By Hilary Nangle on February 21, 2012
The James Beard Foundation has announced the semi-finalists for its 2012 James Beard awards. Maine chefs and restaurants in the running are, by category: Best New Restaurant: • Petite Jacqueline, Portland Outstanding Chef: • Melissa Kelly, Primo, Rockland Outstanding Restaurant: • Fore Street, Portland Best Chef Northeast: • Penelle, Megan, and Phoebe Chase and Ted [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Belfast, Boda, Bresca, Camden, Chase's Daily, Emilitsa, Fore Street, Francine Bistro, Petite Jacqueline, Portland, Primo, Rockland |
By Hilary Nangle on March 21, 2011
From eight semi-finalists from Maine for various James Beard awards, one has emerged as a finalist for Best Chef: Northeast, Krista Kerns. And if you thought it was difficult to get into Bresca before, just try to land a table now! I love the big flavors that emerge from this tiny Mediterranean-flavored spot, adjacent to [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Beard award, Bresca, Krista Kerns Desjarlais, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on February 18, 2011
Watch out, Portland: Maine’s Mid-coast is demanding that you share the foodie love. Need proof? Just check out this year’s crop of James Beard award semifinalists: Eight contenders, four from Portland, four from the Mid-coast. I’ve been touting the Rockland-Camden-Belfast food scene for years, and now the secret’s getting out. It’s an emerging culinary travel [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Belfast, Bresca, Camden, Chase's Daily, Emilitsa, Fore Street, Francine, Portland, Primo, Rockland, Rockport, Shepherd's Pie |
By Hilary Nangle on July 13, 2009
Fans of Eric Desjarlais’ Evangeline and Krista Kerns’ Bresca take note: The husband-wife duo are joining forces for 12 Seats: 12 Seats is just what the title says. 12 seats, 12 courses, 12 times in one year. The last Sunday of each month, Krista and I will transform bresca in to an amalgamation of our [...]
Posted in Events, Greater Portland, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged 12 Seats, Bresca, Eric Desjarlais, Evangeline, Krista KErns, Portand Maine dining, Portland chefs, Portland restaurants |
By Hilary Nangle on March 12, 2009
If you didn’t get out for Restaurant Week Maine or didn’t get to every restaurant you wanted to try, the good times and wallet-friendly fixed-price three-course menus are continuing. A handful of restaurants are continuing their Restaurant Week Maine specials. Call the restaurant for details. In Portland: Blue Spoon, Bresca, Cinque Terre, Evangeline, Eve’s Five [...]
Posted in Events, Food, Greater Portland | Tagged ., Blue Spoon, Bresca, Cinque Terre, Evangeline, Eve's Five Fifty-Five, Hugo's, Johnny's Bistro, Le Garage, Lily's Bistro, Peppeclub, Pom's Thai Taste, Portland, Restaurant Week Maine continues, Ribolitta restaurant, Robinhood Free Meetinghouse, SeaGrass Bistro |
By Hilary Nangle on February 10, 2009
After attending the Gov’s conference on tourism earlier in the day, and taping a 207 show (yup, that’s me yapping about skiing), and stopping in to see Backstage Pass, the rock and roll photography show at the Portland Musem of Art (you MUST go), and browsing at Longfellow Books, I was hungry. I’ve been hearing [...]
Posted in Food, Moon guidebook updates, Skiing/Riding | Tagged Backstage Pass exhibit, Bresca, Caiolas, dining in Portland Maine, Maine skiing, Portland Maine restaurants, Portland Museum of Art, rock and roll photography |
By Hilary Nangle on January 21, 2009
Hungry to try something new? Following in the steps of Boston, New York, and other cities around the country, Portland is poised to offer its first RestaurantWeekME March 1-10, 2009. During the event, participating restaurants will offer three-course menus priced at $20.09, $30.09, or $40.09, plus tax and gratuity; actual rate and menu will vary [...]
Posted in Food | Tagged and Cinque Terre, Back Bay Grill, Bar Lola, Bresca, Bull Feeney’s, Eve’s, Fore Street, Hugo’s, Inn on Peak’s Island, Portland dining, Portland restaurants, Restaurant Week Maine, The Front Room, The Grill Room, Vignola |
By Hilary Nangle on September 26, 2008
After walking Portland from Munjoy Hill through the West End and Congress down to Commercial, I’m convinced there’s truth to that oft-cited (but never substantiated) statistic that Portland has more restaurants per capita than any other city save that other one by the bay. Really, I swear I couldn’t walk more than 25 yards, if [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Moon guidebook updates | Tagged Bresca, Eves, Food, Hugo's, Maine, Mim's, Portland, restaurants, The Grill Room, The Port Hole |
By Hilary Nangle on April 26, 2008
Summer’s coming, and recession-be-damned, restaurants are opening and getting attention. Here’s a starter list. I’ll report more once I’ve nibbled my way through a few meals. Evangeline, Portland: Eric Desjarlais (of Ladle and Bandol fame) has finally opened his new restaurant, and the reviews are beginning to appear. It’s far less formal than Bandol and [...]
Posted in Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Uncategorized | Tagged Amalfi, Bresca, Camden, Evangeline, Granny's Burritos, Maine, Off the Boat, Portland, restaurants, Rockland, Toast of the Town |
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