This story might bug you, but in this case it’s supposed to and we don’t care: Maine’s first ever edible insect lunch and dinner will be held Monday at Bao Bao Dumpling House in Portland. Chefs Zach Pratt and Keshia Thanephonesy, co-founders of Boba, an Asian fusion restaurant in Lewiston, will prepare a la carte […]
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The Buzz: Ben's Burritos customers buy more than 300 burritos for strangers
The Buzz this week is full of optimism and burritos. When they opened 18 months ago on Lisbon Street, Ben’s Burritos founders Tricia Tomlinson and Ben Scott created a “Pay It Forward” wall where customers could anonymously buy other people burritos. Someone walking through the door who could not afford a meal could snag one of […]
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Chipotle plans to expand its menu and close some restaurants
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Taco Bell should be feeling pretty good. That’s because Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. — its biggest competitor in the U.S. Mexican-inspired dining segment — is taking pages directly from its playbook as it tries to revamp its image. And no wonder: it was Chipotle’s new CEO that […]
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Patrick Brendan O'Brien
PORTLAND — Patrick Brendan O’Brien, 47, of Oxford passed away Tuesday, June 19, at Maine Medical Center. He was born Nov. 16, 1970, the son of Paul F. and Patricia Curran O’Brien. He attended school in Wakefield, Mass., before moving to Maine and attending Oxford Elementary and Oxford Hills High School. He had been employed at […]
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Haunted table for two: A New England foodie’s search for the region’s most haunted establishments
At Sea Glass Restaurant in Cape Elizabeth, Deb Wojcicki tried the Mediterranean Scramble and learned about the bride-to-be shipwrecked with her wedding dress, now seen walking the beach. At The Green Mountain Inn in Stowe, Vermont, it was eggs Benedict and tap-dances-on-the-roof ghost, Boots Berry. At Haymarket Cafe in Northampton, Massachusetts, a delicious plate of […]
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New brewery and The Poutine Factory coming to Auburn
AUBURN — The city is getting a new brewery and a poutine restaurant. Business partners and friends Ben Low and Matt Johannes announced Thursday during the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s LA Metro Marketplace that Side By Each Brewing Co. and The Poutine Factory will open at 1110 Minot Ave. this coming winter. Low […]
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Why chronically crowded restaurants won’t take reservations
I have no data whatsoever to back me up on this, but I blame Anthony Bourdain for what seems to me the rush of restaurants (that I want to get into!) that refuse to take reservations, either altogether or for smaller groups. My theory is that the name alone of his television show – “No […]
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The Buzz: Portland Pie Co. coming to Lincoln Street in Lewiston
This week the Buzz is ready for lunch, and just in time. Lewiston is getting a Portland Pie Co. The pizza shop and pub has signed a letter of intent to go into the shuttered Lincoln Street firehouse that developers Kara Wilbur and Paul Peck saved from demolition last year and hoped to bring back to […]
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On-street dining? Latest restaurant trend can put diners in the streets or parking lots
A new dining trend is coming to Maine: street food, literally. Restaurants may soon serve meals and drinks on patios that take the place of street parking spots or other public spaces outside of their regular dining rooms. The trend, well established in other U.S. cities, was made possible by a new law allowing restaurants […]
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Planning Board approves fusion cuisine restaurant application
NORWAY — The Norway Planning Board has voted unanimously to accept an application for a fusion cuisine restaurant at the former C&C Meats building at 495 Main St. Planning Board Chairman Dennis Gray said that Deivid Miranda Da Silva brought his completed application before the board Thursday evening and answered questions from residents during a […]