Valentine’s Day menu and recipes from chef Steve Corry, chef/owner of Five Fifty-Five, are in the February issue of O magazine.
Katie Made Open House
Katie Made had an Open House Saturday at their new location, 181 Congress Street, and will be open again today.
Open house was so sucessful we decided to do it again tomorrow!! If you weren’t able to come by today stop on over, see our new home, and try some yummy food…open at 9 a.m.! All on donation.
They’re still awaiting a final state inspection approval and in the meantime are operating on a donation basis.
Review of Hot Suppa
The Kennebec Journal has published a review of Hot Suppa.
Portland has many high-end, fine-dining restaurants, but at Hot Suppa you get fine dining without the high prices. If you are looking for taste, value, uniqueness and friendly atmosphere, this is the place to dine in the big city.
Under Construction: The Chinese Laundry
The Chinese Laundry has announced that they’re targeting February 20 for an opening date. You can see a draft menu on their Facebook page.
Review of Eventide
The Portland Phoenix has published a review of Eventide.
In addition to oysters, Eventide packs a lot of imagination into a relatively slim menu. Scallops, squid, mussels, clams, lobsters, and a variety of fish are variously cured, pickled, grilled, poached, stewed, or served raw — often kissed with the sharp, clear notes of sour, garlicky, vinegary Asian flavors. Despite the variety it never feels like a jumble, and each dish is its own well-conceived whole.
Zapoteca Opening Restaurant in NH
Zapoteca owners Tom and Shannon Bard are opening a second restaurant in Durham, NH. The new restaurant will be called Mixteca Taqueria Y Cantina is slated to open in early March.
The Bards are also tell me that they’re searching for the right property in the Portland area to open a third restaurant with a different concept sometime this fall.
National Pie Day Celebration
The Portland Pie Council is once again planning an event for National Pie Day on January 23rd at the Mayo Street Arts Center:
- Everyone is encouraged to bring a pie to enter into the contest. There will be $50 prizes for the sweet and savory pies that win the ranked choice vote.
- There will be Pietry readings.
- There will also be a pie-themed dramatic performance “in the same vein as Pace Egging plays of England“.
The celebration begins at 6pm, $5 per person.
Review of Congress Bar & Grill
The Golden Dish has published a review of Congress Bar & Grill.
The food is still well priced at Congress Street, with barely an entrée more than $17. And this is good because what Portland lacks in spades is casual joints like this where the ambiance, the food and the mood all contrive to make it an exciting reason to dine out without breaking the bank.
Movie Night at Petite Jacqueline
Petite Jacqueline has announced another series of movie nights starting this Sunday with a screening of A View to a Kill.
La Delicatesse, Les Diaboliques, Sabrina, Ratatouille and Micmacs are on the schedule for the following five Sundays.
Also, in an unexpected move for a French bistro, Petite Jacqueline plans to start selling $6 brown bag lunches starting this Monday.
El Rayo and the $5 Burrito
The Bangor Daily News has a report on El Rayo’s $5 burrito parking ban promotion.
York Street Mexican restaurant El Rayo Taqueria greets every potentially business-dulling parking ban with a $5 burrito deal, cutting about 50 percent off the average price of its signature orders. On Wednesday, the city called its third parking ban of the season, barring on-street parking citywide overnight to allow plow trucks the space to clear snow after the storm.