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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PublishedApril 28, 2019
Popular Wells food truck park to double number of trucks this spring
Congdon’s After Dark, founded two years ago, will be undergoing a major expansion this year, and a new park will be opening in Kittery.
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PublishedApril 26, 2019
Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery expanding south
The Union-based business, which already has a tasting room and retail store in Portland, will now have a presence in Kennebunk.
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PublishedApril 24, 2019
Restaurant event to benefit fallen Maine officer’s family
Bird Dog Roadhouse in Cape Elizabeth will dedicate part of Monday’s community night proceeds to the family of Maine State Police Detective Benjamin Campbell.
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PublishedApril 17, 2019
Rockland man named Chef of the Year
HospitalityMaine, the nonprofit trade group that represents the state’s hotels and restaurants, has named its Chef of the Year, Restaurateur of the Year, and Innkeeper of the Year.
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PublishedApril 17, 2019
Two Earth Day beers to be released Saturday in Portland
Foundation Brewing and Orono Brewing will release IPAs at an event at The Thirsty Pig. Proceeds will benefit local clean water projects.
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PublishedApril 16, 2019
Sexy bake-off in Portland gives new meaning to hot cakes
Eight local bakers will participate in the spicy event, which will be hosted by a burlesque performer.
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PublishedApril 14, 2019
New owners of Pizza Villa are old-school Portland restaurateurs
The Minervino family has been feeding local residents since the mid-1970s in comfortable, affordable bars where regulars are king.
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PublishedApril 11, 2019
Rosemont Market to consolidate its operations in new space on Stevens Avenue
The company, which has 6 stores in Portland and its suburbs, will do all of its baking and food production at the new location at Morrills Corner.
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PublishedApril 7, 2019
It’s never too early to order a local Easter ham
Maine-raised hams have a better taste and texture than hams from factory-farmed animals, local butchers say, but there are only so many they can produce.
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
New distillery coming to East Bayside in June
Three of Strong has hired the master distiller from Dogfish Head Distilling Co. in Delaware to make its rum. The distillery will also import aged rum from the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
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