Meredith Goad

Staff Writer

Many people tell Meredith Goad that she has the best job in Maine, and most of the time she agrees.

Maine has a crazy appetite for food stories, and it’s Meredith’s job to satisfy those cravings with juicy tales from chefs, food producers, local farms, and the state’s fast-growing restaurant scene. Her work appears in Wednesday’s Business section and the Sunday Food & Dining section, and occasionally, but not as often as she’d like, on the front page.

A native of Memphis, Tenn., Meredith shamelessly flaunts her knowledge of good barbecue in front of her Yankee friends. She earned a bachelor of science degree in wildlife biology from Colorado State University, then studied science writing at the University of Missouri, where she received a master’s degree in journalism. She spent the first 20 years of her career covering science and environmental news, then switched to features in 2004, just as Portland’s food scene was taking off.

Her own most memorable meal? Back in the 1980s, on assignment in Finland, she shared a dinner of reindeer and Russian vodka with Maryland’s governor and a bunch of hungry scientists.

Meredith lives in Portland, but spends much of her time off back in Tennessee - either visiting family, or in online archives, researching her family’s history.

Homegrown, Source

Homegrown: Family and friends flock to your table for this marinade

by Meredith Goad November 22, 2015November 19, 2015

Silverton Foods in Canaan has created a line of sauces for waterfowl, venison and other wild game.

Food

Portland’s Vena’s Fizz House to debut vintage menu in December

by Meredith Goad November 17, 2015November 18, 2015

The craft cocktail bar and mixology shop will serve updated dishes from the 1950s and 1960s.

Local & State, News

Warm November brings out blossoms

by Meredith Goad and Beth Quimby November 16, 2015November 16, 2015

Portland’s city arborist says trees endure autumn blooming better than winter temperature swings.

Homegrown, Source

Homegrown: Maine-made folding fish table can be used outdoors or as a droll addition to your home decor

by Meredith Goad November 15, 2015November 13, 2015

Created by a Cumberland woodworker, the sturdy table is handmade of eastern white pine.

Business, Food

Local supermarkets say they have plenty of turkeys for consumers to gobble up this Thanksgiving

by Meredith Goad November 14, 2015November 14, 2015

Despite concerns about a shortage and soaring prices, Maine’s larger grocery stores say that avian influenza did not affect their turkey supplies or retail prices