Category Archives: Greater Portland
Portland market and bakery to expand to Cape Elizabeth
Bob’s Clam Hut in Kittery working to open second location in Portland
Bob’s Clam Hut, the iconic Kittery seafood eatery that greets folks driving across the border from New Hampshire to Maine will, for the first time in its more than 60-year history, open a second location. Bob’s Clam Hut is readying renovations to 109 Cumberland Ave. in Portland, the former location of 3Buoys Seafood Shanty & […]
12 Maine chefs and restaurants named semi-finalists for 2017 James Beard Awards
This year’s semi-finalists for the 2017 James Beard Awards were announced Wednesday morning, and a record 12 Maine chefs and restaurants were on the list. Eight of those chefs and restaurants are up for national-level awards, including a first-time Best Restaurant nomination for Chase’s Daily, the longtime farm to table, vegetarian restaurant in Belfast. Chase’s […]
Five food hotspots opening in Maine to cheer
If April showers bring May flowers, in the Pine Tree State this year May flowers unleashed a bumper crop of culinary surprises. And June is coming in like a ravenous lion. While you were shoveling, Maine’s restaurateurs and talented foodsmiths were busily dreaming up ways to drop more flavor on the scene. Now along with lilacs, […]
Eat a lobster roll, help Nepal
Yarmouth farmer’s market version 2.0
Local clams, lobsters, pies, gelato, music, art. Thursday nights in Yarmouth this summer just got sweeter. A new farmer’s market opens June 4th on the corner of Main and Mill streets to add pizzaz to the produce popup scene. “We wanted to build on the strengths of the original market and add some new elements that […]
Andrew Zimmern says ‘food geeks and barbecue freaks’ should seek out this Maine joint
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 […]
South Portland repair shop could have future as neighborhood pub
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 […]
Portland hotspot named one of America’s best 10 doughnut shops
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 […]