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Turkey Day Dinner Options

November 27, 2008 | Posted in Events

Forgot to defrost the turkey or burnt it to a crisp or just don’t wan’t to cook? You have a few options for going out for a Thanksgiving dinner. In Portland, Eve’s at the Garden, Zackery’s and Verrillo’s are all serving turkey dinners. The Black Point Inn in Scarborough and the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth are also offering Thanksgiving dinners.

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Wolfe Neck Beef

November 27, 2008 | Posted in Cooking

Chow Maine has a report on the beef sold locally by Wolfe Neck Farm. “What is Wolfe’s Neck beef? It isn’t organic beef raised on a gorgeous farm on the coast of Maine in Freeport.”

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Bramhall Fire

November 26, 2008 | Posted in General News

There’s more news on the cause of the fire this weekend in Bramhall Square and the future for Binga’s and Al-Mustaqim from The Bollard and the Press Herald.

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Portland Phoenix

November 26, 2008 | Posted in Under Construction, General News

According to an article in this week’s Portland Phoenix, 6 local restaurants have pledged to serve tap instead of bottled water as part of Food and Water Watch’s Take Back the Tap campaign. This week’s Phoenix also reported that Papaya King hopes to open by mid-December and Port City Music Hall plans to debut on New Year’s Eve.

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Lobstah Comic

November 26, 2008 | Posted in Fisheries

This week’s Non Sequitur comic strip has been pursuing a “Lobstah” theme (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday).

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Honey and Mead

November 26, 2008 | Posted in Openings

Overland Apiares and Maine Mead Works have been added to the Portland Food Map directory.

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Bintliff’s

November 25, 2008 | Posted in Reviews

Chris2fer has reviewed Bintliff’s American Cafe and rated them 2 out of 5 stars.

“Our waitress was charming and happy and prompt and non-invasive and accessible. She was the high point of out visit, I think.”

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More on Bramhall Fire

November 25, 2008 | Posted in General News

Here are some photos from Stephen Quirk and a video segment from channel 8 on Sunday’s fire at Binga’s Wingas.

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Benkay's Rice

November 25, 2008 | Posted in Reviews

Type A Diversions has a brief update on the rice used at Benkay.

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Bramhall Square Fire

November 24, 2008 | Posted in General News

Both Binga’s Wingas and Al-Mustaqim Halal Market were damaged by a three alarm blaze on Sunday, according to this report from the Press Herald.

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Portland Food Map launched in 2007 as a simple directory of the local food community. Other features have been added over the years including food event listings, the Under Construction page, guides to Maine apples and cider producers, the restaurant real estate listings, Year in Review reports, the My Kitchen Their Table chef interview series, the Maine Food Map guide, Maine news reporting, and the annual Maine Thanksgiving List.


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Milly’s Market (@millysmarketme) is scheduled to Milly’s Market (@millysmarketme) is scheduled to open for business on Tuesday at 8 am. It’s located on the first floor of the Casco Building at the corner of Federal and Temple Streets.
Owner Matt Manson and his team are stocking the shelves with produce, beer and wine, personal care products, home goods, and foods from Maine producers like flour from Maine Grains, Fox Family potato chips, Atwood Farm salsas, Butting Heads Farm relishes and Amolitta pasta. Milly’s will also sell house-made cookies, muffins, scones, and other baked goods. Additionally the market will have grab-and-go options like salads, wraps, cut fruit and pasta salads and snacks.
Manson’s store in Auburn sells produce and local foods from dozens of Maine farms and food producers. He is drawing on that network in stocking the shelves at Milly’s Market and anticipates adapting what they offer as he becomes more familiar with the needs of his Portland customers.
The name of the market is a blending of Manson's two children's names: Madison and Billy.
Milly’s will be open Tuesday through Thursday, 8 am – 7 pm, Friday/Saturday, 8 am – 9 pm, and on Sunday, 9 am – 5 pm. #mainefood #portlandmaine #millysmarket
Flatiron Coffee Bar (@flatironcoffeebar) is set to Flatiron Coffee Bar (@flatironcoffeebar) is set to open this morning, Friday July 25th at 7:30 am. The 12-seat coffee bar and gallery space is located in the Hay Building in the space formerly occupied by Starbucks.
Owner Gary Perlmutter’s vision for Flatiron is as a counter-service European-style coffee bar. In addition to espresso-based drinks, Flatiron will serve drip coffee, cold brew, chai lattes, espresso tonics, and lemonade (see 2nd photo for menu). Flatiron is sourcing coffee from Claw Coffee Roasters (@claw_coffee) in Scarborough and Lay Day Roasters (@laydayroasters) in Bayside. The croissants and cardamom buns served at Flatiron are coming from Belleville (@blvlme) and other baked goods are from Little Spruce Baking Company (@littlesprucebakingco). Additionally, Flatiron will be serving gelato from Gorgeous Gelato (@gorgeousgelato).
Perlmutter and his wife Rhonda Pearle own and operate the Pearl Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Hay Building where they exhibit their own work as well as work by other artists. The first artist to have their work featured at Flatiron is Jean Leibowitz Wiecha (@jlwiecha).
Flatiron Coffee is located at 594 Congress Street and will be open 7:30 am – 3 pm.
#flatironcoffee #mainefood #prtlandmaine
Here’s a first look at the Dry Dock (@drydockpor Here’s a first look at the Dry Dock (@drydockportland) restaurant which will be opening for business this Saturday at 11 am. The newly renovated restaurant can seat 145 across the 2-story dining room (7th photo), with space for another 155 people on the deck. Shown above are the second floor dining room (4th photo) and high top tables adjacent to the first floor bar (1st photo).
Chef Mike Carney and his team are serving a menu (last photo) featuring seafood dishes like broiled haddock with potatoes and green beans (3rd photo) as well as chowder, mussels, steamed clams, and lobster rolls. In addition to oysters, the raw bar offers lobster tails, crab, ceviche and tuna crudo along with a nightly seafood specials like a crab louie (2nd photo) and a fluke and halibut salad with horseradish and trout roe (5th photo) shown above. The drinks menu include wines by the glass and a bottle list, local and national brand beer, cocktails, and nonalcoholic drink options.
A fixture on the Portland waterfront since it first launched in 1983, the restaurant had remained dormant since 2018. A new team comprised of Luke Holden, Ben Conniff, Bryan Holden—co-owners of Luke’s Lobster—leased the building last fall and with general manager Matt Ginn have renovated and expanded the restaurant to ready it to reopen to the public.
Dry Dock is located at 84 Commercial Street. It will be open 11 am – 10 pm daily and initially operate on a walk-in only basis. #mainefood #drydock #portlandmaine #crablouie #broiledhaddock
The new Dry Dock (@drydockportland) restaurant is The new Dry Dock (@drydockportland) restaurant is scheduled to open for business next Saturday, July 26th.
A fixture on the Portland waterfront since it first launched in 1983, the restaurant had remained dormant since 2018. A new team comprised of Luke Holden, Ben Conniff, Bryan Holden—co-owners of Luke’s Lobster—leased the building last fall and with general manager Matt Ginn have renovated and expanded the restaurant to ready it to reopen to the public.
An addition was added to the building to house a new kitchen and the outdoor decks were expanded and can now seat 155. The move of the kitchen from the main building has opened up the two-story dining room which can now seat 145 people with bars on both floors.
Billed as a seafood tavern, the menu will include classic Maine coast dishes like broiled haddock, chowder, a lobster dinner, crab and lobster rolls and steamed clams. Raw bar options will include oysters, lobster tails, crab, ceviche and tuna crudo.
The kitchen is being led by chef Mike Carney who joins the Dry Dock team from Evo where he and Ginn previously worked together. Ginn was longtime executive chef of the Prentice Hospitality Group before taking the opportunity to lead the relaunch of the Dry Dock as its general manager.
Dry Dock is located at 84 Commercial Street. It will be open 11 am – 10 pm daily and initially operate on a walk-in only basis. #mainefood #drydock #thedrydock #portlandmaine #maineseafood
Michael and Siobhán Sindoni, the owners of Waysid Michael and Siobhán Sindoni, the owners of Wayside Tavern, along with chef Rian Wyllie have leased the former Bao Bao space at 133 Spring Street where they plan to open Gill’s Bar (@gillsbar).
Their vision for Gill’s is as a neighborhood bar serving classic cocktails, a mix of local and European beers, and wine with a food menu of “updated bar classics” like patty melts, stuffed clams and chopped Italian subs.
Renovations of the 2,002 sq ft are underway. The overall layout of the room will stay the same with a bar along the right-hand side of the room. Gill’s is expected to seat ~45 wit a mix of booth and high top tables filling in the remainder of the dining room. The team is working with Molly Miller from Meter Haus on the design of Gill’s. Miller was also the designer of Wayside Tavern.
Lynn Stout, who had previously worked at Wayside, will be the front of house manager. Wyllie has been a chef and restaurateur in Maine and Massachusetts. Most recently he was  the chef and a cofounder of Lenora.
The team hopes to open Gill’s in late August or mid September, and when they do the hours will be Thursday through Monday opening at 4 pm. The bar is named after Gill’s Handy Store which operated at 133 Spring Street in the mid 20th century. #mainefood #mainebar #gillsbar #portlandmaine #comingsoon2025
Chayuda Yeamsiriwut has leased the former BenReube Chayuda Yeamsiriwut has leased the former BenReuben’s space at 145 Ocean Street in Knightville where she plans to launch The Streetwich (@thestreetwich), a breakfast and lunch spot serving sandwiches, boba tea, light snacks and some sweet treats.
“The Streetwich started as a small dream rooted in my love for casual street food and cozy cafés. I wanted to create a space that feels warm, a bit playful, and welcoming — the kind of place where you might pop in for a quick bite, but end up coming back just because it feels good to be there.”
The menu is still under development but is expected to include options like a spicy krapow basil chicken sandwich, bánh mì, as well as some classic breakfast options. Yeamsiriwut shared that the menu will draw from Thai flavors and street food energy that are reimagined in “a more playful, approachable way”.
While primarily serving food to-go, The Streetwich will have a couple table to enjoy food and drink on-site. Yeamsiriwut hopes to launch The Streetwich later this summer. #mainefood #southportlandmaine #knightvillesouthportland #thestreetwich #comingsoon2025
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