While the bar opened to overflow crowds last year, it had struggled ever since.
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An oyster’s journey from sea to table
How your food gets to you (at least if you’re lucky enough to live in or visit Maine)
Memorable Maine food from A to Z – the 2017 edition
Here’s our list of the most significant food trends and events – both silly and serious – for this year.
Vegan Kitchen: All I want for Christmas is some vegan fast food
Lots of other places have them, and there are plenty of good reasons why Portland should, too.
Dine Out Maine: Noble Barbecue elevates barbecue to realm of art
The Portland restaurant’s twin brother-owners know their way around a smoker.
Head chef at Scales painstakingly prepares paté en croute over 3 days
Frederic Eliot makes the rectangle of pork paté just a little more perfect each time. And the stakes are high – the smallest crack in the dough or the smallest variation in temperature can sink the dish.
Dozens of local restaurants to serve up the sweets at fundraiser Monday
A holiday sweets extravaganza will feature more than two dozen restaurants, bakeries and confectioners.
Salt Lake City chef to open restaurant in Biddeford
Elda will serve small plates inspired by local ingredients.
Loss of Maine shrimp deprives chefs, clam shacks of a delicacy
Many are turning to Canadian or farm-raised alternatives from far afield, but for some local restaurateurs, it’s: ‘Sorry, no substitutes.’
A little whine with dinner? Complaining in a restaurant is a delicate business
Restaurateurs describe how patrons can be assertive without crossing a line.