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 Business section and the Sunday Food & Dining 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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PublishedMarch 25, 2016
Zapoteca owners plan new culinary project in Kennebunk
Their business plan includes a bistro, a market, a tapas restaurant, a catering business, a cooking school and an events barn.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2016
Sugar houses adjust to Maine Maple Sunday falling on Easter
Some will open both Saturday and Sunday, some Saturday only, while others picked a different weekend to avoid conflicting with the holiday.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2016
New, ‘low-profit’ cafe and retail store opens at Brunswick Landing
The New Beet Market serves locally grown foods from its nonprofit partners and local farmers.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2016
Are ‘local’ meats 20 minutes away – or a day’s drive?
Butchers, farmers and others ponder what, exactly, ‘local’ means.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2016
When it comes to maple syrup etiquette, diners keep things short and sweet
With the real thing selling for as much as $60 a gallon, restaurants don’t want to look like poor saps.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2016
Love Popcorn? Try Popcorn Lov
The honey-based organic topping provides a sweet-and-salty finish reminiscent of kettle corn.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2016
Restaurant revolutionary Jason Loring has remade himself and built a fun-food empire
The owner of Nosh, Slab and Rhum has transformed himself – physically and professionally – as he and his business partners develop new projects.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2016
Maine Jewish Film Festival serves up ‘Breakfast at Ina’s’
The documentary about Chicago’s ‘Breakfast Queen’ will be screened twice in Portland, with the Queen herself presiding over one showing
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PublishedMarch 8, 2016
Sisters Gourmet Deli to open in Monument Square
The deli, owned by two sisters, will serve soup, sandwiches and salads.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2016
Scales tests the waters before opening in Portland
The much-anticipated dining destination of chef Sam Hayward and restaurateur Dana Street is now serving up re-envisioned New England seafood.
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