The business in Yarmouth has built a loyal following over decades, but now the longtime owner is selling and looking to do ‘something different.’
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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Renowned chefs, new Portland hotel dissolve partnership
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To experience Portland’s hottest restaurants, go now
Make those reservations in the next two months, before the hungry summer crowds arrive.
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China man’s biscuit cutters an online success
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SBA names Maine candy bar maker its Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Kate McAleer’s business has grown rapidly, aided by a number of programs that support the state’s fledgling companies.
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Maine food writer ventures into extra virgin territory
Already an internationally renowned expert on olive oils, Nancy Harmon Jenkins is just out with her first cookbook that focuses exclusively on the subject.
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For Easter treats, think outside the basket
Pop into a few local shops and you’ll find there’s more than the same old, same old chocolate bunnies.
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Portland man makes Passover chicken soup in memory of his grandmother
The recipe calls for dill, plenty of skimming and love.
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Portland chef, partners collaborate on clam shack for Thompson’s Point
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Maine chef Cara Stadler may taste more triumph
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