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Maine filmmaker’s documentary on restaurant workers gets a second life on late night

by Dennis Perkins March 17, 2025March 18, 2025

Late-night host John Oliver featured Elora Griswold’s ‘The City of Servers’ on a ‘Last Week Tonight’ segment about tipping.

The festival organizers have decided to ‘pause’ this year to focus instead on Wine Wise events.

Local restaurants will offer deals and promotions starting March 16.

Restaurant Week will kick off on March 16, with deals and promotions lasting all week.

Five trends and takeaways from data on the city’s restaurant turnover.

In its larger, more elegant space in South Portland, Taj has come into its own.

The new location, at 267 U.S. Route 1, is slated to launch in late spring.

The Franciska is on track to launch this spring in the tiny space that has held several well-known Portland restaurants in the past.

The owners say they won’t be able to absorb the cost of a city-mandated sprinkler system their adjacent property needs.

The venue takes over the former Trudy Bird’s space.