http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ en-us jim@gbritt.com 2010-01-27T20:53:31-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/041422.html Second Annual Maine Restaurant Week. Monday, March 1 through Wednesday, March 10. Close to 100 of Maine's wonderful restaurants serving specially priced three-course meals. (The list is amazing and it's still growing.) Restaurants, special culinary events and lodging deals... 41422@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Food and Drink 2010-01-27T20:53:31-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/041152.html What will happen to us when our access to grocers and foods of the world goes away? The question of the day is, Can Maine feed itself? Craig Lapine, president of MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) and Executive... 41152@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Home 2009-08-04T13:20:30-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/041142.html When we speak of remarkable guest experiences, we typically think of something "bigger, faster, better". Not so at Cellardoor Winery. Their guest experiences are slower, more thoughtful and gracious. Today while sipping Cellardoor's newly released Vino DiVine (Vidal Blanc), I... 41142@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Food and Drink 2009-07-29T22:03:52-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/041132.html It's hard to be a bad restaurant. Especially here in Maine, where you can toss a stone from one wonderful eatery to the next. You don't last long if you're bad. If being bad is an operational situation, there are... 41132@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Food and Drink 2009-07-28T14:14:05-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/041131.html It's hard to be a bad restaurant. Especially here in Maine, where you can toss a stone from one wonderful eatery to the next. You don't last long if you're bad. If being bad is an operational situation, there are... 41131@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Food and Drink 2009-07-28T14:13:42-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/041119.html Crab is one of my favorite foods. Only oysters, lobster and Back Bay Grill's Duck Two Ways outrank it. I fell in love with crab when G and I moved to Maine in the early nineties. Imagine my delight when... 41119@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Food and Drink 2009-07-27T11:47:53-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/041091.html My friend Nancy Jenkins has a pretty strong opinion about Maine food and drink. She's a lifelong champion of Maine foodways. I have never met anyone like her, she's become one of my culinary heroes. I am proud to say... 41091@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Food and Drink 2009-07-14T19:02:05-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/041048.html Mr. Robert Perry is Maine's Barrel Man. He sells rain barrels, which he makes using spent olive barrels, from a rented trailer in South Portland. Hooking up with Barrel Man is a fun experience. I encourage everyone to give the Barrel Man a call and add some of his handy work to your garden. 41048@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Home 2009-06-24T12:01:18-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/040910.html I wanted to let you know about a special ten day event that our neighbors up the coast are planning. It's a ten day toast to the arts... and you're invited. The event is named the Maine In America... 40910@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Food and Drink 2009-05-05T13:48:01-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/040711.html I worked for five years as a server. Those were great years. A ton of fun, hard work, incredible experiences in the kitchen learning about the restaurant industry - and on the floor, taking care of customers; learning about customer... 40711@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ Food and Drink 2009-04-16T21:58:59-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/040359.html Today I ate bacon candy. Bacon brittle to be precise. One of my foodie office mates brought it in as a St Patrick's day treat. Some treat! The texture was brittle-like: sugary, crunchy, enjoyable. The flavor was, well, bacon-like. All... 40359@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ 2009-03-17T19:54:45-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/040319.html 40319@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ 2009-03-15T11:31:33-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/040103.html A colleague asked me today who Restaurant Week benefits. I replied that it benefited the restaurants. Judging by the look I received after that statement, I am not sure that it sat too well. Maybe I am reading into it... 40103@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ 2009-02-26T14:35:17-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/039980.html With restaurant registration officially closed, Restaurant Week now has more than 60 restaurants signed up to participate in locations statewide. In addition to dining affordably from March 1-10, tickets now on sale for all Restaurant Week companion events. It's an... 39980@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ 2009-02-19T13:29:42-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/038297.html Maine chefs are joining forces to present RestaurantWeekME™. Dates for the 2009 event are Sunday, March 1 through Tuesday, March 10. 38297@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/enjoyyourmeal/ 2009-01-14T08:03:13-05:00