Food Rules & Vegetarian Cuisine

The Sun has published a few food rules assembled by columnist Natalie Ladd and her “Pumpkinhead Council”.

1) When is it too late? If a restaurant serves until 9:30 p.m., the people who walk in the door at nine twenty-seven should get the same quality service, food, and atmosphere as the folks who walked in at seven-thirty. Guess what? Pretty theory, but it simply isn’t happening.

and fellow food columnist Margo Mallar writes about the intersection of vegetarianism and next week’s Fall Restaurant Week.

Food Rules & Vegetarian Cuisine

The Sun has published a few food rules assembled by columnist Natalie Ladd and her “Pumpkinhead Council”.

1) When is it too late? If a restaurant serves until 9:30 p.m., the people who walk in the door at nine twenty-seven should get the same quality service, food, and atmosphere as the folks who walked in at seven-thirty. Guess what? Pretty theory, but it simply isn’t happening.

and fellow food columnist Margo Mallar writes about the intersection of vegetarianism and next week’s Fall Restaurant Week.

Sustainable Seafood, Chris Geer, SMCC, Apples

The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes a feature on the efforts by Hannfaord and Whole Foods to determine the sustainability of seafood they sell,

Hannaford is reviewing all of the fresh, frozen and canned seafood it buys to ensure it comes from well-managed fisheries that will not deplete fish stocks over time. Its Sustainable Seafood Sourcing Policy, developed with the help of scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland, sets a March 2011 deadline for Hannaford’s suppliers to switch to only sustainable seafood sources.

and an interview and recipe from Cinque Terre sous chef Chris Geer.

After his earning his bachelor’s, Geer went to Asiago, Italy, for three months, where he worked with Riccardo Cunico at Ristorante da Riccardo al Maddarello. He says the experience was “intense.”

Today’s paper also includes a report on SMCC’s expanded program of gourmet meals prepared by students and an article on the John Bunker and the Maine Apple Day taking place this weekend in Unity.

Immigrant Kitchens: Galchi Jo Rim

Lindsay Sterling from Immigrant Kitchens learned how to make Galchi Jo Rim from Kum You, co-owner of Korea House. See the photos and read the recipe and back story behind this dish.

Mrs. You remembers her fist pot of rice, cooked on a wood fire, when she was about nine years old. The bottom was burned, the middle was watery, and the top not cooked. Grandma laughed and said, “You are a lady. You are supposed to know how to cook!”

“But Grandma,” the girl said, “This is my first time!”

“Step by step,” Grandma said, “you learn from me.”

For a decade, she did.

Under Construction: Gingko Blue

MaineBiz has published an update on Gingko Blue, a new jazz/blues bar that’s being opened by the owners of Walter’s.

Renovation work is under way on the 1,800-square-foot lounge, in space formerly occupied by clothing retailer Betsy’s, and Gingko Blue will likely open in mid-November. [PR Manager Ann] Ewing would not divulge the cost of the renovation work or the Buerhaus’ lease for the space.