Bresca has announced the start dates for their highly anticipated lunch service,
Beginning Wednesday December 7th, at 11 am, Bresca will be offering a take away and sit-down cafe style lunch. Look forward to pastry, sandwiches, salads and soup. The opening hours will be limited to 11 am to 2 pm, Wednesday and Thursday.
LiveWork Portland has put together a select list of coffee shops in Portland.
Perhaps the current epicenter of Portland’s Coffee Universe is Bard, at the corner of Middle and Exchange streets. Here’s where budding entrepreneurs set up shop early in the morning, laptops open and buzzing, conducting business all day long. There are some obligatory sofas at Bard, but the crackle of commerce (or, at least, intense discussions) is in the air. If Bard were a movie actor, it’d be George Clooney.
Today’s Portland Daily Sun explores why people dine out for Thanksgiving.
For those heading out, the numbers are telling, and aside from the convenience factor, the NRA states consumers’ reasons for dining out on Thanksgiving are: Because people are traveling and don’t have the ability to cook (22 percent), they prefer to go to restaurants on special occasions (15 percent), somebody else is hosting and they prefer to dine out (15 percent), and they don’t have enough space to host a Thanksgiving event (12 percent).
Check the PFM Thanksgiving Resource Guide for a list of local restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner.
According to a report in today’s Press Herald, a rules change will now allow Maine lobster companies to process oversized lobsters.
The new rules roll back restrictions that had forced Maine lobster processors to follow the same size limits as the state’s fishermen, even on lobsters caught outside the state. They allow the processors to turn the oversized lobsters, most of which come from Canada, into products sold to restaurants and retailers.
Roma Pizza opened for business on Friday. They’re located at 10 Exchange Street.
They join a crowded field of pizza shops in the Old Port: Flatbread, Joe’s, Portland Pie, Pat’s, Anthony’s, Bill’s and Pie in the Sky.
Roma will be closed Tuesday through Thursday this week in observance of Thanksgiving and will hold their Grand Opening on Friday.
Eat Here. Go There. has published a review of Veranda Noodle Bar.
Overall, I think this is an excellent restaurant. I have never had a bad meal here and constantly tell people that they need to try it. So, now I’ll tell you, if you haven’t been you need to go now. Veranda is the pho king in Portland.
Henry Steinberg has withdrawn his liquor license application for Lamplighters Tavern. According to the Press Herald, several residents of the Pleasant Street neighborhood objected at the City Council meeting last night and in response Steinberg has cancelled his plans.
Rabelais teamed up with Bon Appetite to publish a list of the Best Cookbooks of 2011.
Monday — Cabin Cove Oysters and their Shuck Truck will be at El Rayo serving up $1 oysters. Chef Steve Corey will appear in tonight’s Thanksgiving episode of Foodography on the Cooking Chanel at 7 pm.
Tuesday — an Aquaponics workshop will be taught at the Urban Farm Fermentory.
Wednesday — the Monument Square Farmers Market is taking place.
Thursday — Thanksgiving, check the PFM Thanksgiving resource guide for more info on planning your own Thanksgiving dinner or locations for eating out that day.
Saturday — Wine Wise is leading a red wine walk among several restaurants in the Old Port, and the Deering Oaks Farmers Market is taking place.
Viva Lebowski — fans of White Russians and the movie The Big Lebowski should check out this year’s Viva Lebowski festival. The event is taking place December 3rd at Bayside Bowl. There will be bowling, a screening of the movie and a Lebowski costume contest. All ticket sales will benefit the Maine Heart Association.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.
Top of the East received 3 stars from the Maine Sunday Telegram.
Go to the Top of the East for elegant cocktails while you can, before its planned two years of renovations. The ambience and service are outstanding, as is the extensive drink menu. Enjoy a holiday cocktail or glass of wine with the hands-down best view in Portland, either to begin or end an evening. The Top of the East does beverages and service exceptionally well.