Today’s newspaper has an article about the Harvest on the Harbor food festival taking place next weekend.
Pumpkins
Pumpkin season is here. The Portland Phoenix had an article this week on cooking pumpkin and the Maine Sunday Telegram published an article on carving pumpkins.
Winter CSAs
The Summer growing season is over but that doesn’t mean the end to locally grown produce. Portland Psst! has published a list of options for Winter CSAs.
Council Agenda
According to the agenda for tomorrow’s Portland City Council meeting, Roma Cafe/Branhall Pub are now under new ownership, as is Jan Mee. Also from the same source, 51 Wharf Restaurant is planning to expand into the adjacent space formerly occupied by Thai’d in Knots.
Thai Chef Buffet
Portland in a Snap has posted a first look at the offerings at Thai Chef Buffet.
Stocking up for Winter
Local Foodie writes about her experience stocking for the Winter. She’ll soon be curing her own ham and bacon and has offered to share her knowledge with those interested.
New York Magazine
Hugo’s, Duckfat, Five Fifty-Five, Fore Street, Standard, Miyake and Rabelais all got a nod of approval in this Portland weekend trip planner from New York Magazine.
Shipyard Barleywine
According to a post from Blog About Beer, Shipyard is set to release a “Barleywine-style brew”. The new beer will be appearing on shelves at the start of November.
Veranda Thai
Veranda Thai, received 4½ stars from this week’s Eat & Run review in the Portland Press Herald.
“We didn’t really need another Thai place in town, but you’ll be glad this place decided to open anyway.”
Howie's Pub
1:00 a.m. Curfew has reviewed Howie’s Pub.
“Cheap drinks and food aren’t the only reason to visit Howie’s. The atmosphere is turbo-friendly. You feel it when you walk through the door.”