In the September issue of Food & Wine you’ll find:
Nominations for this year’s Buy Local Indie Biz Awards are now open. You can submit the names of local businesses in any or all of the 9 categories:
Nominations will close on September 2nd and after the final voting takes place the winners will be announced in late October.
To celebrate their 100-year anniversary, Haven’s has created a 418 pound solid chocolate lobster.
The folks at Haven’s unveiled such a lobster, named Shelby, at their Westbrook factory Wednesday. The confectionery crustacean, measuring more than 7½ feet long, was created in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for “largest chocolate sculpture.”
The Forecaster reports that Peaks Island food truck Milly’s Skillet will be moving to Falmouth in September.
[Owner Molly] Ritzo said the Falmouth truck, which will set up at 226 Gray Road, will offer more of a farm-to-table menu, with breakfast items, soups, salads and sandwiches.
“I want to be the morning stop for people,” Ritzo said, adding she will also have prepared meals for customers to take home.
The August issue of Good Housekeeping includes a “snackdown” comparing a short list of venues in Portland, Maine with Portland, Oregon.
Maine cheesemakers took home 10 awards from this year’s American Cheese Society competition, reports the Maine Cheese Guild.
From among 267 companies submitting 1,779 entries seven Maine cheese makers won ten awards including four 1st place ribbons, four 2nd place, and two 3rd place ribbons.
You can see the complete list of winners on the competition website.
A camera crew from the Cooking Channel was onsite at The Well yesterday filming for a show called Extra Virgin. The epsiode which includes The Well is expected to air in January.
Update: On Wednesday the Extra Virgin camera crew was filming at Portland Lobster Company. The Press Herald has posted an article with further info, as does Eater Maine.
The Press Herald has posted a set of reviews written by kids who participated in The Telling Room summer camp program.
Cassandra Albano and Andrew Miller wrote about The Honey Paw, and Ella Briman and Elinore Kosak wrote about Rosemont Market.
Fifteen students set out across Portland this month visiting art venues, a food market and a popular new restaurant to offer their critiques and hone their skills as writers and reviewers through a summer camp program with The Telling Room.
An article in today’s Maine Sunday Telegram looks out how a change in minimum wage could impact consumer tipping behavior.
Fears among waitstaff in Portland over the effects of a minimum wage hike may be misplaced. Consider the psychology of why people tip and it’s likely their generosity won’t change at all.
