Boston Voyager has published an interview with Sur Lie co-owner Krista Cole.
Krista, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I grew up in East Millinocket, Maine and became a nurse twelve years ago. I also met my best friend and business partner, Antonio Alviar, at that time. We were both waiting tables in Bar Harbor… just a couple of college kids.
Chefs Cara Stadler and Ilma Lopez sat down Tuesday night on the stage of One Longfellow for a very interesting MaineVoices interview.
You can watch a full video of the session on the Press Herald website.
Chef Matt Ginn won the latest round of Chopped Challenge Tuesday and now advances to the final round which is set to air November 6th at 9pm on the Food Network.
For additional details see these reports from the Bangor Daily News and Press Herald.
The Restaurant Unstoppable podcast has published a pair of Portland episodes with:
Chef Avery Richter from Black Tie Catering, and author Dana Moos were named the judge’s choice and people’s choice Lobster Chefs of the Year yesterday at Harvest on the Harbor.
Chef Lars Taylor from The Honey Paw came in 2nd place at the national Lamb Jam competition that took place this past weekend in Colorado.
Food & Wine has published a set of Fall entertaining tips from Hunt & Alpine owners Andrew and Briana Volk.
Because if anyone knows how to make cold weather living look good, it’s the husband-and-wife team behind Portland, Maine hotspots Portland Hunt + Alpine Club and newer sister restaurant Little Giant.Through their inspiring book, the Volks share secrets to getting hygge-with-it (sorry) Northern-style, blending inspiration from their Maine lifestyle and Briana’s Scandinavian heritage.
Congratulations to Fyood Kitchen founder Maddie Purcell for winning the Outstanding Young Entrepreneur award from SCORE.
Portland entrepreneur Maddie Purcell, founder of Fyood Kitchen, was named winner of the Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Small Business award at the SCORE Foundation’s annual national award ceremony.
Purcell will receive her award Thursday at a Washington, D.C., ceremony along with 12 other small business owners and entrepreneurs, as well as two members of Congress.
The Maine Sunday Telegram has published an extended interview with their restaurant critic, Andrew Ross.
Q: Can you truly tell if a restaurant is any good based on just one meal?
A: Oh, absolutely. First of all, I’m not only eating one dish. I’m eating a bare minimum of four dishes. It’s usually more like six or seven dishes. At the same time, I really think I should be going to places more than once if I can. If the budget allowed for it, I’d love to do that. That expands the range of experiences you have. The cruelest irony of this job is that when I have a terrible meal at a restaurant, I have to go back just to confirm it was as bad as I thought it was. But if I have a fantastic meal, I don’t get to go back to confirm that it was as great as I thought it was.
Today’s Press Herald includes an article on the newly released book Northern Hospitality by Hunt and Alpine/Little Giant owners Andrew and Briana Volk.
It’s a cookbook and cocktail guide that blends Maine life with Scandinavian sensibilities, and honors and updates the traditions of both. It will entice you to find comfort in a bowl of salmon chowder, or courage in an Old Fashioned sipped by a crackling fire. (The Volks met and fell in love over a few rounds of Old Fashioneds.) And you’ll wish for a dusting of that children’s book magic that allows ordinary humans to step right into the cozy, stylish photos – in this case, photos by Peter Frank Edwards, who also photographed celebrated Charleston chef (Husk) Sean Brock’s “Heritage” cookbook.