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November 1, 2008 | Posted in Reviews

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After an extensive renovation, Miyake (@dinemiyake

After an extensive renovation, Miyake (@dinemiyake) is set to reopen Tuesday, November 29th. The new Miyake will seat 28 with a 10-seat beverage bar up front (3rd photo), an 8-seat sushi counter and table banquet seating.
Chef/owner Masa Miyake has prepared a menu that includes a variety of nigiri, sashimi and house-created rolls as well as sashimi and nigiri omakase options. The rice dish section of the menu includes a made to order kamameshi with king salmon and ikura fish roe. There are also a number of shareable plates which Miyake has adapted from traditional Japanese dishes such as a lobster chawanmushi. You can see a few photos of the dishes on the Miyake instagram account (@dinemiyake). The beverage program will includes sake, wine, house-designed cocktails, and a pair of draft beers.
Miyake will be open Tuesday through Saturday, 5 – 9 pm. The front bar will be held for walk-in customers and the remaining seats will be available for reservations. During their first week Miyake will be for walk-ins only—the Tock reservation calendar starts on December 6th and will go live on November 29th. Miyake is located at 468 Fore Street.
Chef Masa Miyake opened his first Portland restaurant Food Factory Miyake at 129 Spring Street in 2007. @paimen_miyake followed suit in the fall of 2010, and Miyake on Fore Street opened its doors on July 13, 2011. Masa Miyake was a James Beard Awards Best Chef: Northeast nominee in 2015, and a semifinalist nominee in 2014. #portlandmaine #mainefood #chefmasamiyake #maineseafood #mainesushi @beardfoundation

Here’s a new set of photos from our project to v

Here’s a new set of photos from our project to venture outside the Portland area to visit restaurants, bars, bakeries and other food venues in all of Maine’s sixteen counties. It’s been really interesting to experience the different ways people across the state are bringing Maine food culture to life for their communities.
In this post are businesses in 5 Maine counties: Sagadahoc, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox.
The details (in order of the photos): an Olandesina pastry and cortado at @solopanepasticceria in Bath, @provenderkitchen in Ellsworth, bison taco at Bissell Brothers in Milo (@bbbthreerivers), the dining room at @thequarrymonson in Monson, @saltwharf in Camden, @peace.love.waffles and The Mill Cafe (@dfmillcafe) in Dover-Foxcroft, the dining room at the @blairhillinn near Moosehead Lake, North & Southeats (@north_southeats) in Brownville Junction, and @westmarketsquarecoffee in Bangor.
**Do you have a favorite spot outside the Portland area? Tag or mention them in the comments here and we’ll keep them in mind for future travel.**
See earlier posts on June 23rd, July 6th, August 5th, September 13th and October 27th for more Maine road-trip restaurant photos. #16countieseats #mainefood #mainefoodmap #olandesina #bisontacos #piscataquiscounty

The @goodfirefreeport tasting room and restaurant

The @goodfirefreeport tasting room and restaurant will be opening in Freeport on Saturday. The new location has seating for 75 along with an additional 75 of outdoor seating. The 24-tap draft system will be set-up to serve 12 beer, 6 wines and 6 cocktails.
The kitchen is headed up by Ben Christie along with sous chef Colin Kennedy. The draft menu (4th photo) features “interesting & approachable takes on bar food classics” such as Smoked Ricotta Dip served with tomato confit, olive salad and focaccia, a Napa Cabbage salad served with a roasted jalapeno and pepita viniagrette, cotija, pickled onions and herbs, and a Fried Pork Cutlet sandwich made with apple mostarda, basil and cabbage slaw. There will be four different styles of wings a kids menu and a selection of desserts that includes a soft pretzel bread pudding.
Christie along with Goodfire general manager Kevin Nelson are both Big Tree Hospitality alums where Nelson was the general manager of The Honey Paw and Christie was the chef de cuisine at Hugo’s. Kennedy’s resume includes time as the sous chef at Leeward.
Goodfire Freeport location features a private dining room that can seat up to 14 and is decorated with a mural (3rd photo) by artist Lydia Jane Brown from October Wilde. A few steps away at the end of the bar Goodfire has built in a pilot system brewing system which they’ll use to produce small batch and experimental one-off beers.
Goodfire Freeport is located at 180 South Freeport Rd, Freeport Maine 04032 which owners David and Julia Redding have been renovating since taking over the space in the summer of 2021. Hours will be Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday noon – 9 pm, Friday and Saturday noon – 10 pm, and open for retail sales only on Monday (1 – 6 pm).
Goodfire Brewing launched their original location on Anderson Street in East Bayside almost exactly five years ago in November 2017. #mainebeer #goodfirebrewing #freeportmaine

Owner Garrett Fitzgerald has been renovating his r

Owner Garrett Fitzgerald has been renovating his restaurant space on West Commercial Street and expanding the building footprint with prefabricated structures from OpBox. The new complex will be the joint home for @clambarportland and the Portland Beer Garden for lunch and dinner, and Royale Lunch (@lunchroyale) for breakfast and lunch service.
Fitzgerald’s Christmas tree business will launch on the property on the day after Thanksgiving. Royale Lunch will likely open this winter and the full ensemble cast to open in the spring.
#portlandmaine #clambar #royalelunchbar #westcommercialportland

RAFFLE COMPLETED Welcome to the November edition o

RAFFLE COMPLETED
Welcome to the November edition of the Portland Food Map “Date Night” raffle sponsored by Evergreen Credit Union (@evergreen_credit_union). The winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card for use at @papertiger.me and either two tickets to the Maine Mariners (@marinersofmaine) 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 dishes from Paper Tiger: Fried Dough with chocolate sauce, coconut glaze, candied peanuts and Thai basil (definitely get this!), Coconut Wings (sambal, pineapple, cilantro), green papaya salad, Whole Roast Fish (green curry, fried shallots, cilantro), fried chicken sandwich.
#portlandmaine #datenight #mainefood #evergreeneverywhere #frieddough #wholeroastfish #coconutwings #papayasalad #friedchickensandwich
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. 1 winner will be chosen at random and will receive either 2 tickets to a Maine Mariners home game OR 2 guest Admission Tickets to the Portland Museum of Art. Date of Maine Mariners game to be determined with the winner. Meal for two at Paper Tiger 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 November 8, 2022, 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 Portland Sea Dogs 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.

A new restaurant called Full Turn (@fullturnportla

A new restaurant called Full Turn (@fullturnportland) is under construction in the former Baharat space in East Bayside. The launch of Full Turn is being led by Chloe Kessell and Melissa Pappas in collaboration with the owners of Baharat. Josh Lemay will be running the bar program.
Full Turn will be serving seasonal menus that change-up frequently with restaurant concepts that shift with each ‘turn’ of the menu. Pappas and Kessell plan to collaborate with local farms, breweries and other food producers on special items for their menus. They also hope to create opportunities at Full Turn for chef residencies, pop-ups, and special events. While by design the food and concept will change often, the team is aiming for a steady price point, service level and atmosphere.
Kessell has worked in the restaurant industry for 12 years in both Boston and Portland, and most recently was the general manager of Baharat. Pappas comes from a restaurant family and has worked both front and back of house roles most recently the kitchen manager of Baharat. The pair have worked together in the past to organize pop-ups and events and as hospitality consultants through Sate at Home and Sate at Work.
The owners hope to open Full Turn in December after construction to expand the kitchen and light renovations to the dining room. #portlandmaine #fullturnportland #mainefood #eastbaysideportland #whathappenedtobaharat

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