Washington Ave Eats & Havana South

| Posted in Under Construction, General News

The Tuesday Portland Daily Sun includes a report on the various food happenings on the in-town stretch of Washington Ave, such as

Chiang Mai, formerly on Union Street in the Old Port, has opened for business at 52 Washington, site of the former Loco Pollo. Hasta la vista, tamales and pozole. Sawadee, satay and pad thai.

and an update on Havana South, the new restaurant under construction on Wharf Street.

An extended patio on Wharf Street, glass doors offering a view into the wine cellar, a late-night menu at the bar and a large banquet space are among the attractions at Havana South, a new restaurant at 44-50 Wharf St. scheduled to open on Tuesday, June 22.

Washington Ave Eats & Havana South

| Posted in Under Construction, General News

The Tuesday Portland Daily Sun includes a report on the various food happenings on the in-town stretch of Washington Ave, such as

Chiang Mai, formerly on Union Street in the Old Port, has opened for business at 52 Washington, site of the former Loco Pollo. Hasta la vista, tamales and pozole. Sawadee, satay and pad thai.

and an update on Havana South, the new restaurant under construction on Wharf Street.

An extended patio on Wharf Street, glass doors offering a view into the wine cellar, a late-night menu at the bar and a large banquet space are among the attractions at Havana South, a new restaurant at 44-50 Wharf St. scheduled to open on Tuesday, June 22.

Harbor Scoops Profile

| Posted in Profiles

The Munjoy Hill News has published a Business Beat profile of Harbor Scoops, the new ice cream shop at the corner of Cumberland and Washington.

There was a steady stream of customers this afternoon when Harbor Scoops officially opened for the summer season. Jordon Fischer, “lead” ice cream scooper kept busy on his first day on the job. The much anticipated ice cream shop had a “soft opening” several weeks ago and is now fully staffed and selling the local favorite – Smiling Cow Farm Ice Cream.

This Week's Events

| Posted in Events

Monday — the Monday Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square.
Wednesday — the midweek Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square and there will be a wine tasting at RSVP.
Thursday — Jerry Knecht from North Atlantic Seafood will give a lecture titled The Meaning of Sustainable: Seafood Business for the 21st Century as part of the GMRI Sea State 5.0 lecture series.
Friday — a tasting of Portuguese wines is taking place at Rosemont on Congress Street.
Saturday — the Bayside World Market and Fair; the weekend Farmers Market is taking place in Deering Oaks Park; a tasting of Portuguese wines is taking place at Rosemont on Brighton.
Sunday — the 37th Annual Old Port Festival; a group of Portland chefs will be at Rippling Waters Farm for the The Gourmet Garden Crawl.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.

This Week’s Events

| Posted in Events

Monday — the Monday Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square.

Wednesday — the midweek Farmers Market is taking place in Monument Square and there will be a wine tasting at RSVP.

Thursday — Jerry Knecht from North Atlantic Seafood will give a lecture titled The Meaning of Sustainable: Seafood Business for the 21st Century as part of the GMRI Sea State 5.0 lecture series.

Friday — a tasting of Portuguese wines is taking place at Rosemont on Congress Street.

Saturday — the Bayside World Market and Fair; the weekend Farmers Market is taking place in Deering Oaks Park; a tasting of Portuguese wines is taking place at Rosemont on Brighton.

Sunday — the 37th Annual Old Port Festival; a group of Portland chefs will be at Rippling Waters Farm for the The Gourmet Garden Crawl.

For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.

If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.

Crash Barry, The Garlic Man

| Posted in Farming

Columnist Crash Barry has penned a feature article for the new issue of The Bollard about working at Nezinscot Farm, a biodynamic farm in Turner, Maine.

Raw garlic oil, alive and intense, overwhelmed my taste buds, scorching my tongue and the insides of both cheeks with a Jalapeno heat. I chewed the clove a couple more times, gulped and swallowed. I felt an electric charge pulse from my brain to my toes, from stomach to fingertips. My body radiated a throbbing, rhythmic energy that moments before had been buried beneath the fertile soil of the Nezinscot Farm, atop a hill overlooking a river in the western Maine town of Turner.

Review of Po'Boys & Pickles and Readers' Poll Results

| Posted in Reviews

Po’Boys & Pickles received 4 stars from the Taste & Tell review in today’s Maine Sunday Telegram.

Fried oyster salad ($8.50) is a surefire solution to the perpetual hunger for fried oysters. Set on top of a salad of pickled green beans, sliced cucumber, grape tomatoes and mesclun in a mustardy vinaigrette with dollops of remoulade, the oysters are juicy and perfect, encapsulated in thin, golden crunch.

The Maine Sunday Telegram also published the results of their 24th Annual Readers’ Poll today.

We culled all this from our 24th Annual Audience Readers’ Poll. It’s long been a trusty gauge of what Mainers like best in the areas of fun, food and frolic. But this year, it was revamped with a focus on summer.