And for your holiday shopping needs, check out Fork Food Lab’s annual market.
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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Crooked Mile back in business serving a proper breakfast and lunch
The reopened Brighton Avenue cafe is a warm, inviting spot to grab a bite or a coffee.
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Local businesses offer Thanksgiving without the hassle
Let someone else do the cooking this year.
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New restaurant planned for former JP’s spot in Portland
The Knotted Apron will feature American, French and Italian cuisines.
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The Wrap: More noodles, cocktails and tea
Lots of openings, but this week also saw closure of a coffee shop and a smoothie and juice bar.
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This lobster is smokin’
Smoked lobster not only tastes good, it even sounds delicious. So why isn’t it a thing in Maine?
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Vinalhaven lobsterman turns smoking lobster into side business
Robert Young sells both smoked lobster and smoked lobster spreads from his island home.
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Owners sell their stake in Portland’s Little Giant restaurant
Andrew and Briana Volk have sold their shares in the Portland restaurant to their business partners to leave more time for their children, new projects and political activism.
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The Wrap: Manhattan landmark comes to Gorham, and Andy’s closes
Portland is about to get a new African restaurant, as well as a new pasta and pizza place.
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New restaurant planned at former site of Maria’s restaurant
Four business partners are opening a restaurant of mostly African food in the building that once housed Maria’s.