This is a true story: I used to work in a business that shared a wall with Bull Feeney’s, and somehow we managed to schedule a Very Important Meeting at 1 pm on Saint Patrick’s Day. We had no choice to but to laugh (and vacate the building, moving the meeting to a more … [...]
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With its unique architecture, and its prime position on Commercial street, Farmer’s Table has to be one of the most attractive restaurants in the city. I don’t mean that glibly – regardless of what dining establishment has its home there, the building itself always enticed me. “Come in, eat here,” it seems to say, “with [...]
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Port Bean in five words: Sunny, Bright, Warm, Tasty, Surprising. Sometimes, on a winter’s day, that is exactly what you need. I wasn’t planning to visit Port Bean. I’d walked by it about a hundred times, but on this particular Maine winter day it was slushy and icy and I was hungry, and suddenly the [...]
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I was going through shops in the East End, and at ever single one, I had the same conversation. “Have you checked out Bakery on the Hill yet? It’s amazing.” When your neighbors consistently talk you up so highly, what can a poor blogger do but follow their advice. Bakery on the Hill did not [...]
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I that, for a lot of us who don’t live in the West End, Fresh Approach came to our attention when a handwritten sign was posted on the front door of the Forest Avenue Hannaford on Thanksgiving (when Hannaford is closed) “Fresh Approach is open 9 am – 3 pm” the sign read, and gave [...]
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You already know that Portland is a foodie town. So many restaurants, you could eat at a different one every day for a year and still miss some great ones. What you may not know is that some of the very best food in the city is being made at a small cafe on Congress [...]
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I have a friend who, for many years, managed a bookstore on Exchange street (ah Books, etc., how we miss you!). For the entire summer, every summer, the number one non-book related question she was asked — day in and day out — was “Where can you get a good, quick lunch in this town?” [...]
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