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The Portland Phoenix has moved on to Step 2 their 2010 Best of Portland readership poll:
Portland Food Map is a nominee this year for Best Food Blog along with Appetite Portland, Portland Food Coma, Portland Psst! and The Blueberry Files.
There are also more than 100 other categories and about a third of them fall in the food and drink section (Bagels, Bars, Barbecue, Beer Selection, Brewpubs, Brunch, etc). If that sounds a little overwhelming, don’t worry you don’t have to make a choice in each one to cast a ballot.
A list of the 2009 winners is available online as a reference.
Boda, a new Thai restaurant from the owners of Green Elephant, is now open for business. Boda aims to differentiate itself from other Thai restaurants with its new menu which focuses on Thai home-cooking and street vendor food.
The Press Herald has published a bar review of Grace.
DRINK STYLE: Feisty libations, with infused liquors and fresh ingredients prepared by gifted, gregarious gals. If the cocktail idea is a little overwhelming, take your pick off the spectacular wine, beer and scotch lists.
The Portland Phoenix has published a brunch review of Vignola.
So, panic aside, I chose the Vignola omelette with tomatoes, basil, bruschetta, and Vignola potatoes. The potato part alone was worth it. In addition to using a mixture of potato varieties, including purple potatoes, it also had olives, roasted red peppers, and capers mixed in. While these additions certainly added a strong olive-oil component to the dish, frankly, what is an Italian meal without a good dose of olive oil?
Appetite Portland shares her struggles in filling out the Portland Phoenix readership poll in a city awash with good food,
I’m telling you, it was epic. Brow furrowed, I hunched over my laptop, punching things in and erasing — sweating over “most romantic restaurant” and “best pizza” as if my opinions meant life and death.
but doesn’t hesitate to endorse Scratch’s as peanut butter cookie as Best Cookie.
Food for Thought weighs in on the challenges organizers face in launching a Winter farmers’ market in Portland.
The market organizers thought Portland was a natural area of growth for a winter market –set to open next week–a larger venue for farmers to pull in much needed income off season that helps to keep their farming efforts viable year-round…What the city of Portland has done is to impose outrageous fees that the farmers can’t afford.
The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes a selected list of restaurants that will be offering special Valentine’s Day meals, a look at the food related exhibits and programs on tap this months at the Museum of Art and some advice on preparing traditional and vegetarian eats for Super Bowl Sunday.
The Food & Dining section in today’s Press Herald includes a selected list of restaurants that will be offering special Valentine’s Day meals, a look at the food related exhibits and programs on tap this months at the Museum of Art and some advice on preparing traditional and vegetarian eats for Super Bowl Sunday.
The organizers of Maine Restaurant Week have published the list of participating restaurants with pricing and contact info to their website. Some of the entries also include details on the MRW menus. The site promises that the rest of the “menus plus other details will be added as quickly as they come in”.