It’s once again been a very busy year for the food and dining industry in Portland. I’ve scanned through the news and events for the past year and here’s my summary of the 2012 Portland Year in Food: Eventide – Eventide was the best new restaurant of 2012. The extensive selection of oysters, an inspired […]
The Portland Phoenix has announced that they plan on providing ongoing coverage of the UFF’s expansion in Bayside. In the former ABC Taxi headquarters (the company moved to Bishop Street recently, out off Warren Avenue), Cayer has gotten contracts and city permits for the kernel of something he hopes will be much bigger. In the […]
Taste, Memory: Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors and Why They Matter, a book by Portland resident, local farmer, and expert on heirloom fruits and vegetables David Buchanan, is being launched later this month. In his Forward for Taste, Memory Gary Paul Nabhan writes, Taste, Memory may well be the most beautiful book ever written about food biodiversity […]
The October issue of Portland Magazine includes a feature article on the history of the rum industry in Maine. The rough and rowdy history of Maine rum turned violent in the 1850s, as under the growing temperance movement spearheaded by mayor Neal Dow, ‘the Napoleon of Temperance,’ alcohol production and sale of liquor was prohibited. […]
The Press Herald has published another article about restaurant inspections in Portland, [President of the Maine Restaurant Association Dick] Grotton said Portland restaurants, many of which are in old buildings, are being cited for facility issues, such as not having a covered trash recetacle in the ladies room. Instead of focusing on what are considered […]
Today’s Press Herald includes a bar review of Congress Bar & Grill, The menus were tucked in between condiments in round tins on the bar. Specialty drinks range from the house-made sangria for $6 to the “JD Rita,” the bar’s spin on a margarita, for $12. There are eight beers on tap for $4 or […]
Food truck ordinances and regulations were the focus of nearly 2 hours of discussion at tonight’s meeting of the City Council subcommittee for Public Safety, Health and Human Services. Several people addressed the issue including: the owners of Bull Feeney’s, Sebago Brewing and White Cap Grille, food truck operators from Bite into Maine and Cabin […]
The Press Herald has published reviews of Foodworks (4 stars), The bottom line is that Foodworks is a quality neighborhood sandwich shop with well-made lunches full of fresh ingredients. Somehow, it has flown a bit under the radar in this foodie town, but here’s hoping more people will discover it and give it a try. […]
For this months collaborative food blogging project the group has broken a few eggs in celebration of National Egg Month. Edible Obsessions – Eggtastic Photo Montage This months installment of the “O-Rama” series is a celebration of ‘National Egg Month” and these are just a few–a very few–of some of the eggtastic dishes we’ve had […]
The Food & Dining section in today’s paper includes an article about chef Carmen Gonzalez and the new restaurant she’s opening this Spring at the Danforth Inn, “Carmen at The Danforth,” scheduled to open in mid- to late May, will be something really different for Portland – a small, 40-seat boutique restaurant inside an historic […]