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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PublishedFebruary 18, 2013
Accident shuts down part of County Road in Gorham
The scene of accident is just beyond Route 114 heading toward Buxton.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2013
Driver loses control in snow, skids into tree
The driver was treated at the scene, then taken by ambulance to Mid Coast Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2013
Bridgton hosts four square world championships Saturday
Four square is the classic schoolyard kickball game in which a square court is divided into four sections.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2013
Author Q & A: Go ahead wine
In ‘Wine Maniacs,’ Layne Witherell pulls 30 years of advice and adventures out of the many hats he’s worn in the industry.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2013
Soup to Nuts: Seeking chic? Go velvet
Red velvet cake has long been a Valentine’s Day tradition. Lately, it’s a theme that food and drink makers think bears repeating.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2013
For Maine chef, losing is such sweet sorrow
The dessert round proves the undoing of Rob Evans in the finals of ‘Chopped.’
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2013
Maine chef makes final cut on ‘Chopped’
Rob Evans of Duckfat and three others will face off in the show’s grand champion round.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2013
Home improvement ideas under one roof
A variety of seminars, some 180 exhibits and even a cooking series await those attending the Maine Home, Remodeling & Garden Show.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2013
Feel the love at Maine restaurants on Valentine’s Day
A sampling of what restaurants have in store on Feb. 14.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2013
Portland chef to compete for $50,000 on ‘Chopped’
Rob Evans, of Duckfat and Hugo’s fame, won the final spot Tuesday in the Grand Champion round on Food Network’s popular show “Chopped Champions.”
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