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The year of the goat?

Slow food and Rabelais Books ruminate
François Rabelais, racy author and advocate of the eat, drink, and be merry lifestyle, was quoted on his deathbed as saying he was “off in search of the great perhaps.”

By TODD RICHARD | January 09, 2008

On the hot plate

Portland's food gods smile on 2008
To forecast food trends for Portland in 2008 is to prophesy the nation’s in 2009.

By BRIAN DUFF | December 26, 2007

Antidote to modern life

Bigos, the Old-World comfort stew
Finally, she says, “We have in our genes to eat bigos.” No matter where we’re from, I think we all do.

By LINDSAY STERLING | November 20, 2007

Name game

The Frog and Turtle evokes Uffa!'s strengths
The Frog and Turtle does have a very different feel.

By BRIAN DUFF | November 07, 2007

A family affair

La Familia’s Central American comfort food
Sigmund Freud believed it was a family meal that inspired the ideas and anxieties behind human civilization.

By BRIAN DUFF | October 31, 2007

Fateful changes

Local 188 has a rough transition to a new home
Sociologist Arthur Stinchcombe has argued that those who work in dangerous conditions form “communities of fate” that result in greater solidarity and rigidity in unofficial workplace norms.

By BRIAN DUFF | October 17, 2007

Secret no more

Francisco’s seeks out the limelight
By offering drinks to back up its strong menu, Francisco’s should have a new formula for success.

By BRIAN DUFF | October 03, 2007

Simple confusion

Japanese cooking and thought at Miyake
The opening of Food Factory Miyake coincides with a surge of writing about sushi.

By BRIAN DUFF | August 29, 2007

Savoring slow food

At a revamped seaside resort
The surest radar trap in southern Maine is the one the Scarborough police have set up where Route 207 enters Prouts Neck.

By BRIAN DUFF | August 01, 2007

Northern comfort

And OK food at Uncle Billy's Resto-Bar
As everyone knows, Canada completely lacks core values.

By BRIAN DUFF | July 11, 2007

Shack attack

Feed your fried-food need at Crab Louie
So I like Crab Louie, but I encourage you to sue them anyway.

By BRIAN DUFF | July 03, 2007

Size matters

Small portions are in; no apology needed from David’s 388
My mission in this essay is to convince Greater Portland that mission statements are useless.

By BRIAN DUFF | May 18, 2007

Eating by halves

Checking out the Point Five Lounge
It is always hard to know what to make of prestigious awards.

By BRIAN DUFF | April 18, 2007

Personal touch

Bresca’s chef expands on her pastry heritage
When we walk into a new place we remember what came before.

By BRIAN DUFF | April 11, 2007

Munch a brunch

Mid-morning sustenance
Like the feeling that you understand what Einstein was talking about with his theory of relativity, or a love affair untainted by cruelty and resentment, a great brunch place can be torturously ephemeral.

By BRIAN DUFF | November 29, 2006

Grateful gulps

Try some of these cocktails for Turkey Day
During the holidays, my phone lights up like a Christmas tree with family and friends looking for ideas on cocktails, wines, and bubbles for their celebrations.

By TODD RICHARD | November 15, 2006

Pulp addiction

Just over the Hill, Wicked good eats
If you haven’t noticed lately, Washington Avenue — its Munjoy Hill section — is changing.

By JESSICA PORTER | November 08, 2006

Menu number 4

Hugo’s bar choices satisfy on the cheap
Hugo’s is famous throughout the northeastern US for three of its menus — the four-course menu for $65, the eight-course menu for $90, and the eight- to twelve-course chef’s menu for $120.

By BRIAN DUFF | November 01, 2006

Don't pass by

Gogo is a hidden gem
The coming midterm elections hang on the decisions of that growing group of citizens who struggle to survive on stagnating wages, and aspire to the credentials that are the key to jobs in the better paying sectors of the economy.

By BRIAN DUFF | October 25, 2006