What does a land-locked state like Utah know about lobster rolls? Enough for Freshies Lobster Co. of Park City to nab the World’s Best Lobster Roll title Saturday afternoon in a heated competition held at Thompson’s Point. The VIP event which featured the ticketed lobster roll competition took place inside a brick warehouse on the property […]
Max Brody’s mother is the author of multiple cookbooks, and he dined with Julia Child as a youngster.
Though the forecast for the first week of July is bright and sunny, it’s raining restaurants in downtown Portland. A slew of new places, from a Vietnamese noodle house on Washington Avenue, to a steak-forward reinvention of Caiola’s in the West End, await eager diners. But first, what happened to Benkay on Commercial Street? After […]
“It’s a huge endeavor that’s highly organized. Our expenses are high, but we get donations of meat and time.”
“I walked in and fell in love immediately and thought this is what Portland could support.”
One Maine restaurant was described as having dishes prepared with “a special finesse that makes waiting for one of the scant 15 seats well worth it.”
Bar manager Alexa Doyer of hours-old Opium tosses mysterious potions (from earl grey tea to hemp oil) into shakers. She pours spiced bitters and aged spirits into a glass hookah, with a handheld flame the mixologist torches spices into smoky tendrils.
She appeared on the popular culinary face-off show “Beat Bobby Flay” in 2014, as well as the Food Network’s “Kitchen Inferno,” among other high-profile appearances.
Homer Simpson would be in heaven.
“It elevates the city,” said a card carrying foodie at the sneak opening of Blyth and Burrows Wednesday night. “Great vibe,” cooed another. As plates of bahn mi, crudo, and platters of oysters spun around the room, amid expertly executed, top-notch quaffs, “the bar that Portland needs” arrives right on time. “I wanted to create […]
A lifelong journalist with a deep curiosity for what's next. Interested in food, culture, trends and the thrill of a good scoop. BDN features reporter based in Portland since 2013.
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