The city will be buzzing this weekend with craft beer brewers, importers and drinkers from all over the world.
Meredith Goad
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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Strawberry festivals spread sweetness in Maine
Here’s a guide to some of the best-known events.
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The strawberry edition
Red, ripe and just about ready for picking, Maine berries bring their sweet something to food and drink.
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Maine garden earning national praise
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and its director have been named the best in the country, thanks to William Cullina’s vision and labor.
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Hot Wing Cook-Off Challenge in Portland on June 22
All-you-can-eat hot wings, tossed in sauces from mild to scorching, should satisfy even the most ardent fan at this annual cook-off.
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Liza Walsh offers a frightfully interesting look at Maine’s Fort Knox.
“Haunted Fort: The Spooky Side of Maine’s Fort Knox” explains the history of Fort Knox, shares the creepy experiences of visitors who have had a brush with the supernatural, and documents ghost hunters’ excursions into the fort.
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Wing-a-ding-ding
All-you-can-eat hot wings, tossed in sauces from mild to singe-your-hair, should satisfy even the most ardent fans at the second Hot Wing Cook-Off Challenge.
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Eat, so the truly hungry can too
Share Our Strength takes place June 23 at Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport.
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Chefs on the move in Portland
• CHRIS GOULD Back in Maine, the chef plans to create a dining spaceat 414 Fore St. in one of the city’s oldest buildings. When the building at 414 Fore St. was built in 1828, the waters of the Fore River lapped at its door. The red brick building, which is actually at the conjunction of […]
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Portland’s hardest-working chef piles more on his plate
Unsated by the success of his three ‘Room’ restaurants, Harding Lee Smith is bringing his demanding standards to yet another eatery, adding to what some call a ‘mini empire.’