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A Very Pleasing “Pig”
After the anger subsided, I believe I openly wept – right there in the grocery store – when the stock boy confirmed what I’d feared. Gotta love the sign at The Thirsty Pig in Portland! Classico no...
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Portland Breakfast on the “Go”
The item varies. It depends on the precise hour. Some things are best (or only available) at a certain tick of the morning clock. But the place is always the same. When someone says “breakfast on the...
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Wunderbar!!
I haven’t been this excited about something German since they reintroduced the Volkswagen Beetle. Schulte & Herr's fantastic lox and potato pancakes Just three blocks from my house – under a lime...
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Fall into Winter Favorites
As the temps drop my focus shifts to comfort food. The stewed and brothy. The ample and starchy. The earthy and rich. I scan menus for things I’d never consider in warmer weather. Cheesy noodles. Heavy...
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Yakitori!!
Yakitori is now served at Pai Men Miyake. Planned a “catch up” dinner with my pal A. from Portland Food Map last night and his suggestion of Pai Men Miyake proved inspired. It was the restaurant’s...
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Baking with a Maine Stout
I was thwarted from the beginning. How could it possibly have turned out well? My final stout choices - Sebago and Rising Tide Let me explain. My chosen Maine beverage for this joint-blogger post...
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Book Review O-Rama: Odd Bits
Granted, I’d never cooked a pig’s head until a few weeks ago (more on that below), but offal has been an awfully big part of my life for years (as have shanks, livers and marrow). Brains and tongues of...
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Tasting the Holiday Spirit(s) – Round 3
Vrylena's contribution: Whispers of the Frost It didn’t sneak up on me this year. I planned, recruited cohorts to bring cocktails, secured last-minute kitchen help (thank you S.!), invited new...
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Much ado about a fast food burger
Okay. I’ll try and keep this in perspective. The double-pattied burger was pretty tasty and was certainly light-years better than most fast food burgers. I mean, unlike my last Burger King experience...
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A $100 Day of Love in Portland
Stretching the Valentine dollar into a full day eating and hanging out in Portland, Maine. The Hallmark-sanctioned day of romance is right around the corner and food bloggers around town are writing...
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