Supply and labor shortage issues have upended the timelines for launching some Greater Portland food businesses, leaving owners to pay rent with no revenue coming in.
Tim Cebula
Staff Writer
Tim Cebula has been a food writer and editor for 23 years. A former correspondent for The Boston Globe food section, his work has appeared in Time, Health, Food & Wine, CNN.com, and Boston magazine, among other publications. He is also a former judge for both the restaurant and journalism portions of the James Beard Awards. He was most recently senior editor at Cooking Light magazine, where he worked for 13 years. Tim lives in Old Orchard Beach.
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The Wrap: Small businesses hope to reap rewards during annual ‘Snowflake Trail’
Also, Southern Maine Community College throws a spooky supper, and Dirty Dove becomes St. Joe.
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Eat & Run: Layalina’s comforting Middle Eastern fare adds to Biddeford’s mix
The new restaurant didn’t have a splashy opening, but it’s worth visiting nonetheless.
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The Wrap: A new Public Market House food stall hones its strategy on the fly
Also, a Maine Apple Tasting event at Rosemont Wine Bar, Sea Glass’s chef heads back to Cape Cod, and Copper Branch closes for now.
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The Wrap: Bangor restaurant named tops for everyday eats, maple fest kicks off
Also, Papi plans a pop-up for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico, Anoche crowdsources apples for cider, and local companies launch seasonal treats.
Posted inFood, Local & State, Recipes
At Anthony’s Italian Kitchen, a tight-knit family wants you to taste the love
Anthony’s Italian Kitchen is a family affair, through and through. Anthony Barrasso, 82, opened the restaurant in 1992 on Middle Street in Portland, near the courthouses. It was a second career – maybe a third, if you count a brief stint selling Cadillacs – that was inspired by working at his mother Lucy’s East Boston […]
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DNA testing sheds light on the vast, mysterious world of heirloom apples
Genetic testing is helping identify older varieties of Maine apples, and may promise more delicious, more diverse fruit in our future.
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The Wrap: Maine Lobster Week is on; Primo closes in Tucson
Also, the Talking Food in Maine series returns next week to Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater, closing night comes for Katahdin Restaurant in the Arts District, and Leeward and Twelve restaurants get lots of love from The New York Times.
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Leeward and Twelve make New York Times best restaurant list
Portland finds itself on even footing with major restaurant cities across the country in the rundown of the ’50 places in America we’re most excited about right now.’
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Wolfe’s Neck Center receives $35 million federal grant to boost climate-smart agriculture
The five-year award will let the group lead a national alliance dedicated to improving soil health.