Food Network Magazine has released a state by state list of the 50 best ice cream treats in the country. Gelato Fiasco took home the gold for Maine for their Affogato.
Month: July 2013
Find Eat Drink iPhone App
Portland dining recommendations assembled by polling the preferences local chefs and other dining experts are now in the Find Eat Drink iPhone App.
Rob Evans, Don and Samantha Lindgren from Rabelais, Erik Desjarlais, Stella and Guy Hernandez from Bar Lola as well as Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley from Hugo’s are among the contributors.
25 Best Beers: Allagash & Peak Organic
Men’s Journal assembled a list of what they consider the 25 Best Beers in the World. Westvleteren 12 didn’t make the list but Allagash Curieux and Peak Organic Pale Ale did.
So for our beer survey, we asked craft-brew luminaries a simple question: What’s the best beer in the world? Then we tried them all. The result? A been-there, drank-that guide to the greatest brews on the planet, in no particular order. Enjoy.
Portland & Rochester Now Open
The Portland & Rochester Public House is now open for business. The new restaurant is located in Bayside at 118 Preble Street in the space formerly occupied by G&R DiMillo’s. The P & R’s facebook page describes the public house as having, “[t]he soul of a Bistro and spirit of a Pub” and promises, “The flavors speak to what is grown, made or caught in the beautiful Northeast.”
Garrett Fitzgerald is the owner of the Portland & Rochester and the name of the chef is Chris Clark. Clark moved here from Boston and Fitzgerald moved to Portland from Bar Harbor where he still runs the Bar Harbor Lobster Pound.
Reviews of In’finiti, El Corazon, Outliers and The Salt Exchange
The Portland Phoenix has published a review of In’finiti,
It shouldn’t worry us too much: In’finiti is not a complete success, but given the scope of its aspirations there’s good promise early in the run. Novare Res improved over time, adding an appealing and affordable menu to its long list of mostly expensive beers. In’finiti, by contrast, has plenty of $5 pints of interesting local beer, but the food menu is a bit spottier, pricier, and struggles to find a balance between something pub-like and fine dining.
the Press Herald has published a bar review of The Salt Exchange,
Now into its fourth year, I see the Salt Exchange standing its ground on the boisterous brawl of Commercial Street’s bar and restaurant scene. Not an easy feat, I should think. For those looking for a more subdued (and dare I say, savvy) place to kick back in the Old Port, the Salt Exchange is the ticket. If nothing else, they’ll win you over with hard-to-beat service.
the Portland Phoenix has published a review of Outliers,
So Outliers offers much to like. But perhaps it is better not to think of Outliers as an outlier, especially in a city with so many very good restaurants…Let’s hope that Outliers holds it off for a long time to come, but in the meantime perhaps we should think of it as simply well above average.
and the Press Herald has published a review of El Corazon.
I welcome El Corazon to the Portland food truck scene with happy and hungry open arms.
Colucci’s & The Lobster Holy Donut
The Bangor Daily News has published an article about The Holy Donut and their latest invention: the lobster donut,
“I’m taking the best of every bit of Maine, which is potatoes, deliciousness, fresh lobster, some herbs,” said the owner of The Holy Donut, frying the lot into golden pockets of love.
Meet the lobster doughnut. No bib required.
and has published a report about the prospective new owner of Colucci’s and his plans for the building.
Simpson said that if his purchase is successful, “it would be my plan to continue (Colucci’s) as a store.”
In a display of optimisim, a window sign on the building that had simply read “closed” has now been replaced with one that says “opening this fall.”
The Holy Donut article also mentions the plans for a 2nd location in Portland slated to open in August and THD’s upcoming appearance on the Cooking Chanel’s show Donut Showdown.
Vena’s Fizz House Opening Today
Vena’s Fizz House (facebook, website, twitter) is opening for business today. Vena’s is mixology supply shop that stocks bar tools, glassware, a wide assortment of bitters and syrups, as well as a natural soda bar that serves “natural and organic fruit and herb sodas and slushes”.
Vena’s is located at the corner of Silver and Fore Streets across from Rosie’s in Boothby Square. The shop is the creation of Johanna Corman who together with her husband also runs a general store on Cliff Island.
