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.
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PublishedApril 2, 2021
Rosemont and Harbor Fish to open joint market in Scarborough
The market is part of a village center-style development planned for the former Oak Hill fire and police station.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
The Wrap: New restaurants, reopenings, and a new chef
Learn about Bayonne ham, cook at The Castle, and order Easter dinner.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Brickyard Hollow to open Portland brewpub
The Yarmouth brewery’s Commercial Street location will serve pizza and stay open late.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2021
The Wrap: Maine’s first non-alcoholic craft beer hits the stores
A new restaurant for Monument Square, and Easter eats.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2021
Restaurants struggling during the pandemic turn to branded merchandise to help pay the bills
From masked mermaids to ‘milk-drunk’ ducks, local restaurants are selling hoodies, onesies and more.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
The Wrap: More comfort food, and cocktails-to-go stay
Portland gets a grilled cheese restaurant, while South Portland gets a ‘knishery.’
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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Run and Eat: Takeout from Thoroughfare is an indulgent delight
There’s a reason the new Yarmouth to-go window has been busy.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2021
In 1939, Portland chef George Miller was crowned Maine’s Chowder King
And that’s just for starters. More than 80 years later, his descendents tell all about Miller’s glorious victory for New England-style clam chowder.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2021
The Wrap: Openings, closings, and corned beef and cabbage
More Thai and more brunch for Portland diners, plus beer-guzzling dogs (OK, not exactly, but gotcha to look).
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PublishedMarch 6, 2021
Ice fishing derby on Maine lake funds students’ spring celebration
Ice fishermen compete for cash prizes on Cobbossee Lake in an event to raise money for Cony High School’s project graduation.
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