Many restaurants in the southern Midcoast are searching for employees to help meet the increased demand the summer tourist season brings.
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This spring, many new food trucks are taking to the streets
From upscale grilled cheese to banh mi, from lobster rolls (both vegan and fish) to tacos, our guide to what’s on the menu and where you can find it.
Portland restaurants struggled with hiring. COVID made it worse.
After a year of double-digit declines in business that saw some restaurant workers leave for good, owners are having trouble finding summer staff, particularly for ‘back of the house’ jobs like sous chef and dishwasher.
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.
The Wrap: Pigeons, pink waffles and blueberry wine
A new Portland restaurant draws its name from the city-dwelling birds, and the Ocean restaurant in the Cape Arundel Inn & Resort opens Friday.
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.
Dine Out Maine: Once a critic, always a critic
Our current restaurant critic talks with his predecessors. What did they love? What changes did they chronicle? And where are we going next?
Database: PPP loans for Portland food and beverage businesses in 2020
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The Wrap: Josh Berry leaves Union, farmers markets head back outside
Scandinavia in Biddeford? Ja!
The Wrap: Restaurant reopenings, new one-stop fermentation shop and an April ice bar
Plus, the U.S. Coast Guard’s galley in South Portland wins a national award.