Dispatch has posted their list of the 50 best takeout dishes in Portland.
Underrated Food Cities?
Thrillist has put Portland on their list of Most Underrated American Food Cities.
When people think of America’s culinary capitals they usually look to the coasts: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans all regularly top the lists of the best American food cities. But hiding in the “flyover states” and in “harbors-that-not-many-people-live-in” is a cache of culinary talent that’s just as worthy of sinking your teeth into.
OAD 200: Hugo’s, Miyake, Eventide, Central
Four Portland restaurants were included in the 2015 Opinionated About Dinning list of the 200 best restaurants in the US: Hugo’s(#38), Miyake(#107), Eventide(#142), Central Provisions(#196).
Under Construction: Sea Snacks
A boat-based ice cream business called Sea Snacks is set to launch this Sunday, according to a report from Maine a la Carte.
[Ashley] Rutherford, a 34-year-old medical practice manager who lives in South Portland, is launching a new business this weekend selling ice cream from her boat on Casco Bay…she decided to start her own business, stocking her 20-foot Mako with Italian ice, ice cream cups, Snickers and Twix ice cream bars, freeze pops, ice cream sandwiches and similar treats.
For more information visit the Sea Snacks facebook page.
This Week’s Events: Bard Coffee, Lois’, Black Box, Wich Please
Monday — it’s the opening of the newly renovated Bard Coffee.
Tuesday — Lois’ Natural Marketplace is opening their new India Street location, there will be a local foods networking breakfast at Local Sprouts, Rosemont on Brighton is holding a wine tasting.
Wednesday — The Monument Square Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Thursday — a beer and cheese tasting is taking place at the Public Market House.
Saturday — the Deering Oaks Farmers’ Market is taking place.
Sunday — Black Birch will be the guest chefs at The Bearded Lady for Black Box.
Wich, Please — From Away co-author Malcolm Bedell is launching his new Rockland food truck, Wich, Please, on Tuesday. It’s located in Buoy Park on the Rockland waterfront. You can see a full menu on the WP website.
For more information on these and other upcoming food happenings in the area, visit the event calendar.
If you are holding a food event this week that’s not listed above, publicize it by adding it as a comment to this post.
Evo Opening June 7
The owners of Evo(twitter, website, facebook, instagram) have announced they’ll be opening on June 7. The “53-seat kitchen and bar…will serve a modern fusion of Eastern Mediterranean cuisines”.
Evo is located in the Hyatt Hotel at the Corner of Fore and Union. It’s owned by the Prentice Hospitality Group which also owns the Chebeague Island Inn and is leading the development of the Portland Company complex on Munjoy Hill.
Source: Rabbits & Sustainable Breweries
Today’s edition of Source in the Maine Sunday Telegram includes articles on the increase in rabbit farming,
Central Provisions usually has a rabbit-based dish on both the lunch and dinner menu, like a rabbit confit panini and a smoked rabbit salad. Gould goes through about 45 pounds of rabbit a week. Other high-end Portland restaurants that serve or have served rabbit include Hugo’s, Petite Jacqueline, Emilitsa (in phyllo with spinach and feta) and Sur Lie. Up the coast, it appears on the menus at Primo in Rockland and Francine Bistro in Camden.
and the steps Maine brewers are taking to be more sustainable.
Since water accounts for up to 95 percent of beer’s content, Nathan Sanborn of Rising Tide Brewing Company says his company’s sustainability efforts focus on water conservation. His team monitors water usage and has consolidated equipment-cleaning procedures so less water and cleaning chemicals can be used to sanitize more gear. These efforts have helped the company cut usage by 35 percent.
Mobile Eats: Cannoli Joe’s & The Marshmallow Cart
Two mobile eateries launched today at the Street Eats & Beats festival:
- A food truck called Cannoli Joe’s (website, facebook) owned by Joey Hamilton.
- A new food cart called The Marshmallow Cart(website, facebook, instagram, twitter) run by Eric Holstein and Madison Gouzie. This is the second business for the pair, they also launched a hot chocolate bar called Winter Warmers in Brooklyn.
Review of Union
The Golden Dish has posted a first look review of Union.
As a main course I had the coulotte steak, one of my favorite steaks from the new order of cuts that butchers now favor. It displays a deliciously rich wallop of beef flavor so typical of the tenderest parts cut from the sirloin cap. My dinner mate had the halibut with clams that was a classic preparation.
Under Construction: Roustabout
A new restaurant and bar named Roustabout is under development on Washington Ave in the old Nissen Bakery building. According to the press release, the 75-seat restaurant will be open 6 days a week serving a “well crafted, imaginative takes on Italian-American fare, and the full bar will serve from daylight to candlelight, featuring a small but respectable beer list; an attainable, mostly natural wine list; and a concise list of well executed cocktails.” Roustabout will be oppen for lunch, dinner and late night food as well as weekend brunch.
Owners Kit Paschal (Row 34, Hunt & Alpine, Eastern Standard) and Anders Tallberg (Hugo’s, Hungry Mother)
have a long history in the food and beverage industry, and look forward to bringing their considerable experience to a new concept together. Balancing care and thoughtfulness with a hearty, rugged New England sensibility, Roustabout will feature excellence in hospitality and a well considered bar program in a relaxed atmosphere. Culture comes first for Paschal and Tallberg, and they look forward to being a fun and vibrant hub in the community.
For those of you keeping count this makes 3 different restaurants currently under development on inner Washington Ave: Terlingua, A Lively Palate and now Roustabout. Maine & Loire opened on Washington Ave earlier this year.
In the release, Paschal and Tallberg share that they are “very excited to be a part of the growing neighborhoods of Munjoy Hill and East Bayside…[and] want to offer all the comforts of a place where you’re going to want to become a regular.”