Scoring a table ain’t gonna be easy when the tourists arrive, so take advantage of the off-season now.
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Culinary talent from New York lured by Portland’s shorter commutes, slower pace
Restaurateurs, chefs and bartenders describe the transition from the city that never sleeps to a sleepy coastal Maine city.
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Restaurant critic Andrew Ross reviews 2017’s best Maine dining
Best new restaurant. Best brunch dish. Best cocktail. Best bargain. We tracked down the winners to save you the trouble.
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Head chef at Scales painstakingly prepares paté en croute over 3 days
Frederic Eliot makes the rectangle of pork paté just a little more perfect each time. And the stakes are high – the smallest crack in the dough or the smallest variation in temperature can sink the dish.
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Bite: Tipo’s Margherita pizza reminds us of the power of simplicity
The sauce is airy and the cheese is expertly melted. At $10, a perfect 10.
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Harvest on the Harbor toasts an anniversary
The food festival turns 10 this year, and festivalgoers will be raising a glass at the Harvest Happy Hour.
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Chefs keep refining dishes until they’re ready for prime time
Long before a meal ever appears on the menu, restaurateurs and cooks tweak, and tweak, and tweak some more.
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Bite: Good pho is hard to find
And Portland, Maine, is not the first place our columnist expected to find it.
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Tasting introduces Maine foodies to latest flavors from local chefs, growers
Sunday’s Food Hub event showcased produce from local restaurants and plant breeders across the state.
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Fork Food Lab dishes up lessons from a year of business-birthing
The number of food businesses being developed in the Portland incubator has tripled since it opened.