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Dine Out Maine: Too much of Poké Pop’s food is too sweet and overwrought

by Andrew Ross October 21, 2018October 20, 2018

On the plus side, the restaurant on Congress Street in Portland is never boring.

When the forks are down, Avery Richter of The Black Tie Co., wins the judges’ award in this year’s Harvest on the Harbor.

‘For 40 years, people brought their joys and they brought their sorrows,’ proprietor John Kerry says.

They use ingredients they’ve grown at nearby farms for dishes that are both delicious and bittersweet.

After four decades, the Kerrys are hanging up their flat cap.

by Andrew Ross October 14, 2018October 13, 2018

We eat our way through the new Portland branch.

The restaurant will serve what it whimsically describes as ‘farm to slurp certified’ oysters.

by Leslie Patton Bloomberg October 9, 2018October 9, 2018

They cite weak sales as justification for their call to terminate CEO Lenny Comma.

Both the pop-up and the restaurant on Cumberland Avenue in Portland seem to be done.

by andrew ross October 7, 2018October 7, 2018

And what a mashup it is – laissez les bon temps rouler, ayuh!