The Portland Phoenix has published a review Blue Rooster,

The rest of the menu, though, costs no more than the typical Portland sandwich (around $7) and tastes a good deal better. Many of the details are fantastic, like pickling the yellow tomatoes on the porcetta sandwich, which brings out its fruitiness (and its grapefruit color) even as it adds some sour. A sweet-salty pork belly, with a nice crispy edge, was stuffed with a spicy, juicy sausage. All the richness was cut by some sharpness arugula and the sour tomato. Thoughtful!

and The Golden Dish has published a review of Nosh.

One memorable sandwich that I had at lunch a while ago was something called Maine Shrimp Bah-Mi: fried shrimp on a house-made hoagie with foie gras pate, pickled cucumber, hot sauce and cilantro.  Only a culinary maverick could dream up this combination to stuff into a hoagie, the aftermath being you adjust your belt notch one less.

The Press Herald has published a review of Olive Cafe,

My lunch date went for the Mediterranean Plate ($9.99), which was a glorious array of hummus, falafel, tahini sauce, seasoned and fried cauliflower, house salad and fresh pita bread. She said it was plentiful and flavorful, and a heck of a bang for one’s buck. Suffice to say, neither one of us can wait to get back there.

and a bar review of Little Tap House.

I ended up ordering a beer not yet listed on the print menu from a new brewery out in Lyman: Funky Bow’s End of the Line Pale Ale on tap. Being in a new bar, I figured I’d try the new brew. The bartender even offered me a small glass with a sip or two to try before I committed to a pint. I was not one bit disappointed.

Lauren Loves to Eat has continued her Portland series with commentary on Standard Baking.

The Blueberry Files recently paid a visit to the deck at The Porthole and Maine Beer Co’s new tasting room in Freeport.

The space is clean and new, with very little clutter, which really shows you that the beer is their main focus. At the bar, you can order small tastes or flights of four or eight beers. A. and I went “all in” with eight 4-5oz. pours for $18.

Lauren Loves to Eat has published a review of Eventide.

Anyway, the conclusion of this story– Eventide Oyster Co. is a MUST. It doesn’t have the slightly toasted roll or lemon-squeezed lobster meat like at Luke’s Lobster, but I promise you this version is just as life-changing.

The Golden Dish has published a survey of some of the local gelato and ice cream shops and crowned Catbird Creamery in Westbrook as the best.

Catbird Creamery:  This Westbrook storefront makes the best ice cream of them all.  The texture is the creamiest and richest with such unique flavors as salted chocolate, brown-sugar vanilla, strawberry balsamic and basil green tea.  They serve the ice cream at the shop in handmade cones, in sundaes or by the dish, and they also have a terrific ice-cream sandwich