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 Food & Dining section and the Sunday Source 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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PublishedMarch 1, 2019
New restaurant from Palace Diner owner to open in May
Grilled beef tongue and chicken schnitzel will be on the menu.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2019
Black Tie Co. in Portland wins Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off
The event, which raises money for Preble Street, marks the beginning of Maine Restaurant Week.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2019
Black Dinah closes its Blue Hill tasting room
Want chocolate? You’ll have to go to Westbrook
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2019
Nine Maine chefs and restaurants are semifinalists for James Beard Awards
Finalists will be announced March 27 and winners on May 6.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2019
The Wrap: Top Maine restaurants grab those diamonds from AAA
The White Barn Inn maintains its distinction as one of half a dozen 5-diamond restaurants in New England.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2019
Hot sauce heats up in southern Maine kitchens
Chefs and entrepreneurs are making and selling their own hot sauces, infusing them with flavor as well as heat.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2019
The Wrap: Southern flair expected in this year’s Maine Restaurant Week
The Seaweed Festival returns while beer continues its boom.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2019
Stop, thief! From cutlery to paintings, restaurant diners help themselves to more than food
Tempted by that cute little pepper grinder? Please don’t steal it, restaurateurs plead.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
The Wrap: Portland native, entrepreneur to open Gorham wine bar
Austin Street Brewery has opened a new location at 115 Fox St., and Maine Beer Co. plans to open an expanded tasting room on March 9.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2019
More Portland restaurants embrace charging fees for ‘no-shows’
Blowing off dinner reservations ‘hurts everybody,’ restaurateurs say.
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