Bard Coffee barista, Milo DeGoosh, was successful at the Qualifying Competition in Austin this weekend and has earned a coveted spot at the U.S. Barista Competition taking place in Seattle, April 21-23.
Category: People
Stella Hernandez on Wine Hospitality
Lolita co-owner Stella Hernandez has written the first of a 2-part series for the Press Herald about her approach to hospitality and wine.
As I head into the 11th year of owning my own restaurant (and more before that as a server), creating wine lists and serving wine to countless people, I’m starting to get more comfortable with the idea of being a sommelier. But on my own terms.
New Owners for Howie’s
MaineBiz has published an article about the new owners of Howie’s Pub.
Joseph Hardy and Adam Moore, under the name Highlife LLC, bought the neighborhood Howie’s Pub, at 501 Washington Ave. in the East Deering neighborhood, from long-time owner Howie Chadbourne for $320,000, in a deal that closed Jan. 10.
Interview with Tom Bull
Great Beer Adventure has posted an audio interview with Tom Bull, co-owner and brewer at Dirigo Brewing in Biddeford.
Quality Shop For Sale
The Press Herald interviewed Steve Shamos about his family’s decades long ownership of Quality Shop on Stevens Ave, and his decision to sell the business and let “some young people to take over”.
Shamos’ grandfather, Elias Shamos, a Greek immigrant who moved to Portland from Brockton, Massachusetts, bought the shop from another owner in 1945. Shamos’ father, Steve, then took over, moving the Quality Shop next door to its current location at 473 Stevens Ave. in the 1970s.
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Interview with Jason Perkins
HopCulture has published an interview with Allagash brewmaster Jason Perkins.
KG: Where is the industry headed? What do we have to look forward to? What’s coming?
JP: More and more consumers will be turned on to what’s being offered out there, and what’s being offered in the craft beer world is a range of new flavors and new experiences. I think people will always want that. But there’s a lot, a lot of breweries out there, and there are a lot of breweries expanding. At some point, there won’t be the same growth that exists right now. Two years ago, almost anyone who wanted to could grow. I don’t think that’s going to be the case anymore. But that could end up being good for the industry. I think the overall quality that’s out there right now is good, but it could be better. I think there are some headwinds coming for people but in the end I think it’ll be good for the industry and good for the consumer.
Anna Horne Wingren, 100
Anna Horne Wingren passed away earlier this month at the age of 100.
Anna had a cooking program, “Anna on Weekday” on WCSH-TV from 1959-1969, where she prepared recipes, interviewed celebrities and produced a weekly newsletter. It was during this time that she met and worked with Julia Child to promote the use of scallops in New England.
Purple House Series, Part 3
Chef/owner Krista Kern Desjarlais has authored a third installment in the Press Herald series about opening The Purple House.
“I can’t believe you’re out of bagels before 10:30 a.m.!!” These are words I never expected to hear on day two, ringing out like a gong and sending waves of anxiety through my body. I smiled – at that customer and everyone else who showed up over the next two hours – as I explained again and again that the 200 bagels we’d made had sold out in just two hours.
Food Stories: Karl Deuben and Bill Leavy
Food Stories has posted an audio interview with Karl Deuben and Bill Leavy, owners of East Ender.
This is the 12th episode of Food Stories, a WMPG “radio show where we interview owners, creators, executives of food and beverage business in the evolving food scene in Portland”.
Prior episodes of Food Stories include interviews with:
- Mary Allen Linderman, Coffee by Design
- Matt Ginn, Evo
- Paolo Laboa, Solo Italiano
- Cara Stadler, Bao Bao and Tao Yuan
- Will Rothschild, Terlingua
- Johanna and Steve Corman, Vena’s
- Luke Davidson, Maine Craft Distilling
- Anthony Allen and Mike Keon, Otto Pizza
- Donato Giovine And Mariagrazia Zanardi, Gorgeous Gelato
- Travis Colgan and Anna Connolly, Abilene
Howie’s Pub (Updated)
Joseph Hardy and Adam Moore are planning to purchase have purchased Howie’s Pub from its founder Howie Chadbourne later this month.
Update: The Bangor Daily News has published an article about Chadbourne.
It’s not flashy. It’s hard to find, even for locals in the know, and it seldom pops up on Instagram feeds. But Howie’s Pub has become a local destination because of the bar’s namesake: Howie Chadbourne.
But the 62-year-old owner of the no-frills East Deering watering hole is in the process of selling his pub and expects to pour his last pint by Jan. 31.