The owners of the popular South Portland restaurant have bought the Big Babe’s building at Ocean and C streets.
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Sande’s Picks: Wanted: Readers’ recipes, stories and photos
Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz want to hear from you! The editors of the “Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook” are at it again, compiling 200 more recipes for Volume 2, called “Maine Community Cookbook” and subtitled “Celebrating Home Cooking in the Pine Tree State.” They are also collecting stories and photos from Mainers to be assembled […]
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The Wrap: Soul food, seafood and autographs
A new soul food take-out business opens in Portland, and Portland Wine Week returns.
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Sande’s Picks: Food, beverage events are blossoming
There are so many options this month that it is a good idea to mark your calendars. Scarlet Begonias is featuring one of its most popular specialty burgers, Quack ‘n Blue, at various times this summer. It contains a jumbo sunny-side-up fried duck egg from Whatley Farm in Topsham, blue cheese, bacon, blackening seasoning and […]
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Maine restaurants hope to get ‘back in the game’ with new pandemic relief funds
Starting Monday, food and beverage businesses that have suffered losses could apply for grants from a $28.6 billion fund included in the American Rescue Plan.
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Run and Eat: Ela Market and Grill brings Greek flair to Falmouth
The convenient spot has a wide-ranging menu of pizzas, sandwiches and Greek specialties.
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Timeline: A modern history of Portland as a food city
1996 – Fore Street restaurant opens with a focus on local, seasonal ingredients. With a wood-fired oven and grill and rustic charm, it soon becomes Portland’s go-to spot for special occasions and a destination for visitors to the city. 2004 – Sam Hayward of Fore Street becomes the first Maine chef to win the James […]
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Portland’s hard-won identity as a food city is here to stay
An abundance of local food, eager diners and ambitious chefs built the city’s restaurant scene, and they’re not going anywhere.
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Restaurant closures ripple throughout the local economy
From farmers to printers, an array of suppliers that rely on Portland’s booming food scene have had to rethink how they operate.
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Threatened by coronavirus, city’s restaurants turn tables
Creativity and customer support, along with government aid, helped Portland restaurants stay in business at a higher rate than other parts of the country, but dozens have yet to reopen their doors and almost all have losses to recoup.