Category: Downtown Restaurants

Downtown Restaurants

Otto Pizza

August 22, 2013

Sometimes, being a foodie is hard work, especially when you have to hunt down good restaurants (oh the horror!) That being said, it’s not a chore when you find a favorite. Now, as you may or may not have realized, I am not from Maine. I am in fact, from Chicago. The land of Deep […]

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Downtown Restaurants

Vignola Cinque Terre

August 12, 2013

When you have a special occasion, like a birthday to celebrate, every foodie hopes that their significant other (or friends!) will take them somewhere out of the ordinary, instead creating an evening that they are sure never to forget. I got my wish a few weeks ago for my 22nd birthday, when I was surprised […]

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Duckfat

June 17, 2013

As a senior in college and just minutes away from downtown Portland, it is surprising (even to me) that I have yet to become acclimated with a lot of well known Old Port eateries. Take Duckfat, an extremely well known Portland restaurant, mentioned in Food and Wine Magazine, in their June 2005 issue for a Thick Shake with […]

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Zapoteca Restaurante Y Tequileria

April 9, 2013

UPDATE: Zapoteca Restaurante closed in summer of 2017 Let it be known that good Mexican is hard to find. I don’t care if you’re in the Midwest or on the East Coast, finding the real deal is a challenge. As a foodie, Mexican is not really my thing. However, as always, an intriguing Groupon appeared […]

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Downtown Restaurants, Maine Restaurant Week

Maine Restaurant Week: Petite Jacqueline

April 5, 2013

For a foodie, Restaurant Week is the best week of the year. I am so honored I was able to participate this year, because the offerings were just incredible. If only I had a never ending wallet that was always full…. My first stop for Restaurant Week was at Petite Jacqueline, in the Arts District. There are […]

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