“‘Red’s Eats: World’s Best Lobster Shack” (Down East, $14.95) by Virginia Wright and Debbie Gagnon Cronk is by no means a full-fledged cookbook. But it’s summer in Maine, and who can resist reading about the state’s best-known maker of lobster rolls? Most of the recipes in the book are for things like Red’s cocktail sauce […]
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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Soup to Nuts:We all scream
for ice cream, and the demand seems even greater this year as purveyors offer a tempting variety of styles and flavors.
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Soup to Nuts:Champions among clams
The best in many categories will be celebrated at this year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival, starting Friday.
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Cookbook Corner
Summer grilling season is the perfect time to grab some thick steaks, mix a martini and listen to the sizzle while Frank Sinatra croons “Come Fly with Me.” Not sure what cuts of meat to buy? Or maybe you’re on the hunt for classic preparations, such as Steak Diane or Filet Oscar. Make “Steak with […]
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Dispatches
PORTLAND Wine tasting at Caiola’s supports Youth Alternatives Taste 20 wines of southern France for $20 Sunday at the third annual “20/20 Charity Wine Tasting,” a benefit for Youth Alternatives Ingraham. The tasting will be held at Caiola’s, 58 Pine St., from 4 to 7 p.m. No reservations are necessary. The featured wines, which will […]
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Author Q&A:The dating aim
The game has changed – gee, thanks, Internet – but one important key is getting to date No. 2, says ‘Have Him at Hello’ author Rachel Greenwald.
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Cookbook Corner: ‘Love at First Bite: The Unofficial Twilight Cookbook’
Quick, what kind of food does Bella order in the Italian restaurant in Port Angeles? If you answered “Mushroom Ravioli” – or your teenage daughter just shouted the answer from across the room – then “Love at First Bite: The Unofficial Twilight Cookbook” (iUniverse, $14.95) is right up your alley. This week, in honor of […]
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Dispatches for 07/07/2010
NEWCASTLE Salad Days will benefit center for ceramic arts If you love salad, this is the summer event you can’t miss: the 16th annual Salad Days to benefit the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. This year’s salad extravaganza will be held from 10 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the center, 19 Brick Hill Road. […]
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Chewers choose Maine for ‘Man v. Food’
A Travel Channel crew uses an Arundel eatery to film a ‘Manimal Challenge’ of epic portions.
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Man v. Food eats Maine
Adam Richman, host of the Travel Channel Show “Man v. Food,” has been in southern Maine for a few days now, filming an episode that reportedly will air in early September.