Today’s Press Herald has published a ShopTalk interview with Dennis Yesse, owner of BagelGuy. Yesse supplies bagels to a number of local cafes including PeRx-U-Up Cafe and the Portland Square Cafe.
Q: What are the qualities of the perfect bagel?
A: Sort of a crispness to it, to the outside. A heaviness to it. You need some type of heft to it, some weight. It’s not an airy product. And it’s got sort of a malty flavor because there is malt in it.
Wednesday’s Portland Daily Sun included an interview with artist Elizabeth Fraser about her raw food preparation program Girl Gone Raw.
Q: Portland’s a pretty progressive food town. Where does going raw fit in?
A: “There’s a huge food revolution across the country. People want to eat better and get rid of processed foods in their diets. With the emphasis on obesity in out kids, the time is right and people are ready to change what hasn’t been working for them. Here in Portland, I hope to share this great thing through my classes, community outreach and by talking to people like you!!”
The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes a profile of Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier, winners of the 2010 Best Chef Northeast James Beard Award,
“I’m definitely really happy that they won,” said Melissa Kelly, chef/owner of Primo in Rockland and the 1999 winner of Best Chef in the Northeast. “I always nominate them. I think they deserve it. They really are icons in the business.”
and an overview of the Food+Farm program being put on this week by Space Gallery.
Now entering its third year, the popular film festival and local food celebration kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday. It will showcase four feature-length documentaries, screen four Maine-produced shorts and offer a chance to get your hands dirty on an urban farm. But don’t expect to see films that rehash the big-picture problems with our industrial food system.
The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes a profile of Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier, winners of the 2010 Best Chef Northeast James Beard Award,
“I’m definitely really happy that they won,” said Melissa Kelly, chef/owner of Primo in Rockland and the 1999 winner of Best Chef in the Northeast. “I always nominate them. I think they deserve it. They really are icons in the business.”
and an overview of the Food+Farm program being put on this week by Space Gallery.
Now entering its third year, the popular film festival and local food celebration kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday. It will showcase four feature-length documentaries, screen four Maine-produced shorts and offer a chance to get your hands dirty on an urban farm. But don’t expect to see films that rehash the big-picture problems with our industrial food system.
Find Eat Drink has published an interview with Krista Kern Desjarlais, the chef and owner of Bresca.
What are the elements that make you say “that was a great night” in the restaurant business?
A great night is when the total ‘vibe’ is present. The guests, music and the flow of the kitchen are in synch. My sous chef and I will put out as many as 160 plates in one night and if the dining room feels relaxed and chatty and the orders are coming in smoothly, then we can execute at a steady pace. What could feel overwhelming for just two cooks, becomes a positive flow of energy….i.e., a great night.
Today’s Portland Daily Sun includes a visit to the Neal Dow Memorial house on Congress Street and examination of his legacy as the Father of Prohibition.
“People on the wharf were often paid in alcohol not cash. How were people supposed to buy food or wood for the fire or clothes for their children? On Congress Street from Bramhall to Munjoy Hill there were 300 places where you could buy rum. In shoe stores, in meat markets, in clothing stores; they all had a barrel of rum and people drank it like water…
The newspaper also took a look at how local bars are preparing for this year’s World Cup.
Today’s Portland Daily Sun includes a visit to the Neal Dow Memorial house on Congress Street and examination of his legacy as the Father of Prohibition.
“People on the wharf were often paid in alcohol not cash. How were people supposed to buy food or wood for the fire or clothes for their children? On Congress Street from Bramhall to Munjoy Hill there were 300 places where you could buy rum. In shoe stores, in meat markets, in clothing stores; they all had a barrel of rum and people drank it like water…
The newspaper also took a look at how local bars are preparing for this year’s World Cup.
PortlandTown has published a set of photos from his early morning excursion to the Public Market House community kitchen where an Iraqi immigrant, Mr. Audai Naser, bakes Samoon and Tenur bread each day.
Photo Credit: Michael Barriault
The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes articles on the Telling Room’s newly published anthology of stories and poems about food by young writers. The article also includes some excerpts from the new book which is titled Can I Call You Cheesecake?
“When I was 9, I wished I could be a carrot,” writes Christina Murray, who attends Catherine McAuley High School. “I could’ve disappeared behind a cliff of meatloaf or under a river of gravy at the dinner table.”
and an article about blueberries appearance on a list of popular fruits and vegetables with a high risk of pesticide contamination.
This year’s Dirty Dozen list is a good tool for shoppers looking to avoid pesticides in their fruits and vegetables, but bad news for blueberries.
For the first time, the guide compiled by the Environmental Working Group includes the much-touted superfood on the list. The fruit clocks in at No. 5, ahead of nectarines and after apples.
The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes articles on the Telling Room’s newly published anthology of stories and poems about food by young writers. The article also includes some excerpts from the new book which is titled Can I Call You Cheesecake?
“When I was 9, I wished I could be a carrot,” writes Christina Murray, who attends Catherine McAuley High School. “I could’ve disappeared behind a cliff of meatloaf or under a river of gravy at the dinner table.”
and an article about blueberries appearance on a list of popular fruits and vegetables with a high risk of pesticide contamination.
This year’s Dirty Dozen list is a good tool for shoppers looking to avoid pesticides in their fruits and vegetables, but bad news for blueberries.
For the first time, the guide compiled by the Environmental Working Group includes the much-touted superfood on the list. The fruit clocks in at No. 5, ahead of nectarines and after apples.