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By Hilary Nangle on February 18, 2010
Maine chefs are no strangers to the James Beard Foundation’s annual awards, and the 2010 semifinalists include both familiar faces and new entries to the competition. Notably, Sam Hayward, a former Best Chef in the Northeast winner, is nominated for Outstanding Chef and his restaurant, Fore Street, is nominated for Outstanding Restaurant. Contenders for the [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged Arrows, Belfast, Brescao, Brian Hill, Camden, Chase's Daily, Clark Fraiser, Dining in Maine, Fore Street, Francine Bistro, James Beard Award, Kirsta Kern Desjarlais, Maine nominees, Maine restaurants, Maine's best chefs, Maine's best restaurants, Mark Gaier, Megan Chase, Ogunquit, Penelle Chase, Phoebe Chase, Portland, Sam Haward, Ted Laforge |
By Hilary Nangle on January 5, 2010
Yup, he was here (and he got a taste for a Maine winter in addition to Maine fare). Reports are beginning to trickle in: In Portland, he visited Street & Co., J’s Oyster, Duckfat, and one more, which one of my sources is trying to get today. In Rockland, he spent Saturday at Primo, then [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay | Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Bourdain in Maine, Maine dining, Maine restaurants, No Reservations in Maine, Portland Maine, Rockland Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on December 29, 2009
Just a few updates worth noting (and for most, the websites have yet to catch up): In York, the Chapman Cottage has, for the most part, closed its dining room to the public. It will remain open to guests on weekends in the off season, when it will be open to the public one night [...]
Posted in Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Moon guidebook updates, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged Brunswick Maine, Chapman Cottage, Dining, GEo's, Katahdin, Maine restaurants, Portland Maine, Scarlet Begonias, Walter's, York Maine |
By Hilary Nangle on December 19, 2009
Dined at Chef/Owner Brian Hill’s Francine Bistro last night, and I liked it. Food is well prepared and innovative; service is very good. It is not, however, a fine dining restaurant; true to the name, it’s a bistro: loud, frenzied, fun. The prices aren’t exactly bistro prices (entrees $23-26), which is probably why I’ve heard [...]
Posted in Food, Penobscot Bay | Tagged Camden Maine, Francine Bistro, Maine dining, Maine restaurants |
By Hilary Nangle on December 8, 2009
Mark it on your calendars. The second annual Maine Restaurant Week is scheduled March 1-10, 2010. Restaurants statewide will offer three-course, prix-fixe dinners for $20.10, $30.10 or $40.10. A few also will serve prix fixe lunches for $15.10. This promo was extremely successful last year, and I expect, as more people learn about it and [...]
Posted in Deals, Events | Tagged Dining, Discounted dining, Maine, Maine Restaurant Week, Maine restaurants |
By Hilary Nangle on July 4, 2009
Beyond the extremes of the White Barn Inn and the Loco Poco’s, I grazed my way through a couple of other Kennebunk/K’port restaurants (both siblings of the White Barn) and a fish and lobster joint in Wells. Given that White Barn Inn chef Jonathan Cartwright oversees the empire, I expected both Grissini and Stripers to [...]
Posted in Food, Moon guidebook updates, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged Breakwater Inn, Dining, Fisherman's Catch, Grissini, Grotta, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Maine restaurants, restaurants in southern Maine, Stripers, Wells |
By Hilary Nangle on May 21, 2009
Took a wander through downtown Rockland today. For the most part, Main Street appears healthy, and that’s a good thing in this economy. Sure, there are a few empty storefronts (Sage Market has moved to Camden), but for the most part there’s life here. And promise. Just opened a few days ago is Clan MacLaren’s, [...]
Posted in Food, Penobscot Bay | Tagged Clan MacLaren's, Maine food, Maine restaurants, Maine travel, Rock City, Rockland Maine, Sage Market, Second Read, The Boat House |
By Hilary Nangle on February 14, 2009
Once again, Maine chefs and restaurants have gained national attention in numbers that are proportionately far greater than its population. Check out the list of Maine-based semi-finalists for the James Beard Foundation’s annual awards. Nominees will be announced March 24, with the awards gala slated for May 4. And the semi-finalists are… Outstanding Chef: Sam [...]
Posted in Acadia, Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches | Tagged Arrows Restaurant, Belfast, Brian Hill, Camden, Chase's Daily, Clari Frasier, Cleonice, Ellsworth, Emilitsa, Fore Street, Francine Bistro, Hugo's, Maine chefs, Maine restaurants, Maine semi-finalists for Beard awards, Mark Gaier, Megan Chase, Ogunquit, Penelle Chase, Phoebe Chase, Portland, Rich Hanson, Rob Evans, Sam Hayward, Ted Lafage |
By Hilary Nangle on February 12, 2009
Given the number of hits I’m getting on an earlier posting, I have a sense that this will be one successful event. As of Feb. 11, participation had grown to 41 restaurants from Ogunquit to Augusta. Again, here’s the drill: Participating restaurants are offering three-course meals priced at $20.09, $30.09 or $40.09 depending on the [...]
Posted in Events, Food | Tagged Dining in Maine, Maine discounts for restaurants, Maine restaurants, Restaurant Week Maine participating restaurants |
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