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Hilltop Superette Grand Opening and Portland Food Signing
First things first: I will be at Local Sprouts Cafe tonight at 5pm, with copies of my book Portland Food: the Culinary Capital of Mainefor sale. I can also sign a copy you've already purchased, of...
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Summer Weekend: Flea Bites, SeaDogs, and Bissell Brothers BBQ
This weekend in Portland is full of food and drink events, as are all Maine summer weekends. Tonight, from 6:30-9:30pm, is Flea Bites, the food truck clustering event outside of Portland's...
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July Garden Update: Freezing Kale, Kale Chips, and Sad Tomatoes
Way back in January, I shared my preliminary planning steps (i.e. soil testing) for my container garden and raised bed garden at my house in Portland. After building up my big (16' x 4') raised bed, I...
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Portland Food at Maine Historical Society, Sonny's + Lolita
I gave a talk about my book, Portland Food: the Culinary Capital of Maine, last night at the Maine Historical Society in Portland. About 25 people turned out (most of whom I didn't even know!) and...
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Blue Rooster Food Co. Hugo's Hot Dog
The chef hot dog series continues at Blue Rooster Food Co. this week with Mike Wiley of Hugo's hot dog topped with kimchi, puréed egg yolk, and noritamago furikake (a rice seasoning made with dried egg...
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Maine Beer Company Dinner Release and Fermented Dill Pickles
I never thought myself to be the kind of person who waits in line for beer. I scoffed at the people who, during the last Maine Beer Company Dinner (a double IPA) release, began forming a line in front...
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Backyard Locavore Day, Food In Jars' Preserving by the Pint
The 6th annual UMaine Extension Backyard Locavore Day is this Saturday, and the weather is predicted to be lovely. All the gardens will have dried out and be poppin' after this week's rain. Come enjoy...
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OBX Beach Break
I'm on vacation! Nothing but peaches, corn, seafood, pools and beaches as far as the eye can see.Until we return to our regularly scheduled programming (ha! Like I have a schedule...), read my article...
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Summer Pickling in Maine, Continued
In researching my recent Portland Phoenix column, Preserve precious produce, I, as usual, gathered information that wouldn't fit into the column. I talked pickling at length with the chef at Portland...
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Preserving Peaches with Food In Jars' Marisa McClellan
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of hosting Marisa McClellan, author of two preserving cookbooks and blogger at Food In Jars, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Falmouth. We were all...
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Talking Preserving on MPBN and Maine History Book #2
Last week, I was on Maine Public Broadcasting Network's Maine Calling program, discussing preserving with two friends and fellow UMaine Extension Master Food Preservers. The three of us had a great...
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Fishin' Ships Food Truck
By far, the launch of the Fishin' Ships food truck was the one I was looking forward to the most. I followed the build-out of the truck on facebook, I counted down to their launch at Rising Tide...
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Canning Spaghetti Sauce in a Pressure Canner
My love for fresh, local tomatoes cannot be overstated. But (and I feel I'm making a bit of a canning confession here), I think preserving tomatoes in a way that captures their sweet, in-season taste...
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Maine Brew Bus, Geary's Tasting Room, The Well at Jordan's Farm
The Maine Brew Bus as a shuttle to Geary's new tasting roomD.L. Geary's Brewing Company, the oldest brewery in Maine, opened a new tasting room last week, embracing the public's growing interest in...
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Bonfire Country Bar, Wharf St., Portland
I was excited to have happy hour at the new Bonfire Country Bar on Wharf Street in Portland. My country-lovin' friend LBK wanted to go, and I was intrigued by their self-service beer wall after reading...
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First Look at Brahmall
Rejoice! The Bramhall Pub has opened again! Under new owners/management and with a new name (just 'Bramhall' now), but still with the same subterranean, dare I say, dungeon-esque feel. It's so exciting...
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Portland Birthday Eats & Party Spots
I enjoyed such a fantastic birthday last Friday, thanks to my Portland family. They must know I like a good party (it's that obvious!?) and so they pulled out all the stops. Just for regular ole 32 too...
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First Look at Bao Bao Dumpling House
Yet another much-anticipated restaurant opened last night: Bao Bao Dumpling House at 133 Spring Street in Portland's West End. The small dumpling shop is the Portland outpost of Brunswick chef Cara...
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MECA Mixology and Maine Brewers' Guild Beer School
Writing a book about the history of alcohol and drinking Maine has lead to a lot of jokes about all the "research" I have to do. I have lots of people volunteering to be my "research" assistants...
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Get out and dine
Originally published in the Portland Phoenix on June 19, 2014Summer in Maine brings a long-awaited flurry of activity. While it’s tempting to recoil into a “locals only” routine to avoid the crowds,...
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