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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PublishedSeptember 4, 2015
Chinese and African restaurants plan to open in Portland
Piao Shang Sichuan Kitchen and Chez Okapu have applied for approvals from the Portland City Council.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2015
‘Maine Wine in the City’ event planned for Portland
The Maine Winery Guild will host the wine-tasting gathering Oct. 16 at the restored U.S. Custom House, 312 Fore St.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2015
‘Father of modern homebrewing’ to appear at Craft Beer Rally
The American Homebrewers Association will hold a gathering for beer lovers Wednesday at Maine Beer Co. in Freeport.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2015
Homegrown: Lobster Crackers
These crackers have the lobster meat baked right in, and they go well with goat cheese.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2015
Veranda Thai leases former location of The Salt Exchange
The popular Portland Thai restaurant is opening a second location.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2015
The recipe for Nancy Schatz’s prize-winning Blueberry Pie
Margaret Hathaway included this recipe in her 2011 “Food Lovers’ Guide to Maine.” If you haven’t got pulp-free orange juice, you can strain the pulp kind. Serve the pie with whipped cream, or serve a la mode with vanilla ice cream. Makes one (9-inch) pie CRUST: 21/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon […]
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PublishedAugust 26, 2015
Prize-winning blueberry pie passes to a fifth generation
A Maine baker who traces the family recipe to her Ukrainian grandmother teaches her granddaughters the secrets of her prize pastry.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2015
Maine winemaker Keith Bodine returns from judging competition in South Africa
Being part of the prestigious event was ‘a bit of an honor,’ the owner of Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery in Union says.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
Goodwill Industries leads the way in low (or no) waste
What happens if your donation doesn’t sell? From broken appliances to stained T-shirts to shoes that have lost their mates, Goodwill figures out a way to maximize the value of every last item.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2015
Filipino chef Yana Gilbuena coming to Portland to cook pop-up dinner
Filipino restaurants are a rarity in New England but Filipino food is expected to grow in popularity this year.
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