From old-school offerings to artisan slices with unconventional toppings, local pie enthusiasts have more choices than ever.
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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The Wrap: Taco Trio opens, and charcuterie rides into town on a VW bus
The Purple House nixes bagels, a hot sauce festival is born, and Thanksgiving is nigh so get planning.
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Harvest on the Harbor returns and reboots as hybrid festival
After a year off because of COVID-19, a smaller version of Portland’s signature food and wine festival is back Nov. 3-6.
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With larger space under contract, Fork Food Lab charts a new course
The shared commercial kitchen on Parris Street in Portland is under contract to buy a much bigger space in South Portland, but the move is not yet a done deal.
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The Wrap: Rathskeller opens, and Kittery gets a new seafood market
Norimoto Bakery makes its move, Yobo serving takeout lunch, and Chick Fil-A arrives Thursday.
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The Wrap: New cafe at Public Market House, and cheesesteaks for Biddeford
Falafel Time and Soul Food Paradise open, and Portland celebrates Halloween with candy and beer.
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Swedish group, Falmouth police join forces to combat gun violence
Illegal and unwanted guns destroyed in the parking lot of the police station Saturday afternoon will be melted down into a high-end stainless steel that will be turned into jewelry and other ‘products for peace.’
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Accident closes one lane of I-295 in Cumberland
A vehicle carrying construction equipment struck its load on an overpass, Maine State Police say.
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Limington man charged with assaulting Portland police officer
Jamie Mondragon, 40, allegedly grabbed the officer’s throat while being taken into custody following a hit-and-run crash.
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A taste of local collards
We taste-tested collard greens from four Portland restaurants. Here’s our verdict.