1:00 a.m. Curfew has reviewed Amigo’s.
“One reason people love Amigo’s is because the beers are relatively cheap. They don’t serve anything fancy – just beer, mixed drinks and shots. Prices are definitely lower than any surrounding bar. Don’t ask for a martini or a margarita – you’ll get a PBR. I’m not speaking from experience – you can see that glib, don’t-even-ask glare on the bartenders’ faces.”
Type A Diversions has posted an ultrasound of her “Type Unknown” future dining companion.
Down East is running a culinary trivia challenge. There’s a new question every day between now and December 20 and each right answer gets you another chance in a drawing to win dinner at Evangeline and an overnight stay at the Danforth Inn.
Port City Music Hall, the new performance venue being constructed on Congress Street, is now hiring.
Shipyard’s Pumpkinhead Ale won a silver award at the 2008 European Beer Star competition in Nuremberg, Germany. (via Original Portland)
The Maine scallop season for draggers and divers has been reduced by nearly 50% according to this report from the Press Herald.
The Press Herald has reviewed Punky’s.
“So thanks to Punky’s and other places like it in P-town, dear restaurateur, maybe I’ll be able to make it through this recession. Maybe, if I grab breakfast or lunch at Punky’s on a regular basis, I’ll save enough dough to be able to visit you again soon. Save me some Winter Point oysters. Please.”
Also in today’s paper was an article about a website, www.lobstercelebrations.com, which encourages people to swap their Thanksgiving turkey for lobster this year or at least incorporate it into their menu.
For those of you still hankering for more Bizarre Foods or Deathmatch news you’re in luck. Plating Up the official blog of Maine Food & Lifestyle magazine has posted some observations on the show and johnnyd has a item on the eGullet forums (scroll to the bottom of the page) with details on “presentations that were left on the cutting-room floor”.
There’s a last minute addtion to the calendar for tonight. The South Portland Historical Society will host a program called “The Sardine Industry of Portland and South Portland in the 1900s.” They’ll be showing a documentary film and then will have an open discussion “among participants who either worked in, or lived near, the local sardine factories”. The event takes place at the South Portland City Hall tonight at 6:30.