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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PublishedDecember 12, 2018
The Wrap: Bolster, Snow chef to transform country club food while looking for own spot
Nick Verdisco and three kitchen staff members from the closed Portland restaurant will move to the Falmouth Country Club.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2018
So you wanna be on food TV?
First, take some advice from Maine chefs who’ve already been there, done that.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2018
Swapping soup serves to keep this group of couples close
The monthly Soup Group get-togethers have been going on for five years.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2018
The Wrap: Food art, a farm-to-mill cafe and Oprah’s favorite thing from Maine
Food news this week includes everything from still life to truffle mac ‘n’ cheese.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2018
Farm to Coast Mobile Kitchen opens new cafe in Biddeford
The food truck has set up shop in the North Dam Mill and plans a grand opening Monday.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Volunteers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ herbarium help curate its collection
They mount plants the old way, glued to acid-free paper, and the new – inputting facts online, with 21st-century implications.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2018
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.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2018
German cookies help Maine family maintain a 100-year-old tradition
It wouldn’t be Christmas for this family without Braune Kuchen, which means ‘brown cake.’
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PublishedNovember 28, 2018
The Wrap: Goodies and doing good at Full Plates event
Also, foodie talks and a new beer tasting room.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2018
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.
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