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Opened for business on December 28, 2016

Little Giant, 211 Danforth St Portland, ME 04101

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The Purple House (@brescahoneybee) reopened this week for their inverted (October through May) season. I stopped in first thing at 8am and by the time I left there was a line of eager bagel and pastry eaters trailing out the front door. I went for the TPH (gravlax, horseradish dill cream cheese, radish, cucumber, onion, caper berry on a rosemary sea salt bagel) shown in the second photo with a mug of @speedwellcoffee. If you haven’t been for lunch go and try their wonderful pizza, sandwiches and salads. #northyarmouthmaine #thepurplehouse #montrealbagels

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The 6th Annual Heirloom Apple Tasting took place yesterday. This wonderful event brought together 213 apples from 21 orchards in 4 states with New England ciders (@bentboughcider, @rockygroundcider, @cornishciderco, @citizencider), heirloom apple dishes by Ilma Lopez from @chavalmaine, Josh Berry at @unionportland and Krista Kern Desjarlais at The Purple House (@brescahoneybee) under one roof at the @portlandoystershop on Washington Ave.
The focal point of the event was a guided tasting by @therighteousrusset (aka Sean Turley) who led guests through a tasting of a diverse range of 36 apple varieties from the colonial era to the modern day, from England, France, Kazakhstan and America providing insight into the science and lore of apples and tasting notes and lineages of the fruit presented.
Tickets for the 2020 Apple Tasting will go on sale next year in September. #portlandmaine #appletasting #heirloomapples #rareapples #mainespples

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A post-yoga lunch at @portlandoystershop: a half dozen @winnegance_oyster, scallop crudo with cucumber, mint and chili, and white anchovy toast with olive tapenade and piquillo peppers. #portlandmaine #islandcreekoysters #anchovytoast #scallopcrudo

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RAFFLE COMPLETED
Welcome to the October edition of the Portland Food Map “Date Night” raffle sponsored by Evergreen Credit Union (@evergreen_credit_union). The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to Isa Bistro (@isaportlandme) and either two tickets to a Portland Mariners (@marinersofmaine) home hockey game OR two tickets to the Portland Museum of Art (@portlandmuseum). Simply comment on this Instagram image and tag a friend (or, two, or three...), and you’re entered to win.
To whet your appetite here's a look at some photos from Isa: grilled octopus with chickpeas and red peppers, linguine with shrimp and gaujillos chiles, lamb taco, grilled pork chop, heirloom tomato and burrata.
#portlandmaine #isabistro #datenight #mainefood #grilledoctopus #evergreeneverywhere #liguine #lambtaco #grilledporkchop #heirloomtomatoes
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Limit 1 entry per person. 1 winner will be chosen at random and will receive either 2 Flex Tickets redeemable at any Maine Mariners home game for the rest of the 2019-20 season, subject to availability, or 2 guest Admission Tickets to the Portland Museum of Art. Dinner for two at Isa Bistro is good for up to $100 in the form of a VISA gift card; any additional costs will be the responsibility of the winner. The winner will be chosen on October 8, 2019, and will be notified via Instagram direct message. Winner will connect with Evergreen Credit Union to receive their prize package.
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. This contest is in no way sponsored or administered by the Maine Mariners. By entering, entrants confirm that they release the Maine Mariners of responsibility. This contest is in no way sponsored or administered by the Portland Museum of Art. By entering, entrants confirm that they release the Portland Museum of Art of responsibility.

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Weekend eats: the 1 pound Hand Slab carpetted with pepperoni from @slabportland. #portlandmaine #sicilianstreetfood #handslab #peperonipizza

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Warm sunny days, cool crisp nights, leaves turning color...Fall, my favorite season is now here, and along with it Maine’s stellar apple season. Here are two great examples. On the top is a Chestnut, a 1946 cross between a Malinda and a crab apple. What it lacks in size it makes up for in flavor, texture and eye appeal. On the bottom is an Ashmead’s Kernel an 18th century English variety that has a russet texture and balanced high acidity. There are 100+ apple varieties available at orchards across Northern New England. You just need to bypass the macs and honeycrisps and go for a beautiful drive in the countryside to find some. #maineapples #heirloomapples #chestnutcrab #ashmeadskernel

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