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Rabelais Books Video

June 27, 2017 | Posted in People

The good folks at Knack Factory has produced a wonderful video about Rabelais Books and its owner, resident bibliomaniac and culinary historian, Don Lindgren.

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Welcome to the October edition of the Portland Foo Welcome to the October edition of the Portland Food Map “Date Night” raffle sponsored by Evergreen Credit Union (@evergreen_credit_union). PFM and Evergreen are proud to continue supporting our local restaurants as they adapt to the current economic situation. For now, this monthly raffle will change to reflect the current Portland dining environment. The “Date Night” raffle now features five (5) winners. Each winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to be used at any local restaurant offering delivery, onsite dining and food to go. Simply comment on this Instagram image and tag a friend (or, two, or three...), and you’re entered to win. Note that our usual raffle co-sponsors Portland Sea Dogs (@portland_seadogs) and Portland Museum of Art (@portlandmuseum) will rejoin our raffle in the future. Here are a few pictures from recent meals: a sashimi lunch at @izakayaminato, soppressata and olive pizza with beer at @mainebeerco, the fried chicken sandwich at @woodford_fb, burrata with apples at @leewardmaine, a Belgian liege waffle at @novareresbiercafe, and a peach and plum pastry from @blvlme. #portlandmaine #datenight #takeout #eatlocal #mainefood #outdoordining #sashimi #pizzaandbeer #friedchickensandwich #burrataandapples #liegewaffle #portlandmainefood NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. 5 winners will be chosen at random and each will receive one $50 VISA gift card that can be used at a multitude of restaurants (or anywhere VISA gift cards are accepted). Any additional costs will be the responsibility of each winner. The winners will be chosen on October 6, 2020, and will be notified via Instagram direct message. Winners will connect with Evergreen Credit Union to receive their prizes. Per Instagram rules, this promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram, Inc. By entering, entrants confirm that they are 13+ years of age, release Instagram of responsibility, and agree to Instagram’s terms of use.
Cara and Cecile Stadler have announced that they’ve permanently closed @liorestaurantmaine. “Dear Friends, Family and Guests – It is with much sadness that we announce the permanent closure of Lio Restaurant. We were unable to weather the pandemic without some rent relief, and with the decreasing temperatures and increasing Covid cases, can find no viable way forward. We hope our food and wine brought some small moments of joy to you during these difficult times, a reminder of the simple pleasure of a shared meal with the hope for better times to come.” The Stadlers are selling off the bottles in the Lio wine cellar. The Stadler’s other restaurants Bao Bao (Portland) and Zao Ze (Brunswick) remain in business, and the Stadlers will be re-opening Tao Yuan (Brunswick) for “very limited number of private parties, reservations only with a curated menu and minimum spend, starting mid-late October”. #portlandmaine #liorestaurant #carastadler #permanentlyclosed
A late summer dinner Wharf Street dinner at @stree A late summer dinner Wharf Street dinner at @streetandco_. I started off with a I Told You Before cocktail (Old Tom Gin, apricot, vermouth, lavender, lemon), followed by a delicious swordfish entree (3rd photo) with heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, scallions and a basil/tarragon vinaigrette. For dessert I went with a seasonal apple crostada (4th photo) topped with caramel sauce and accompanied by a dessert cocktail. This was one of the best meals I’ve had at Street since they’ve started updating the menu at this classic Portland restaurant. #portlandmaine #portlandmainefood #streetandco #swordfish #dessertcocktails #applecrostada
@liubiantan, Portland’s newest food truck, launc @liubiantan, Portland’s newest food truck, launched today. They’ll be serving lunch on the Western Promenade through 4pm. Owner Chung Heng Liu is dishing up a menu (2nd photo) of “old school” Taiwanese street food: Yo Mein, Lo Ba Bung, Gua Bao, and Scallion “Bomb” Bing. LBT is scheduled to hold a pop-up takeout dinner in conjunction with @cong.tu.bot on September 29th. #portlandmaine #mainefoodtruck #taiwanesefood #westernprom #liubiantan #yomein #lobabung #guabao
A phenomenal bottle of Cyril Zangs (@cidre2table) A phenomenal bottle of Cyril Zangs (@cidre2table) cider and—thanks to the Bring Your Own Food (BYOF) policy—lunch from @palacediner at @lornewine in Biddeford. #biddefordmaine #lornewine #cyrilzangs2018 #cyrilzangs #ilovecider
@anoche.portland has launched an exciting new init @anoche.portland has launched an exciting new initiative called the Backyard Cider Project. The Washington Ave cider bar will be gathering apple donations from the public, and work with @cornishciderco to press, ferment and bottle a "unique cider that showcases the terroir of Maine". The finished product is expected to be bottled and available this coming spring along with a map that shows where in Maine the fruit for the community cider project was sourced from. “All across our state apple trees abound on public and private property alike. A large portion of these apples go to waste, and we want your help turning those apples into a unique cider that showcases the terroir of Maine.” “With the apple harvest being upon us, we are asking any and all who have access to apple trees to bring us your fruit! [B]ring whatever you can: blemished apples, small apples, crabapples, etc. from now through the end of October. Because good cider apples don’t typically taste good to eat—the more bitter and sour, the better! Drop them off at Anoche any day of the week between 2 pm and 8 pm. Leave them by the front door and come to the window to let us know they are there...we will bring them in! Happy picking!” Anoche owner Erika Colby shared, "We thought this project could be a fun way to bring people together at a time when the pandemic is keeping us apart. Pressing and fermenting juice into cider is an expression of hope in a better future—one where we can come together again to taste the fruits of the work we did to make this cider possible." Everyone who donate a bushel (40 lbs) or more to the Backyard Cider Project will be entered into a drawing to win an apple tree from a local nursery so "we can keep the tradition going for more years to come." Anoche opened late last year on Washington Ave serving a menu of draft and bottled cider and Basque food. During the pandemic Anoche has launched an outdoor seating area and cider takeout window serving draft and bottled cider as well as a cider growler service. #portlandmaine #backyardciderproject #communitycider #mainecider #anocheciderbar #cornishcidercompany #maineapples #ciderapples #ilovecider #hardcider
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