The Golden Dish Blog Archive December, 2011

Down Home at Famous Dave's

Submitted by John Golden on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 1:03pm.

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Many restaurants in Maine have attempted to appropriate the essence of barbecue with only middling results, generally perpetuating a sorry world of flabby ribs and overly sweet sauces.

Fabulous Still: Five Fifty-Five

Submitted by John Golden on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 1:32pm.

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After a long overdue visit to Five Fifty-Five I’m happy to report that nothing has really changed since my last dinner there. The food is as spectacular as it was at the restaurant's initial trail-blazing debut in 2003. In fact,Five Fifty-Five gets better with age. That wisdom of experience and expertise continue to shine upon chef and co-proprietor Steve Corry and his extremely able kitchen crew.

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Winter Farmers Markets Thriving

Submitted by John Golden on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 5:17pm.

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In the lexicon of catch-all phrases, “farm to table” has become old hat.

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Back Bay Grill: A Shining Star of Gastronomy

Submitted by John Golden on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 6:47am.

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The neighborhood in Portland's Bayside may be an urban jungle ringed with haunts and dives, but that didn’t stop an enterprising restaurant by the name of Back Bay Grill to fire up the Garland range for the first time in 1988. And it has burned brightly ever since as Portland’s long-running star of gastronomy.

I first went there in the late nineties as a visitor to the city.

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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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