Bard Coffee Roasters is scheduled to open this morning at 7 am. Bard is located in the Old Port near the intersection of Middle and Exchange Streets. The interior looks really nice. I’ve heard that they’ll have free wi-fi and (relatively) late night hours on the weekend.
Month: April 2009
Food + Farm 2009
This year’s Food+Farm is taking place May 8-10. It looks like a really good program.
- Ted Ames, lobsterman and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient who has gathered “oral histories from Maine fishermen to research the collapse of fish stocks”
- Bryant Terry, “eco chef, food justice activist”, and author of Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine and Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen
- An advance screening of “Food, Inc.“, a documentary about the industrial food industry by director Robert Kenner.
- A Cultivating Community Urban Garden Fair
- The Food+Farm University, organized by MOFGA
Tickets for the Ted Ames, Bryant Terry and Food Inc. are on now sale.
This Week’s Events
Micucci’s Stephen Lanzalotta is holding another of his Piatto per Tutti cooking classes on Monday. The first of a two-part MF&WA’s class on beer, wine, mead and spirits is taking place on Tuesday night at the Bar of Chocolate Cafe. There’s a wine tasting at RSVP on Wednesday and a mead tasting at the Public Market House on Thursday. Also on Thursday The Great Lost Bear is showcasing beers from Shipyard Brewing. For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
Silly's Review
Silly’s received 3 stars from the Taste & Tell column in today’s Maine Sunday Telegram.
Much more fun to eat was the lamb dish called Mythos ($13.95), with a generous heap – and every plate is generously heaped – of browned lamb on top of tender couscous and not-so-tender chunks of zucchini, red and green peppers, and broccoli. Thick dill yogurt sauce provided its traditional cool presence beside the savory meat.
Flatbread Review
Mitten Machen has reviewed the vegan fare at Flatbread Company.
On the chickpea scale of vegan-friendliness, I’m giving Flatbread Company two and a half chickpeas…It’s an excellent restaurant, and I eat there whenever I get a chance, but if I lived in Portland I’d get tired of the limited vegan choices. Because they advertise as earth and community-friendly, I’m holding them to a higher standard than I would your typical pizza joint.
Dogfish Cafe Review
Type A Diversions has reviewed lunch at the Dogfish Cafe.
The cuisine at the Dogfish Cafe was simple, fresh, delicious and moderately priced; the service was friendly and relaxed. While it’s not a place I would choose to dine for dinner, I would stop into the Dogfish Cafe again for lunch.
Photo Credit: Type A Diversions
Pom’s/Local/Wing-N-Things Reviews
The Blueberry Files has published a trio of reviews for Pom’s Thai Taste, Local 188 and Buffalo Wings-N-Things.
April Bollard
The April issue of The Bollard is now out. The new issue includes another installment in the Land of the Forgotten Cocktails series and a Breakfast Serial review of Kath’s Cafe and Catering on Brighton Ave.
I was a fan of the Blue House Café, and our family quietly mourned its passing…But Kath and Tim have done an admirable job maintaining the comfortable atmosphere and high standards that will keep us coming back.
Bard Coffee Roasters
Bard Coffee Roasters is putting the finishing touches on their Middle Street location in preparation for opening this Monday.
Salt Exchange & Danforth Inn
A new restaurant, The Salt Exchange, is being planned for 245 Commercial Street. The restaurant plans on serving ” a small plate menu…in a casual/upscale setting with an open kitchen concept”. A sample menu can be seen on page 125 of the agenda for the April 6 meeting of the City Council.
The Danforth Inn is also planning to open a “small restaurants available to our guests and other patrons”. A sample menu can be seen on page 103 of the agenda. Appetizers, salads, cheese and desserts predominate.