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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PublishedJuly 17, 2017
Here’s a rundown of the latest Portland restaurant openings
Summer in the city often means new restaurants. Here’s a round-up of the latest openings
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PublishedJuly 16, 2017
Maine’s agricultural museums provide a glimpse of farming from long ago
Today’s farmers may have it better than those from a couple centuries ago.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2017
Citing problems with transients, owners of Maria’s Ristorante want to leave longtime location
Tony Napolitano Jr. says users of the nearby social service agency make it hard for his restaurant on Cumberland Avenue to attract new customers, and nearby restaurants say it’s a daily challenge to deal with unruly people.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2017
Georgetown dinner combines delicious music, food that sings
Sunday’s event is the latest sensual pairing orchestrated by the Abitare Project and Maine chefs.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2017
Popular Biddeford restaurant Custom Deluxe has closed
The restaurant had gotten rave reviews from customers and food critics for its imaginative menu.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2017
Otto pizza to set sail for Peaks Island
The popular pizzeria will deliver pies to islanders every Wednesday through Aug. 30.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2017
Fed up with hassles on peninsula, restaurants finding a home in neighborhoods
For practical and cultural reasons, some owners are avoiding Portland’s hottest real estate, and others are moving out of the city completely.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2017
Federal boating grants coming to Maine
The state will use the funds to ensure Maine boaters have a safe and convenient way to dispose of on-board sewage.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2017
Well-known Kennebunk woman hit by pickup while cycling dies
Katherine Moxham, 46, was an active volunteer in local schools, which her two sons attend, the superintendent says.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2017
Jewelry with a message for hope
Ebenezer Akakpo’s jewelry incorporates Ghanaian symbols for hope, strength and other positive traits, and some of the proceeds go to pay for water filtration systems for the poor.
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