A roundup of Portland-area eateries with special plans for Valentine’s Day
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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Food & Dining Dispatches, Feb. 8, 2012
PORTLAND Nine-course meal with wine offers omakase experience Miyake promises a true omakase experience at its Feb. 19 wine dinner, which is being held in conjunction with Easterly Wines. The dinner will be a nine-course meal paired with French wines. The menu will feature specialty items direct from Japan, such as glass eel, giant scallop […]
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Soup to Nuts:Some not-so-modest proposals
Our Valentine survey reveals that when it comes to matrimonial intentions, some folks think WAY outside the little black jewelry box for ways to package the question.
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Proposals: We’ll share a salad … and the rest of our lives
Sometimes, a restaurant plays host unexpectedly to a union.
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Proposals: Poppin’ fresh idea: Dough a dear …
Sometimes the best idea is simple,yet memorable.
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Proposals: Sealed with a whoopie!
Cranberry Island Kitchen helps with one sweet moment.
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Cookbook Corner: ‘Kitchen on Fire!’ by Oliver Said and Chef MikeC
If you’re one of those home cooks who’s tired of being a slave to recipes but you can’t afford the money or time to go to culinary school, pick up a copy of “Kitchen on Fire! Mastering the Art of Cooking in 12 Weeks (Or Less)” by Oliver Said and Chef MikeC. (DaCapo, $35). “Kitchen […]
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Food & Dining Dispatches, Feb. 1, 2012
FALMOUTH Cupcake bakers to vie in war with sweet intent Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, is holding its second annual Cupcake War on March 22. Each entry is a dozen cupcakes, and there’s a $15 fee per entry. Leftover cupcakes will be sold individually after judging and the awards ceremony, and the proceeds will go […]
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Soup to Nuts: Super Bowl touchdownsalso happen in the kitchen
The Patriots and Giants are just about ready to rock and roll. How about you? Got your Super Bowl menu in order?
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Portland baker goes to war with icing bags blazing
The owner of East End Cupcakes didn’t win the $10,000 prize on the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars,” but she did come away with some clever Lucy-inspired ideas.