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 12, 2019
The Wrap: Summer treats arrayed before you
In a favorite harbinger of spring, ice cream and pi, errr, pie offerings make you forget about winter.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
You have a 2-week window to get a table at The Lost Kitchen. But it’s not that easy.
Diners all over the world can gamble a postcard and a stamp in hopes of getting a table at the restaurant in Freedom.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Maine’s traditional red-sauce Italian places are islands of comfort food in sea of new eateries
These restaurants have been dishing up chicken parm for decades, using old family recipes.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2019
Marcy’s Diner has a new owner
The Oak Street diner celebrates its 30th anniversary Friday.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Rosemont Market butcher Elise Miller’s now a ‘Chopped’ champion
In an episode titled ‘Meat Your Match,’ Rosemont Market butcher Elise Miller wins $10,000.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
The Wrap: Arrivals and departures of beloved eateries
Ten Ten Pié closes and Pizza Villa is ready to reopen.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2019
Truffle maker Dean’s Sweets is expanding
In an additional space, the business can increase production and introduce new products.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2019
Rockland’s Ada’s Kitchen to open smaller branch in Portland
Owner Jenn Rockwell hopes to have it up and running by June.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2019
Beloved Portland lunch spot and bakery Ten Ten Pié closes
Co-owner Markos Miller would not say why.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2019
Maine chefs name the ingredients that have their creative juices simmering
Kitchen favorites take a bite out of winter doldrums.
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