At least one member of the group’s board says she was never told about the letter asking Sen. Susan Collins to support the labor nominee, who withdrew from consideration Wednesday.
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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Maine chefs, restaurants nominated for coveted James Beard Awards
The state has a dozen semifinalists. Finalists will be announced March 15.
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Small neighborhood groceries in Portland offer local fare, gourmet specialties
These stores give customers a speedy alternative to the supermarket where they can get locally sourced, organic food – and stay for friendly conversation.
Posted inFood & Dining, Source
FoodCorps is doing its part to get kids to eat their vegetables
Beet salad, quinoa and hummus are replacing pizza on the school lunch trays in Maine as the organization works to change students’ eating habits.
Posted inHomegrown, Source
Head to a port (wine) during a nor’easter
Nor’easter, an award-winning estate-grown port-like wine from Savage Oakes Winery, is made with grapes designed to withstand a Maine winter.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes, Signature Dish
A bowl of Greek Revival: Portland family’s egg-lemon soup recipe a culinary heirloom
Avgolemono and a chicken pilaf dish are favorites that have been handed down for generations.
Posted inHomegrown, Source
Timeline Growth Rules record a child’s growth history
Parents are meant to write on the Maine-made wooden rules.
Posted inHomegrown, Source
Bow ties are not just for nerds anymore
Bowtie Co. makes them for women, children and even dogs
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Source
Maine man tackles commercial fishing – without a net
Tim Rider’s small-scale commercial operation – the only full-time one in New England pulling in groundfish by rod and reel – may just be a model for a sustainable future at sea.
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Two Kittery restaurants join ‘sanctuary’ movement to protect immigrant workers
Though owner Michael Landgarten hires workers who have visas, he believes there is ‘considerable fear’ about deportations in an industry that relies on immigrant workers.