The Golden Dish Blog Archive January, 2012

It's Elemental At Elevation Burger

Submitted by John Golden on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 5:16pm.

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The name could be considered eponymous, but there is a clear implication nonetheless: We’re better than the rest.

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All Is Right At Ruski's

Submitted by John Golden on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:42pm.

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I’ve been exploring for the topic for several months, and Ruski’s — the definitive neighborhood bar and grill that’s been in Portland a lot longer than I have (over a century) — might just have the best burger in the city.

It's the Meat that Matters

Submitted by John Golden on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 4:42pm.

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If you’re a meat maven then you should get to know Jarrod Spangler, butcher extraordinaire whose well used chopping block gets a full workout at the Brighton Avenue branch of the Rosemont Market in Portland.

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Restaurant Quality: the New Line-Up

Submitted by John Golden on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 6:23am.

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New restaurants that opened in 2011 fared well in Portland. From French to Mexican, Japanese and Thai, to recasting of established restaurants moved to spiffier settings, Portland dining held its own, living up to its reputation as a cool food town.

Still, in such a small city as Portland, it’s a lot to absorb. But diversity of cuisine helped to set each one apart from the other.

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John Golden has written about food and dining for Gourmet Magazine, Cuisine Magazine, the New York Times, New York Post, and, most recently, wrote the blog Food for Thought on the Portland Press Herald’s MaineToday.com. He was also the NY editor of Cuisine Magazine and Publisher/editor Great Foods Magazine. In his highly opinionated blog, John reports on his experiences dining out all over Maine and on his visits to the many farmers’ markets throughout the state.

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