Big Fin Poké (website, facebook, twitter, instagram) has signed a lease for 2700 sq ft of space at 29 Western Ave in South Portland where they’ll be opening a second location.
Category: Under Construction
Under Construction: Scratch’s Toast Bar
Here’s a look at the Toast Bar that Scratch Baking has under construction on Broadway.
We’ll be toasting up our amazing bread and famous bagels and offering an array of toppings including Casco Bay butter, homemade jams & jellies, our delicious plain and herbed cream cheese, Myrt’s pimento cheese, as well as many other intriguing options and combinations. We’ll be pouring Coffee By Design, Speckled Ax and Rwanda Bean Co. coffee as well as making our fantastic espresso drinks.
Under Construction: Kind Stack Sandwich Co.
Parker Auger is developing a new food cart, the Kind Stack Sandwich Company (instagram).
Kind Stack’s menu will “focus on Italian grinder style sandwiches” like a classic Italian (capocollo, mortadella, slami, sopressata, prosciutto, pepperoni), and a Muffuletta (sopressata, mortadella, capocollo, olive relish). Auger plans to locate on Commercial Street and make the brewery circuit.
Auger has been on the bakery staff at Scratch Baking Company, and prior to that worked as the pastry chef at Local 188.
Under Construction: Bolster Snow & Co.
Bolster Snow & Company (instagram), the new 40-seat under construction at 747 Congress Street, has applied for a liquor license application.
The restaurant and bar will be located on the first floor of The Francis hotel:
Here’s a look at chef Nick Verdisco‘s draft menu (page 76) for the restaurant (click to enlarge):
Under Construction: Union Bagel
The Forecaster has published an update on second bakery Union Bagel has under construction on Veranda Street.
“We’re opening a second location primarily to accommodate growing demand from wholesale customers,” Farrell said. “The shop on Cumberland Avenue is too small to handle that and our increased retail business.”
Farrell said the Veranda Street shop, near Washington Avenue, would be “very similar” to the Cumberland Avenue operation and the hope is that it will be open by late August.
Union Bagel is also in the process of rebuilding their patio on Cumberland Ave.
Bayside: Kick Start Kitchen
Proposals under consideration for West Bayside development on the site of the former public works department buildings include,
At 65 Hanover St., staff is recommending a proposal by Rory Strunk, of O’Maine Studios, for a “world-class culinary media and event center that has a global draw.” In addition to having a “Kick Start Kitchen” for incubating aspiring chefs, the building also could host food festivals.
Under Construction: Scratch Toast Bar
Scratch Baking has released some photos of the Toast Bar they have under construction on Broadway.
Duckfat x Oxbow on Washington
Duckfat has announced a collaboration with Oxbow Brewing to create the Duckfat Beer Garden. The new venture takes advantage of the commissary kitchen Duckfat has on the back side of the CBD building on Washington Ave, and has involved renovating the courtyard outside the door to the Oxbow tasting room.
They plan to be open Wednesday through Sunday, 6-10pm during the summer. The menu (2nd image in series) includes items like Pickled Mussels with Potato Salad, and BBQ Pork Belly with Bean Salad and Corn Bread that are different from the staple items from the Duckfat menu on Middle Street.
Mobile Food: Mr. Tuna, Greeks of Peaks
Here’s the latest in mobile food news:
- The Mr. Tuna (instagram, facebook) food cart launched yesterday. Here’s a look at the Blackbeard’s Delight (blackened tuna, spicy tuna tartare, cuke, pineapple, eel sauce, wasabi cream) as photographed by Eating Portland Alive.
- A new food truck called Greeks of Peaks (instagram) is now under development.
Development Off of Forest Ave
Today’s Press Herald reports on the growing number of restaurants that have opened or are in development along Forest Ave.
But there’s also a new hunger in off-peninsula neighborhoods for quality food served at family-friendly restaurants that are within walking distance – especially as these neighborhoods transition to homeowners of a younger generation. Millennials love to dine out, and expect more from the restaurants they frequent than their parents may have.