The chef borrows culinary ideas freely from Mexico, Vietnam, India and elsewhere.
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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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Portland’s only tiki bar, Rhum is no more
While the bar opened to overflow crowds last year, it had struggled ever since.
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An oyster’s journey from sea to table
How your food gets to you (at least if you’re lucky enough to live in or visit Maine)
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Memorable Maine food from A to Z – the 2017 edition
Here’s our list of the most significant food trends and events – both silly and serious – for this year.
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Dine Out Maine: At El Corazon, a dizzying array of menu options – and that’s not a good thing
The results are frustratingly mixed at the Portland restaurant that started as a food truck.
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Vegan Kitchen: All I want for Christmas is some vegan fast food
Lots of other places have them, and there are plenty of good reasons why Portland should, too.
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Dine Out Maine: Noble Barbecue elevates barbecue to realm of art
The Portland restaurant’s twin brother-owners know their way around a smoker.
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Dine Out Maine: Little Giant growing comfortably, confidently into its West End digs
Expect glamorous, brilliantly crafted cocktails and a consistently solid, ever-improving menu.
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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.