Pepperclub, Good Egg Café Closing After 25 Years in Portland:
[Photo: Pepperclub/Good Egg Café, FB]
25-year-old restaurant Pepperclub and its breakfast alter-ego Good Egg Café, once reported to be seeking a new location, will close by the end of September. Co-owner Melissa Sawyer told Kathleen Pierce she was exhausted after a fruitless search for affordable rents on the peninsula. Expecting a "very profitable summer," Sawyer was also shocked when "numbers...
Updating Portland's Cocktail Heatmap, August 2014:
These places are taking Portland's cocktail scene to the next level, with new ideas, creative takes on classic drinks, freshly squeezed/pressed/pureed ingredients, and/or house-made syrups. The drinks are made with extreme attention to detail, shaken and stirred by knowledgeable bartenders. Here is the Portland Cocktail Heatmap, with the 10 hottest places in town to grab a drink. The list is in...
Wine Enthusiast Names Portland a "New Foodie City" but Omits Maine's Wine Restaurants:
Wine Enthusiast has named Portland as one of "America's 5 New Foodie Cities," alongside Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Jackson Hole, and Charlottesville, VA. The piece opens with the line "Portland (Maine) is the new Portland (Oregon)," which feels like trolling at its finest, but then instructs readers not to miss out on Eventide Oyster Co., David's Opus Ten, and Vinland.
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The 18 Essential Maine Restaurants, July 2014:
Presenting Maine's updated Eater 18, your answer to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant?" This highly elite group (note: elite doesn't necessarily mean expensive or high-end) covers the entire state, spans myriad cuisines and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs. Every few months, we'll be adding pertinent restaurants that were omitted, have newly become...