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Year: 2008

Loco Pollo Profile

December 8, 2008 | Posted in Profiles

Portland in a Snap has published a profile of Loco Pollo.

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Norm’s Bar & Grill

December 7, 2008 | Posted in Reviews

Norm’s Bar & Grill received 4 stars from this week’s Taste & Tell review in the Maine Sunday Telegram.

“Reliable, inexpensive and highly flavored dishes come from this kitchen dedicated to eeking the best out of the basics.”

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Miss Portland Speaks

December 7, 2008 | Posted in People

Tom Manning, the owner of the Miss Portland wrote an article about his decision to open the diner that appeared in the Dec 1 issue of Newsweek (via the Maine Sunday Telegram).

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High Food Prices

December 7, 2008 | Posted in General News

Also in today’s paper was an article about the continuing high price of food.

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Loco Pollo Opens for Business

December 6, 2008 | Posted in Openings

Loco Pollo quietly opened for business on Tuesday. The long awaited restaurants, serves tamales and soups as well as chicken and beef dinners.

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Yosaku’s Bar

December 6, 2008 | Posted in Reviews

1:00 a.m. Curfew has reviewed the bar at Yosaku.

“I love me some sake. There’s little I love more than spending a few hours (and paychecks) in Yosuku.”

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Evangeline’s Bar Menu

December 6, 2008 | Posted in General News

Evangeline has launched a bar menu (via Type A Diversions).

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About Portland Food Map

Portland Food Map launched in 2007 as a simple directory of the local food community. Other features have been added over the years including food event listings, the Under Construction page, guides to Maine apples and cider producers, the restaurant real estate listings, Year in Review reports, the My Kitchen Their Table chef interview series, the Maine Food Map guide, Maine news reporting, and the annual Maine Thanksgiving List.

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