Members of the Portland and broader Maine food communities are mourning the loss of Bob Smith. The Locavore column in today’s Portland Daily Sun is a remembrance of Bob.
Generous, vivacious, energetic, hilarious; those words come quickly when people speak of Bob Smith.
“I see him in his white t-shirt with a flannel shirt over it, jeans and a pair of clogs, moving a million miles an hour. His goatee, perfectly parted hair and those signature eyebrows. Nobody had more passion for life than Bob had,” said Marc Doiron who worked with him at the Commissary, the lunch and dinner eatery at the Portland Public Market.
A Passages article on Bob appeared in today’s Press Herald,
“He was brilliant, funny, and had a huge heart,” Wright said. “Bob’s motto was, ‘Food is love,’ and there was more than enough of it wherever he was.”
Steven Gerlach, his friend for the past 31 years, remembered Mr. Smith on Monday as a “beautiful and joyous man” who had a deep appreciation for “beauty in the world.”
and the Maine Cheese Guild also posted a small notice about Bob this weekend,
This is a shock – a loss of one of our own…Terribly sad – such a sweet guy and wonderful cheesemaker.
He was an amazing cheesemaker… and a dear friend to many… very, very sad..