Carla Jean Lauter has published a report on MaineToday.com that a new brewery called Brewery Extrava is slated for Cove Street. in East Bayside. Brewery Extrava, a new Belgian-inspired brewery will join the so-called Yeast Bayside neighborhood in late spring, offering a contrast in style from the hop-forward portfolio of many of the area’s new breweries. […]
Coals Pizza (website, instagram, twitter) has leased 114 Preble Street where they plan to open their first location outside of New York. They specialize in grilled pizza. You can see their full menu online. A 2015 review in the New York Times sums up coals this way, The atmosphere is as quirky and appealing as the […]
I’ve scanned through the records for the past year and here’s a summary of events and trends for 2018: Restaurant City of the Year – national attention came at a quick pace in 2018 including a Best New for Elda from Eater and for Rose Foods and the new Drifters from BA. Eater national critic Bill Addison added […]
The Maine Sunday Telegram has reviewed Dunstan Tap & Table, Offerings at this stylish, modern restaurant echo familiar tropes – burgers, tacos, a few dozen beers and ciders by the can, bottle and on tap – but DT&T, as the Brenermans have nicknamed it, is different from its Scarborough peers. In no small part, that’s […]
The Maine Oyster Company (website, facebook, instagram) opened yesterday afternoon serving Birch Island, Blackstone Point, Dingley Cove, Eider Cove and MDI oysters as well as lobster rolls and clam chowder. The oyster bar is located at 38 Portland Street in West Bayside.
Today’s Press Herald includes a feature on Paolo Laboa, the chef at Solo Italiano, Spend a little time with Paolo Laboa, the executive chef at Solo Italiano in Portland, and you’ll probably discover you’ve been doing pesto all wrong. You’ve been using the wrong basil, or too much basil. You’ve been heavy-handed with the garlic. Or […]
The Maine Sunday Telegram has reviewed the Island Creek Oyster Shop, you will find a host of briny treats, like Eider Coves and sweet bay scallops from Stonington, along with rare and memorably strange Maine Belon oysters from Harpswell. For those averse to raw shellfish, The Shop also provides a half-dozen tinned seafood options, like […]
Richard McNeill, founder of Carburs, has passed away at the age of 76 reports the Cazenovia Republican. Widely known in Portland as owner of Carburs Restaurant and the Down East Feast five decker sandwich that revolutionized the Old Port cuisine scene from 1976-1998. Rich also received an honorary diploma from the students of Cazenovia College […]
The Maine Sunday Telegram has reviewed Little Giant, An eclectic menu of hearty dishes contributes to the restaurant’s homey vibe, especially comfort-food classics like rolled buttermilk biscuits ($6), as light and laminated as croissants. Executive chef Rian Wyllie serves them with a mound of aerated lardo (cured pork fat), into which he whips rosemary, garlic […]
The Maine Sunday Telegram has reviewed Yobo, Using traditional ingredients as well as fresh and foraged produce from his mother’s property in New Hampshire, Chung has created a menu focused largely on classic Korean techniques. Standouts include his rich, sticky galbi (beef short ribs) and exceedingly good banchan (side dishes) that take advantage of local […]