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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PublishedSeptember 2, 2018
Maine’s small, midsized farms suffering from labor shortage
The ‘relentless challenge’ of finding workers is leaving crops rotting in the field.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Portland Hunt + Alpine Club owners share secrets of dishing out Northern comfort
Andrew and Briana Volk’s new cookbook shows how to entertain in Maine and Scandinavian styles, with an accent on fun.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Coloring book from The Holy Donut a sweet way to help youngsters
‘Donuts Make Me Happy’ will raise money for the Center for Grieving Children and cheer hospitalized kids.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
The Wrap: Chocolaterie to bring tastes of France to Portland’s West End
Elsewhere in the Maine food scene, Hella Good Tacos says farewell.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2018
Aurora Provisions closing after over 20 years in Portland’s West End
The owner of the gourmet foods shop and cafe plans to focus on her catering business, she says.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2018
Portland’s restaurants feast on Bon Appetit’s City of the Year accolades
Business is up – way up – but so is the stress.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2018
New hybrid brewery/distillery will benefit Maine animal shelters
Lucky Dog will open after renovations are complete on the tasting room in Kennebunk.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2018
Grace restaurant building goes up for sale
But the current owner says she plans to keep the Portland restaurant open.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
Lucky Dog brewery, distillery, tasting room coming to Kennebunkport area
The new brand will donate a percentage of its beverage proceeds to animal shelters.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2018
What to do when two towns both lay claim to the Dynamite sandwich? A cook-off!
A Madison man says his family’s behind the authentic sandwich with meatballs and marinara, but a Woonsocket, Rhode Island, resident has a beef with him.
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