After an ugly 2020, it’s a new year for caterers in Maine
“I feel like before there were a lot of big catering companies and it was, like, hey, it’s a bacon-wrapped scallop” Author: Rob Caldwell Updated: 1:47 PM EDT April 27, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine The wedding industry pumps millions of dollars into the Maine economy, but last year it got crushed. People still got married, of course, but they didn’t spend freely on lavish gatherings for dozens or even hundreds of guests. Caterers from Kittery to Caribou got caught in the downdraft and saw their expected profits for the year vanish.
One year with COVID-19: Portland food scene hit hard by pandemic Share Updated: 7:04 PM EST Mar 10, 2021 Share Updated: 7:04 PM EST Mar 10, 2021
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 7:04 PM EST Mar 10, 2021 Portland was considered one of the foodiest towns in America when the pandemic knocked the entire industry off its foundation last year.Even longtime restaurants were not immune from the impact of the coronavirus.Former hot spots are now gone. For lease signs have replaced what were long lines of diners waiting for a taste of Portland.So many places closed that Portland Food Map kept a running “pandemic casualty list. Of course, now this is March when the idea that any of this could still be going on past May 1 seemed inconceivable,” said food and travel writer Joe Ricchio said.On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day last year, all three of Portland’s Irish pubs