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Sande’s Picks: Food, beverage events are blossoming
By Sande Updegraph
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Scarlet Begonias is featuring one of its most popular specialty burgers, Quack ‘n Blue, at various times this summer.
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There are so many options this month that it is a good idea to mark your calendars.
Sande Updegraph lives in Brunswick and is a longtime food writer. She can be reached at [email protected]
Scarlet Begonias is featuring one of its most popular specialty burgers, Quack ‘n Blue, at various times this summer. It contains a jumbo sunny-side-up fried duck egg from Whatley Farm in Topsham, blue cheese, bacon, blackening seasoning and roasted garlic mayo, all stacked on a juicy patty. Indoor dining as well as outdoor on the patio at 16 Station Ave., Brunswick, 721-0403. Specialties include pizza, sandwiches and an amazing variety of homemade soups.
How a Maine restaurant adapted and managed to stay afloat Author: Rob Caldwell Updated: 4:01 PM EDT March 16, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine We’ve all suffered losses during the pandemic, but it goes without saying that some of those losses of lives, of jobs, of entire businesses have been far more grievous than others.
Jake and Raquel Stevens are by no means complaining about where they find themselves after the trials of the past year. Their health is good and they’re keeping their heads above water. Yet there’s no question: The fates gave them a raw deal.
On March 13, 2020, they opened their first restaurant, Leeward, in downtown Portland. They’d decorated the space, designed the menu, were eager to serve their own handmade pasta. The dream they’d been working on for about a year and a half had finally been realized.