The owners of the East End restaurant are planning to open a breakfast and lunch cafe out of the Pine Street building and anchor their catering operation there.
Meredith Goad
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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Black as midnight? Don’t be frightened by this dark culinary trend
The black food and drink showing up on Maine menus add color and flavor, but they won’t hurt you.
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Owner of Figgy’s in Portland wins $10,000 on ‘Chopped’
Natalie DiBenedetto is the sixth Maine chef to take the top prize.
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Two Maine breweries among fastest-growing in U.S.
Lone Pine in Portland and Mast Landing in Westbrook make the annual list compiled by the Brewers Association.
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Maine brewer named James Beard award finalist
Rob Tod, the founder of Allagash, calls the nomination ‘a huge honor.’
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When maple syrup and craft beer come together, life is sweet
Collaborations between maple producers and brewers are on the rise.
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Customers flock to new rotisserie chicken restaurant in Biddeford
Dizzy Birds’ menu includes rotisserie prime rib and leg of lamb as well as chicken.
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New culinary knife shop is a perfect fit for Portland’s booming food scene
Evan Atwell cuts through the confusion and offers sharp advice on buying and caring for kitchen knives.
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Cafe serving Latin street food coming to Portland
Quiero Cafe, a restaurant in Saco, will open a location on Deering Avenue this spring.
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Po’ Boys & Pickles to open 2nd Portland location
The popular New Orleans-style sandwich shop plans to bring its Dirty Birds, Louisiana gumbo and thick shakes to the Portland peninsula this spring.