Food news this week includes everything from still life to truffle mac ‘n’ cheese.
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Dine Out: No Coward Soul offers a small, mostly excellent menu of traditional Portuguese food
The restaurant includes a few Southern U.S.-Portuguese mash-ups, too.
New owner of Three Dollar Deweys revealed. He’s a big fan of ‘serious fun.’
Joe Christopher, who also owns Maine inns and a whitewater rafting company, hopes to reopen the pioneering pub business in Portland by March 1.
The Wrap: Goodies and doing good at Full Plates event
Also, foodie talks and a new beer tasting room.
Window signs at closed Three Dollar Deweys indicate popular pub may see new life
The business closed in July after operating for nearly 40 years, much to the dismay of locals who loved its chili and expansive beer selection.
Portland restaurant Bolster, Snow & Co. has closed
The restaurant, located inside The Francis hotel, will reopen for one night only.
The Wrap: Fork Food Lab just may have your Christmas list covered
The ‘Mumbai to Maine’ cooking series is set to debut, and Thursday brings a community Thanksgiving feast to the Portland Club.
Grace, the Portland restaurant in a remodeled 1856 church, will become events-only venue
Come 2019, you can still hold a wedding at Grace, but you won’t be able to walk in and order dinner.
Dine Out Maine: Portland has a new whiskey bar with food that’s much better than it has to be
The contemporary, American-casual menu at the sophisticated Independent Ice Co. offers many solid options.
Portland’s Aurora Provisions ends catering operation months after its cafe closed
The fate of the West End building is unclear.