Posts Tagged as ‘Maine’

December 13, 2011

Vervacious

Chocolate balsamic vinegar. Mission fig paste. Saffron fleur de sel. This fun store in Portland, Maine offers the kind of cooking shortcuts–those little touches you don’t always have time for–that you feel good about taking. The walls are lined with jars of rubs, spices, finishing salts and my personal favorite, the variety of vinegars. This [...]

December 11, 2011

Erip Ripert, Daniel Boulud and Me

  What do we have in common? This tiny fish market that I visited last weekend in Portland, Maine. Apparently, Eric Ripert buys the fish for Le Bernardin in New York City here, and Daniel Boulud is also a customer. It houses a phenomenal wine store, and a small but noteworthy selection of cheese and [...]