Thursday night.
Owners Dave Aceto and Ben Culver from Arcadia National Bar (twitter, facebook) have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $25,000 for the arcade/bar they’re launching this Spring. They plan on using the money to help renovate the space they’ve leased at 24 Preble Street.
Visit the Arcadia Kickstarter page to learn more and to contribute to this effort.
The City Council approved Arcadia’s liquor license application on Monday night. For more on Arcadia see this recent article on Maine Today.
Meredith Goad has written an article for today’s Press Herald Food & Dining section that looks at how food industry businesses in Maine are using crowdfunding to raise money to launch or support their businesses.
Jarrod Spangler wants to open an Italian-style butcher shop in Kittery. Lisa Laurita and Tom Sigler want to spiff up their Camden restaurant. Gloria Pearse dreams of selling Indian food on the streets of Portland. Arvid Brown and his best friend plan to peddle fish and chips from their Portland food truck this summer. And Anya Heyl just wants to save her waffle business.
The Council voted last night in a 5-4 decision to deny Sangillo’s application for a liquor license renewal, according to reports from the Bangor Daily News and Press Herald.
The Portland City Council on Monday night voted 5-4 to deny a liquor license for the embattled Sangillo’s Tavern, a neighborhood bar on Hampshire Street which police have labeled as dangerous in the aftermath of a late January shooting nearby.
The vote is expected to force Sangillo’s to close down after more than a half century of business in the city’s India Street neighborhood, unless bar managers can get a reprieve from the state.
Also read these articles in the Portland Daily Sun and Portland Phoenix.
The nominees have been announced and voting has begun in the Portland Phoenix 2014 Best of Portland Readership Poll.
Portland Food Map is a nominee this year in the Best Food Blog category along with The Blueberry Files, Food Coma, From Away and Mister Meatball.
Visit the Phoenix website to vote for your favorites in one or more of the categories.
The Maine College of Art is offering a set of Culinary Arts classes this Summer as part of their continuing education program. Here’s the list of the Summer options:
According to the release:
To help orchestrate this new realm of programming, MECA has engaged the expertise of Culinary Consultant and former Executive Vice President of The International Culinary Center (formerly The French Culinary Institute), Christopher Papagni, Ph.D. According to Papagni, “Some of the best of Portland’s culinary scene has been selected for this first round of MECA classes. Keeping up with new food trends and the rapid growth of artisan talent in Maine, will insure dynamic programming for a long time to come.”
Papagni is now working to recruit instructors for the Fall semester at MECA.
Today’s Portland Daily Sun reports on restaurant patrons who clear a table of items they can pocket for later use at home.
The elderly couple sitting at table 12 were either siblings or close cousins who had not connected in quite some time. They were sharing childhood stories and laughing about events that had obviously taken place well over 50 years ago. Also, they were swiping stuff off the table with no shame.
The Holy Donut, Litl’ Squirts and Bixby Bars are in contention to win $30,000 from Gorham Savings Bank as part of their Launchpad competition. The top five winners of the popular vote will get the chance to pitch their ideas to the judges.
Visit the Launchpad website to read their business plans and vote on your favorite.
If they win The Holy Donut plans to open a new store outside of Maine.
Three Maine chefs are contenders in this year’s Food & Wine Best New Chef Competition:
You can see the full list on candidates and vote for the hometown favorites online.
Here are a couple more Sangillo’s items: