Summer has given local restaurants a boost, but cold weather – and more empty tables – are coming soon.
maine restaurants
The Wrap: Reservations, renovations and reopenings
Exclusive dinners sell out, Harding Smith renovates the Rooms restaurants, and the Thistle Pig is now Engrain.
The Wrap: Two new restaurants, and a longtime employee leaves Fore Street
Paella Seafood has opened in Portland, and Kuno is scheduled to come in the fall.
Restaurant delivery service expanding to Brunswick
The Portland food delivery service 2DineIn will launch its first satellite location Aug. 17.
The Wrap: Closings and openings, rare peaches and server stress
And cocktails to go may be here to stay – at least for a while.
Bruno’s Restaurant closes temporarily
The Portland restaurant will close for two weeks after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
New food truck app steers consumers to meals and snacks
A Portland businessman has launched a nationwide app to help customers track down their favorite food trucks.
Dine in Maine: Food industry embraces an essential ingredient: Technology
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the business-model changes necessitated by the pandemic result in an even better connection to consumers.
Food trucks steer their way through the pandemic
Most food trucks have seen a downturn in business, but others have been able to comfortably navigate the coronavirus crisis
Bill would let Maine restaurants sell alcohol to go until 2022
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Louie Luchini, said an emergency order by Gov. Janet Mills that allows restaurants to sell booze to go has been key to their survival during the COVID-19 pandemic.