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Quinn’s Bardega

Co-located with Mellen Street Market, Quinn’s opened in the spring of 2020.

79 Mellen Street, Portland, ME, USA

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Big Tree Hospitality is opening the new South Free

Big Tree Hospitality is opening the new South Freeport Village Market (@southfreeportvillagemarket) this weekend. The building is owned and recently renovated by Mary Beth and Chris Lorenz, and is located a few blocks away from the Freeport Town Wharf and Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster.
“The South Freeport Village market has been a staple in the community since the 1950’s and we are excited to be a part of this revitalization project. The market will have a café and a bean to cup coffee program featuring Rwanda Bean. Offerings will include pastries and breads from Little Spruce Baking Co. The Market will focus on breakfast and lunch as well as, local produce, beer and wine, fresh flowers and sundries.”
The market will be open daily 7 am – 8 pm. (See the 3rd image in this post for a look at the menu.)
Big Tree Hospitality bought Hugo’s from Rob Evans and Nancy Pugh and launched Eventide Oyster Company in 2012, they opened The Honey Paw in 2015, and then Eventide Fenway in 2017. In addition to the South Freeport Village Market they also operate the Higgins Beach Market in Scarborough and the Town Landing Market in Falmouth. #freeportmaine #southfreeportmaine #villagemarket

Lecha (@lechaportland), the new bubble tea cafe an

Lecha (@lechaportland), the new bubble tea cafe and ice cream shop in Deering Center, is scheduled to open this Saturday. Lecha is located at 502 Stevens Ave near Pat’s Meat Market and Norimoto Baking.
Owners Som Mantasut and Genko Stanilov will be serving a selection of hard serve ice cream from Gifford’s, house made Thai ice tea and vanilla soft serve, bubble tea (their brown sugar bubble tea shown here), and coffee. Later this year they hope to add some baked goods to the menu including waffles.
Starting this Saturday Lecha will be open Thursday through Tuesday, 11 am – 7 pm. #deeringcenter #bubbletea

Khmer Kitchen opened last week initially serving a

Khmer Kitchen opened last week initially serving a selection of Cambodian sandwiches. Shown here is the delicious Pork Belly sandwich from the opening week menu.
The menu has been expanding and starting Tuesday, chef/owner Khanya Mimande will begin serving three different types of Katiew soup (Phonm Penh, Sach Ko, Sach Muon), a beef stew with noodles, and Bah Bor which is a rice porridge dish served with chicken, fried garlic and sprouts.
Khmer Kitchen is located on the 2nd floor of the Public Market House in Monument Square. Their hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 am – 9 pm. #khmerkitchen #mainefood #katiew

Congratulations to The Quarry (@thequarrymonson) i

Congratulations to The Quarry (@thequarrymonson) in Monson, Maine on winning the 2023 James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality.
Chef/owner Marilou ‘Lulu’ Ranta accepted the award tonight at the awards ceremony in Chicago, “I never dreamed this—never in my wildest that I’d be standing here today. I just have my restaurant in what I call the boonies, and somehow Mr. Beard still found me. Don’t stop believing, please keep working. I want to thank my husband. He told me I have a Sisu in me.” Sisu is a Finnish word that Ranta explained embodies perseverance, moxie and other qualities.
11 Maine chefs and restaurants were semifinalists in 2023. Maine chefs, restaurants and food professionals have won 10 awards since the Beard Awards program began: five in the Best Chef Northeast category, one in the Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Producer category, one in the Outstanding Hospitality category and three America’s Classics winners. Nezinscot Farm (@nezinscotfarm) in Turner, Maine was announced as an America’s Classic award winner earlier this year.
#beardawards2023 #jbfa #thequarry

Owl & Elm (@owlandelmpub) in Yarmouth has transiti

Owl & Elm (@owlandelmpub) in Yarmouth has transitioned to a new set of owners and is scheduled to open next week, Tuesday through Saturday, 4 – 9 pm. The restaurant sports a cozy neighborhood restaurant vibe and has outdoor seating along Main Street and on a back deck.
There is a full bar with a set of house designed cocktails like the Hey Jealousy (Barr Hill Gin, Strega, Cynar, Lemon and Honey Syrup, Saline), mocktails, wines by the glass and draft and packaged beer. The menu of apps, salads, entrees and desserts includes a number of gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options as well as the option of kids-sized portions for the entrees. Shown here are the Charred Leek Himmus and Chicken and Waffles
The new team from Scorched Earth Hospitality are Alli Bibaud, Jenna Croteau, Adam Croteau, and Christopher Doughty who bought the restaurant from it’s founders. Owl & Elm was founded by Caitlin Henningsen and Keith Johnson in 2016.

@_rose_foods_ reopened for indoor dining this week

@_rose_foods_ reopened for indoor dining this week—their menu is still also available for takeout. The bagel sandwich menu (see 4th image) retains some of the options from when they opened 2017 along with newer combos added during the last few years. Shown here are an L Train sandwich on an everything bagel and an Ollie Orso on a Chicago Dog bagel with a mug of @parlorcoffee.
Rose Foods is open daily 7 am to 2 pm. #bagelsandwich

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