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@apresdrinks a cidery and hard seltzer producer is

@apresdrinks a cidery and hard seltzer producer is under construction at 148 Anderson Street in East Bayside. Ian Goering, former head brewer at Tributary Brewing has been hired as the head of production at Après, and the operations manager Sarah Bryan—formerly with Schilling Beer—will manage front of house operations.
Après is being launched by co-owners Ryan Houghton from the Hop Yard and Michael Cardente. Extensive renovations to the industrial building are in full swing with hopes to open the 80-seat tasting room and outdoor seating area sometime this summer.
Après is looking forward to being part of Maine’s burgeoning cider industry, and will be Portland first hard seltzer producer. The production space includes 15-barrell brewing operation and a barrel-ageing room for their cider. A food program for the tasting room is in the early planning stage and will be augmented with appearances by local food trucks.
“For people that want the most unique social drinking adventure, Après is redefining the tasting room experience by creating the most unique house-brewed hard seltzer + cider and an unforgettable social environment. We facilitate the simple act of discovery – where people enjoy rare products and connect with others in exciting ways.” #portlandmaine #portlandmainefood #mainecider #yeastbayside #eastbaysideportland #aprescider #hardseltzer

Big Tree Hospitality—the restaurant group that i

Big Tree Hospitality—the restaurant group that includes Eventide, The Honey Paw, XO, and Hugo’s—are the new owners of @higginsbeachmkt in Scarborough. Big Tree intends to operate the seasonal market much like it has been with no plans to convert it to an outpost of their Middle Street restaurants.
“It is our hope that Higgins Beach Market continues to be the well-loved local mainstay it has been for many seasons’ past, serving the Higgins Beach community and beyond. In keeping with the market’s previous offerings we will have breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, as well as grab-and-go options, local produce, beer and wine, fresh flowers, and some sundries.”
Higgins Beach Market will be open 7 days a week, 7 am – 8 pm starting on Memorial Day weekend. #bigtreehospitality #higginsbeachmarket #scarboroughmaine #beachseason

RAFFLE COMPLETED Welcome to the April edition of t

RAFFLE COMPLETED
Welcome to the April 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, outdoor dining and food to go. Simply comment on this Instagram 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 the past month: roast chicken at @woodford_fb, Lomo Saltado from @the.lost.llama, chicken and turmeric rice from @mitrmaine, the heritage negroni from @vvoldport, the
@_centralprovisions_ pop-up at @littlegiantmaine, the @oxbowbrewingcompany @smallaxepopsup with @puzzell27, tacos and tostado from @isaportlandme and a ‘Real Italian’ from @acgrocery.
#portlandmaine #datenight #takeout #eatlocal #mainefood #outdoordining #portlandmainefood #lomosaltado #heritagenegroni #realitaliansandwich #porktacos
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 April 6, 2021, 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.

The highly anticipated opening of Jackrabbit Cafe

The highly anticipated opening of Jackrabbit Cafe (@jackrabbit.maine) is slated to take place late next month—tentatively on April 21st. The bakery and cafe from @elda.maine chef/owner Bowman Brown will “focus on Scandinavian-inspired breads and pastries as well as seasonal vegetable dishes, sandwiches, and heartier small plates”.
Jackrabbit is located in the first floor of 14 Main Street in Biddeford. The second floor of the newly renovated building will be the future home of Elda when it re-opens.
Brown moved to Maine from Salt Lake City where he was the co-owner and chef of Forage. He was a @foodandwine Best New Chef in 2011. Additionally, Brown was six time Beard semifinalists in the Best Chef: Southwest from 2011 to 2016. Elda was named one of the Best New Restaurants in America by Bill Addison at Eater in 2018, and was the feature of a New York Times article in that same year. A copy of the draft menu is on the Portland Food Map website (link in bio).
#biddefordmaine #jackrabbitcafe #scandinavianbakery #biddefordfoodmap

@brickyardhollow brewing has leased the former Ara

@brickyardhollow brewing has leased the former Arabica coffee shop at 9 Commercial Street where they plan to open a 60+ seat pizzeria and brew pub with a menu similar to what they offer at their location in Freeport. The room will feature a long bar along the right side of the room, a banquet along the left wall and table seating throughout the rest of the dining room. The 3,000 sq ft space will soon be under renovation and the owners hope to open by mid-summer.
Brickyard plans to keep their main brewing facility in Yarmouth but will likely be producing small batch specialty beers on Commercial Street.
Brickyard Hollow Brewing launched in Yarmouth in 2018 and opened their Freeport location in 2019. This new outpost follows a pattern of other Maine breweries (e.g. Oxbow, Banded Brewing and Batson River) that have opened second locations in the city after founding their business elsewhere in the state. #mainebeer #portlandmaine #brickyardhollowbrewing #indiastreetneighborhood

A new cafe called Cera (@eatcera) is under constru

A new cafe called Cera (@eatcera) is under construction in Monument Square. Cera will be offering a menu of “elevated sandwiches and salads” available 7-days a week from their ground floor space in 1 Monument Square.
The 22-seat 1,300 sq ft cafe will be open 11 am – 8 pm will have available corporate catering options to serve the needs of downtown businesses in addition to on site dining and to go meals for individual customers. During warmer months Cera plans to have a 24-seat patio in the square. Owners Steven, Jennifer Svendsen and Sean Doherty hope to open Cera in May.
Steven Lacount grew-up in the Waterville area and cites Big G’s in Winslow as one of his points of inspiration for Cera. He began is restaurant career working at Baldacci’s in Portland back in the late 1980s, and most recently worked with B.Good. Lacount has experience in helping restaurant be successful as they scale up, and hopes that Cera in Portland will be the first of what one day could be upwards of 10 locations.
Chef Sean Doherty (@naes2020) will be leading the culinary team at Cera. Doherty has worked at Harding Smith's Rooms restaurants. He also has strong interest in koji and fermentation, and was recently a presenter at the KojiCon online conference. At Cera, koji will be part of the process Dorherty uses to prepare their house-made pastrami.
There’s more info and some items from the draft menu on our website (link in bio). #portlandmaine #sandwichesandsalads #monumentsquare #cera #mainefood #comingsoon2021

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