The mild winter means there will likely be more mosquitoes, ticks and white grubs in Maine this year.
Meredith Goad
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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Cookbook Corner: ‘Pasta Revolution’
“Pasta Revolution” from the editors at America’s Test Kitchen ($26.95) should have been called “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pasta But Were Afraid to Ask.” The book contains 200 recipes divided into categories such as “Pasta for Two,” “Pasta for Company,” “Skillet Pastas” and “Sauces from the Slow Cooker.” There’s even a chapter […]
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Fling-a-ding-ding
Just about the time the robins return, so too does that other welcome harbinger of spring, that festival of sweetness and light — and dark — the Chocolate Lovers’ Fling.
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Obama’s $10,000 donor-diners will get a taste of Maine
VIPS at a cocktail reception for the president on Friday can savor lobster corn dogs, salmon and more. (Here are some morsels on the secret dinner menu, too.)
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At Portland’s new Holy Donut, good flavor is a religion
PORTLAND — Aren’t all doughnuts holey? That’s the first question people ask when they hear the name of Portland’s newest doughnut shop. The Holy Donut opened a week ago last Friday at the former site of Terroni’s Market on Park Avenue, near Hadlock Field. Leigh Kellis, the owner, had been using the kitchen at the […]
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Cookbook Corner: ‘Simple Weeknight Favorites’
‘Simple Weeknight Favorites: More than 200 No-Fuss, Foolproof Meals” by the editors at America’s Test Kitchen ($26.95) offers some shortcuts so you can get dinner on the table in a hurry but still feel good about what you’re serving. Some of the meals are prepared in one pan — think macaroni and cheese prepared in […]
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Evans sinking roots deeper into local scene
Having sold Hugo’s, chef Rob Evans has plans to farm for a bit and then dive back into restaurants.
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Soup to Nuts: Lips are sealedabout the presidential meal
The White House has thrown up a strict no-talk zone over the dinner menu for the president’s whirlwind Friday fundraising mission to Maine. But here’s what we know.
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If asked, we would proudly serve …
We asked some Maine chefs and food artisans what they would feed President Obama if they had the chance. Their answers ranged from fun, casual foods to nine-course meals. Here’s what they had to say: ROB EVANS, OWNER, DUCKFAT, PORTLAND “Duckfat is a sustainable small business that supports local agriculture and business. Our fries are […]
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First faves: Cherries, by George!
Not all presidents could be considered foodies. Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman were known for picking at their food and viewing it more as fuel for the body than as a source of pleasure. Most presidents, however, had at least one or two favorite foods they ate while they were in the White House: GEORGE […]