Italy–>Maine Wine Connection

| Posted in People, Wine

The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes an interview with Paul Turina, a Yarmouth man who imports wines produced by his family in Italy. According to the article, Turina wines are on the menu at Paciarino, Hugo’s, and Walter’s and can be purchased at Rosemont and RSVP.

At first, he brought just enough wine to the States to satisfy family and friends. Now he travels to Italy once or twice a year to visit his family and do business with them, trying to find ways to get the word out about their wines on this side of the Atlantic.

Johnny’s Bistro in Falmouth is featuring Turina wine at a dinner on May 17.

Italy–>Maine Wine Connection

| Posted in People, Wine

The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes an interview with Paul Turina, a Yarmouth man who imports wines produced by his family in Italy. According to the article, Turina wines are on the menu at Paciarino, Hugo’s, and Walter’s and can be purchased at Rosemont and RSVP.

At first, he brought just enough wine to the States to satisfy family and friends. Now he travels to Italy once or twice a year to visit his family and do business with them, trying to find ways to get the word out about their wines on this side of the Atlantic.

Johnny’s Bistro in Falmouth is featuring Turina wine at a dinner on May 17.

Clabber Fed Chicken

| Posted in Cooking

Erik Desjarlais has penned a piece for Find Eat Drink about the clabber fed chickens he serves at Evangeline.

These birds get the extra calcium from the clabbered cream and can support more weight. More flesh, more fat, more flavor. The clabber makes the chicken happy and delicious, and a happy bird means happy chef. And happy guests. Organically raised, tended to like babies, but not certified organic. But who needs the certification? These are the finest birds I have ever seen.

Review of Po'Boys & Pickles

| Posted in Reviews

Appetite Portland has published a review of Po’Boys & Pickles.

A toffee bread pudding was – in a word – killer. Too stuffed to eat in the restaurant, we carted it home and fought over the too-small portion. I’ll definitely go back to try the fried shrimp po’ boy, the gumbo and my very own order of pudding.

A call to my friend with my assessment yielded a stunned pause, and, finally, “A good po’ boy in Maine. Well, that’s almost enough to make my grandpa roll over in his grave.”

Review of Po’Boys & Pickles

| Posted in Reviews

Appetite Portland has published a review of Po’Boys & Pickles.

A toffee bread pudding was – in a word – killer. Too stuffed to eat in the restaurant, we carted it home and fought over the too-small portion. I’ll definitely go back to try the fried shrimp po’ boy, the gumbo and my very own order of pudding.

A call to my friend with my assessment yielded a stunned pause, and, finally, “A good po’ boy in Maine. Well, that’s almost enough to make my grandpa roll over in his grave.”

Asmara and Merry Table

| Posted in General News

Food writer Margo Mallar reports on her recent visits to Asmara and The Merry Table in today’s Portland Daily Sun.

On Friday we returned to an old favorite, Asmara, the Eritrean restaurant on Oak Street between Congress and Free street.  The dishes are served on injera, a pancake made from teff, a grain that is native to the Ethiopian highlands…Injera doubles as a utensil; you tear off small pieces to use like little gloves to grasp the chunky bits of the stew and to scoop up the broth-soaked injera beneath.

Under Construction: Noodles & Havana

| Posted in Under Construction

There’s a few new under construction details to report:

  • Portland Psst is reporting that Masa Miyake has signed a lease for 188 State Street where he plans on opening a noodle bar. One of the best meals I had in 2009 was the noodles Miyake prepared for the Food Film Series showing of Tampopo so I can hardly wait for opening day!
  • Also from Psst, Bubble Maineia is going to open a noodle bar in the old Morrisons space on Temple Street.
  • Havana South has published some photos of the construction site for their new restaurant on Wharf Street.
  • Siano’s is getting close on their new pizzeria on Fore Street but the opening date has slipped out a little further to April 22.

Under Construction: Noodles & Havana

| Posted in Under Construction

There’s a few new under construction details to report:

  • Portland Psst is reporting that Masa Miyake has signed a lease for 188 State Street where he plans on opening a noodle bar. One of the best meals I had in 2009 was the noodles Miyake prepared for the Food Film Series showing of Tampopo so I can hardly wait for opening day!
  • Also from Psst, Bubble Maineia is going to open a noodle bar in the old Morrisons space on Temple Street.
  • Havana South has published some photos of the construction site for their new restaurant on Wharf Street.
  • Siano’s is getting close on their new pizzeria on Fore Street but the opening date has slipped out a little further to April 22.