Food

Review: The Thirsty Pig + Novare Res

Lift a stein and down a sausage at the Thirsty Pig, or Novare Res
The traditional remedies for the burdens of life, at least in the Anglo-Saxon and Germanic traditions that dominate American culture, have been beer and sausage — cheap ways to blot the pain with a light buzz and a stomach full of rich food.

By: BRIAN DUFF | February 15, 2012

Learning to make a Bosnian Serb’s meat pie

From cleaning to cooking
Finding a cooking lesson with an immigrant is like love. It comes when I least expect it.

By: LINDSAY STERLING | February 08, 2012

No matter how you get fresh food, you can get it

No excuses
Even with Maine's short growing season, farmers all over the state are working to accommodate the needs of their customers who want to eat locally year-round.

By: AMY ANDERSON | February 01, 2012

Top slices

Standouts in by-the-piece pies
College is all about ordering pizza at all hours, often delivered to dorms or apartments hosting major cram sessions (or, you know, other student-type activities). But what if you're out and about, on the town, and want a slice for lunch?

By: PHOENIX STAFF | January 25, 2012

Review: China Taste

The family-run place you're hoping for
It's often claimed that there is no good Chinese food in Portland. But when four Maine Chinese buffet restaurants were raided by federal agents for deplorable working conditions, money laundering, and other alleged crimes a few months back, it put things in perspective.

By: BRIAN DUFF | January 25, 2012

Recipes for college cooks who are more Top Chef than Top Ramen

Dorm gourmet
In some ways, going to college can be like going out on the road with a band.

By: JESSICA BRYCE YOUNG | January 25, 2012

Review: Little Seoul

Korean cooking mixes three powerhouse tastes
You hear a lot about the rise of China, but in truth it is Korea that is headed toward world domination.

By: BRIAN DUFF | January 18, 2012

Pelmeni are a quick, easy, warm, filling Russian staple

Something other than chili
My friend's family only eats meat that he hunts: duck, venison, and moose.

By: LINDSAY STERLING | January 11, 2012

Interview: A new world for the Coma junkies

Awkward talks
Based on gustatory adventurer Joe Ricchio's cult foodie blog Portland Food Coma, Food Coma TV (foodcomatv.tumblr.com) has had a revelatory first season.

By: NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | January 05, 2012

Snow or no snow, there's always food and beer

Slopeside eats
Despite the lack of snow, it's officially ski season.

By: LEISCHEN STELTER | January 04, 2012

2012 could see a resurgence in Portland's food scene

Fortune's return
It was four years ago — the beginning of 2008 — that Portland prepared to get its moment at the center of the nation's food consciousness.

By: BRIAN DUFF | December 28, 2011

Cut calories in the New Year

Getting healthy
Several Portland restaurants will offer menu items at the price of their calorie count on Tuesday, January 3 — a nod toward the city's obesity prevention initiative and recent efforts to get local, non-chain eateries to provide nutrition information to their diners.

By: DEIRDRE FULTON | December 28, 2011