Eighteen Twenty Wines released their first batch of rhubarb wine yesterday. The East Bayside business delivered the first few bottles to Hannigan’s Island Market on Peaks Island.
Category: Openings
North43 Now Open
North43 Bistro has opened. The South Portland restaurant is located at 1 Spring Point Drive in the location formerly occupied by Joe’s Boathouse.
Stephanie Brown is the chef at North43. Bowman was the chef/owner of Sea Grass Bistro in Yarmouth for a number of years before closing the restaurant in 2013.
Commercial Street Gorgeous Gelato
Gorgeous Gelato launched their new Commercial Street gelato cart over the weekend.
Blyth and Burrows Opens Today
Blyth & Burrows (website, facebook, instagram, twitter), a multifaceted cocktail bar located at 26 Exchange Street, is scheduled to open today at 4pm. The bar is owned by Josh Miranda.
Blyth & Burrows held a media preview earlier this week. You can more about the bar, its menu and the layout of its space in articles by The Blueberry Files, Peter Peter Portland Eater, and Urban Eye.
Here’s an excerpt from TBF’s article,
When you first enter off Exchange St., you’re in the showiest part of the space, complete with a library ladder to access top shelf bottles. The bar staff is made up of Sur Lie and EVO alums, so expect a similar style bar menu, with specialty cocktails involving lesser known ingredients like Carpano Antica and housemade ingredients like a spruce tip cordial.
The name is a reference to Captain Samuel Blyth from the HMS Boxer and Lieutenant William Burrows of the USS Enterprise who were buried in the Eastern Cemetery and died during an naval battle between their ships in Casco Bay in 1813.
Hakka Me Food Truck
A new Cantonese food truck called Hakka Me (website, facebook) was spotted on Spring Street yesterday on their first day in business by Eating Portland Alive.
According to their website, “Hakka Me is a blend of local ingredients, imported spices, and techniques passed down many generations” that shares the owners family recipes with the people of Portland.
HiFi Donuts Now Open (Updated)
A new shop called HiFi Donuts (website) has opened at 30 Monument Way in the space formerly occupied by Hero’s.
Update: Both the Press Herald and Urban Eye have published articles about HiFi Donuts.
Maine Beer Box
The Maine Beer Box, a shipping container beer tap system, is headed to Iceland, reports the Press Herald.
The project is a partnership between the Maine Brewers Guild and Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping company that has its U.S. headquarters in Portland. The guild plans to ship the container every year to a different port on Eimskip’s shipping routes. The aim is to market Maine’s craft beer industry overseas and encourage brewers to consider foreign exports as a way to grow their companies, Sean Sullivan, executive director of the brewers guild, said during a send-off event for the beer box at the International Marine Terminal in Portland on Friday.
Lazzari Opened Yesterday
Lazzari (facebook) opened for business last night serving drinks and an abbreviated menu of small plates and wood-fired pizza. Lazzari is located at 618 Congress Street in a fully renovated space that used to house Mesa Verde.
They plan on operating with an abbreviated menu for another two nights.
Casco Bay Creamery Opened
A mini ice cream shop called Casco Bay Creamery (instagram) opened on Saturday in the information booth along the walking trail opposite 17 Commercial Street.
New Orleans Food Cart Launches Today
A new food cart called Eaux (instagram) is set to launch today at noon. Chef/owner, and New Orleans native, Evan Richardson will serve Jambalaya and a rotating menu of dishes made with “local ingredients…and New Orleans technique and flavors”.
Eaux will be in East Bayside at Lone Pine Brewing, noon to 6pm.