Two new restaurants are coming to the Queen City, city officials said Tuesday. Massimo’s Breads at 130 Hammond Street is slated to transform into Massimo’s Pizza Bar. Meanwhile the iconic Circular Building on Broad Street will become home to Evenrood’s, a new restaurant slated for the downstairs space there. That’s right … Bangor’s restaurant scene got yet […]
Celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern, made famous as the host of the globe-trotting Travel Channel show “Bizarre Foods,” was asked this month by the website Made Man to list his favorite 11 barbecue restaurants. Zimmern’s been all over the world testing great — and sometimes not-so-great — food, so his recommendations carry some weight. And among […]
The husband-and-wife duo of Julia and Craig Dilger announced plans Thursday to buy an abandoned repair shop in the Knightville section of South Portland and convert the space into a neighborhood brew pub. The Dilgers are working with engineers on a plan to rehabilitate the 15 Ocean St. property, and will begin seeking appropriate city permits […]
Fodor’s Travel issued its list of America’s top 10 doughnut shops this month, and The Holy Donut — with two stores in Portland — made the list. Reported the go-to travel publication: “Every bakery has its secret ingredient, and for Portland’s The Holy Donut, it’s potato. Owner Leigh Kellis uses Maine potatoes in all her […]
