The Maine project has produced this short video showing The Holy Donut owner Leigh Kellis and staff hand making donuts.
Food Law Colloquium Articles
The Maine Law Review has published online drafts of the essays being presented at next weekends 2013 Food Law Colloquium. The conference will examine the intersection of law and food across a number of different dimensions: property, the first amendment, policy, regulation, food labeling and genetically modified foods.
You can register online to attend the Colloquium.
Maine Restaurant Week Tour
Portland magazine has published a culinary tour of some of the restaurants participating in Maine Restaurant Week with details from restaurant staff on what they have in store for diners this March.
The first thing to know about the fifth annual Maine Restaurant Week is that it isn’t actually a week. It’s a 10-day opportunity to sample irresistible multi-course menus dreamed up by clever chefs who are just as sick of winter as you are. At very attractive prices. At restaurants all over the state. From March 1 through 10, most participating restaurants offer 3-course dinners, your choice of appetizer, main course, and dessert–for $22 or $32. This sort of value can make you believe in spring again.
The magazine also includes an article on the changing face of children’s menus.
For a full list of MRW participating restaurants see the Maine Restaurant Week website.
The North Point Opening
The North Point, a small bar and cafe, has announced plans to open this Wednesday at 5 pm. The North Point is located at 35 Silver Street immediately adjacent to the Crooked Mile Cafe.
Under Construction: Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar?
Maine a la Carte reports that baseball broadcaster Jerry Remy (aka “RemDawg”) is considering opening a Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill in Portland.
“We have looked into the Portland area,” he told the radio hosts. “It seems like a natural with the minor league ball club here. We’ll see if we can get some kind of a deal worked out.”
Cajun Cookin’ Challenge Results
Tuesday’s Cajun Cookin’ Challenge resulted in a tie for first place between The Great Lost Bear for their Filé Gumbo and Congress Bar & Grill that cooked up a Maine Shrimp Etouffeé. Second place went to Local Sprouts for their Chicken Shrimp & Sausage Creole-style Gumbo.
More than 600 people attended WMPG’s 18th Annual Cajun Cookin’ Challenge and it was their votes that determined the winners.
Reviews of Whip’s and the Armory Lounge
The Press Herald has published a review of Whip’s Right Time Cafe,
The sandwich had sauteed onions and peppers, cheese and very tender steak. I like steak and cheese, but am usually prepared for it to be a little chewy in spots. This one was not — the beef was positively melt-in-your-mouth tender.
and The Golden Dish has published a review of the Armory Lounge.
What surprised me most about my recent dinner at the Armory Lounge, located off the lower lobby of the Portland Regency Hotel, is that the food is far better than the usual pub grub.
Food Coma Show
Joe Ricchio is hosting a party at Nosh this Sunday to celebrate the premiere of episode 2 of the Food Coma Show. Boston chef and restauranteur Barbara Lynch was part of the crew for epsiode 2 will be at Nosh for the launch party. The event starts at 7:30pm and the $10 tickets are available on Nosh’s website.
Farms in Winter & an Urban Farm Store
This week’s Portland Phoenix explores the planning and preparation that Maine farmers do in winter.
While this farm manager admits that winter hours are much less demanding…there’s still a lot going on this time of year. Seed orders were placed at the beginning of the year, and the 2012 financial books were balanced and closed. The hay baler and tractor need maintenance. Firewood needs to be chopped. Soon, Kroeck will start interviewing and hiring apprentices…And in a couple weeks, “we’ll start getting the greenhouse ready to start seeding for the summer,” he says.
Under Construction: The article also reports that the owners Broadturn Farm in Scarborough are planning on opening a “urban farm store” in Portland this spring.
Elvers Fishery & Harding Smith Rescue
Today’s Press Herald includes an article about the elver fishery licenses,
“At certain times during the season, prices were running above $2,600 a pound,” said Deirdre Gilbert, the department’s director of state marine policy. “The year before, prices were about $900 a pound. The prices went through the roof in 2012.”
and a report on the rescue of Harding Smith’s rescue from harbor during Nemo.
Quattrucci, whose uncles own DiMillo’s, said that 15 minutes or more after they heard the screams, they saw Smith hanging from the line to his boat, with his arms above his head.