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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PublishedApril 14, 2015
Full Belly Deli finds a new home (and a new name) in Westbrook
Speculation that the beloved Jewish deli would move to the Old Port was wrong.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
Educator Award: The Ecology School in Saco
Its programs let Maine children experience and learn about sustainability and incorporate it into their school and family lives.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
Innovator Award: Robin Alden
The executive director of the Penobscot East Resource Center brings all parties to the table to resolve the challenges of fisheries.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
Pollinator Award: Hannaford
The grocery chain is a leader in the nation for communicating and demonstrating sustainable practices.
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PublishedApril 12, 2015
Good Neighbor Award: Garbage to Garden
The business recycles food waste and makes composting easy.
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PublishedApril 9, 2015
SBA names Maine candy bar maker its Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Kate McAleer’s business has grown rapidly, aided by a number of programs that support the state’s fledgling companies.
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PublishedApril 8, 2015
Maine food writer ventures into extra virgin territory
Already an internationally renowned expert on olive oils, Nancy Harmon Jenkins is just out with her first cookbook that focuses exclusively on the subject.
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PublishedApril 1, 2015
For Easter treats, think outside the basket
Pop into a few local shops and you’ll find there’s more than the same old, same old chocolate bunnies.
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PublishedApril 1, 2015
Portland man makes Passover chicken soup in memory of his grandmother
The recipe calls for dill, plenty of skimming and love.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2015
Easter pairings
Wines that work with Easter ham, lamb – or both.
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