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Zack Bowen, The Essay

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Portland Food Heads has published a new installment of the site’s essay series. Photographer Zack Bowen is the author of this essay which speaks to his personal experience/history with food.

everyone — the chefs in Portland and my family back at home — adhered to the same core thought: food was meant to be communal and enjoyed and nourishing to more than just your belly. it is a social bond — our cells remember a time when we would gather around the campfire after a day of killing mammoth to share stories and compliment the chef on the tenderness of the mastodon shank. it transcends cultures and economic status.

Ocean Approved Kelp Aquaculture

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Ocean Approved’s kelp farming venture in Casco Bay is the subject of a feature article on the front page of today’s Maine Sunday Telegram. The online article also includes a video segment of co-owner Paul Dobbins demonstrating how OA plants and grows their sugar kelp crop.

This week, Olson and Dobbins plan to install a submerged kelp-growing raft near Little Chebeague Island, where they say it will be out of the way of boat traffic and lobstermen. The state granted the company an experimental three-year lease for nearly an acre of the bay there, and Maine Technology Institute provided a $12,000 grant to help develop the technology.

This Week's Events

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The Grand Opening for Binga’s Stadium is scheduled for this Thursday; the venue is holding soft openings on both Tuesday and Wednesday to ramp up the operation. I’ve heard that Veranda Noodle Bar is also planning to open this week but there’s no word yet on specifically what day of the week.
On Monday, Five Fifty-Five is holding an event to relaunch their Point Five Lounge. Both the weekly Piatto per Tutti cooking class and the Foodie Trivia Contest are also taking place Monday evening. The next Wine Flight 5k Training Run is scheduled for Tuesday night. On Wednesday The Salt Exchange is running their weekly wine and canapes event, and on Thursday Rob Todd will be at The Great Lost Bear for an Allagash Beer Showcase. A class on raising rabbits for meat is scheduled for Saturday. Portland’s weekly Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. Sunday is Maine Open Creamery Day.

This Week’s Events

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The Grand Opening for Binga’s Stadium is scheduled for this Thursday; the venue is holding soft openings on both Tuesday and Wednesday to ramp up the operation. I’ve heard that Veranda Noodle Bar is also planning to open this week but there’s no word yet on specifically what day of the week.

On Monday, Five Fifty-Five is holding an event to relaunch their Point Five Lounge. Both the weekly Piatto per Tutti cooking class and the Foodie Trivia Contest are also taking place Monday evening. The next Wine Flight 5k Training Run is scheduled for Tuesday night. On Wednesday The Salt Exchange is running their weekly wine and canapes event, and on Thursday Rob Todd will be at The Great Lost Bear for an Allagash Beer Showcase. A class on raising rabbits for meat is scheduled for Saturday. Portland’s weekly Farmers’ Markets are being held in Monument Square on Wednesday and at Deering Oaks Park on Saturday. Sunday is Maine Open Creamery Day.

Video Interview with Mike Mastronardi

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Portland Food Heads has published an interesting video interview with Mike Mastronardi the new owner of Fit to Eat.

Mastronardi: When people say Fit to Eat I want them to immediately salivate…I want them to be sitting at their desk thinking about the sandwich they had a couple days ago and just dying and saying I need that again. I want them to crave it, I want them to be addicted to it.

It's Official…We're the Foodiest

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Bon Appétit has named Portland their 2009 Foodiest Small Town in America. In it BA Foodist blogger Andrew Knowlton explains what made Portland this year’s winner.

First, it’s got great product, from oysters to fiddlehead ferns. Second, the town has attracted stellar chefs who know how to turn these resources into great food. Third, it even has a signature meal, breakfast, that turns the first fare of the day into a celebration of all this bounty. And finally, it has citizens who expect a lot, and get even more.

Knowlton will be blogging about Portland the next few days and then is “off to Maine for the last weekend of the summer and as many lobster rolls as I can possibly eat.”

Tomorrow I’ll share the essential itinerary to Portland, Maine including my favorite restaurants and the best place to stay. Wednesday, I’ll tell you more about three things that Portland does amazingly well–beer, bread, and seafood. I’ll also post the cities that were runners up in this year’s competition. On Thursday, I’ll share some of my personal photos from my visits.

It’s Official…We’re the Foodiest

| Posted in Uncategorized, Reviews

Bon Appétit has named Portland their 2009 Foodiest Small Town in America. In it BA Foodist blogger Andrew Knowlton explains what made Portland this year’s winner.

First, it’s got great product, from oysters to fiddlehead ferns. Second, the town has attracted stellar chefs who know how to turn these resources into great food. Third, it even has a signature meal, breakfast, that turns the first fare of the day into a celebration of all this bounty. And finally, it has citizens who expect a lot, and get even more.

Knowlton will be blogging about Portland the next few days and then is “off to Maine for the last weekend of the summer and as many lobster rolls as I can possibly eat.”

Tomorrow I’ll share the essential itinerary to Portland, Maine including my favorite restaurants and the best place to stay. Wednesday, I’ll tell you more about three things that Portland does amazingly well–beer, bread, and seafood. I’ll also post the cities that were runners up in this year’s competition. On Thursday, I’ll share some of my personal photos from my visits.