Local Chef’s Guide to Portland, ME - Find. Eat. Drink.
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The Armory Lounge at The Regency
Ben will pour the best Martini in Maine, and the room looks like it came from a Scooby-Doo episode. Bookshelf wallpaper, dim lighting and a lot of mahogany. We call it "The Scooby Doo Bar." If you go late night, you will run in to some great chefs and restaurant folk. Always a good time.
LOCAL CHEF’S GUIDE TO PORTLAND, MAINE
September 2, 2010
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BEST DIVE BAR IN TOWN
Get any beer you can think of. They have Maine beers, but consider the world local. Their keg system is more complex than most computer hard drives, and you can sit out on a deck and play board games and the bean bag toss game known as "Cornhole."
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ABOUT THE CHEF
Erik Desjarlais, former chef / owner of Restaurant Evangeline in Portland, ME, is a chef’s chef. He bows to the alter of the pig, celebrates the stomach lining and brain of a cow, and pays homage to the great chefs who have come before him. His cooking combines classic French techniques with seasonal local ingredients and has earned him national recognition. GQ’s Alan Richman named Erik’s Mitra's Clabber-Fed Poularde and Poached Maine Lobster Tail as one of his ten favorite ethical dishes.
A CHEF’S GUIDE
We turned to Portland chef Erik Desjarlais to offer up a local’s guide to one of the best food towns in the country. When the local ingredients are lobsters, oysters, mussels, scallops, asparagus, blueberries, and fiddlehead ferns... chances are the food is going to be amazing.
