I’m a little kvetched knowing that this Fresh Forkin’ Friday marks Thanksgiving in under two weeks. What with all this election brouhaha I’ve been a tad preoccupied and haven’t been able to concentrate on the coming feast. I will say that I think the holiday, and this holiday in particular, is just what the doctor ordered….
F3: Beating DoomGloom
It’s tough out there. You know how I know? Because every political ad is telling me so. It’s beginning to mess with my head, either we’re wickedly worse off than we were a few years ago or we are surely headed into a world of peril if we don’t act now. What’s an optimist to do…
Bachelor Farmer Declares: Debates Can Be Fun, Too!
Are you looking for something to take the edge off of tonight’s debate? I think Pip Hanson’s your man for that.
For tonight’s debate, the Bachelor Farmer is opening their second floor game room for a viewing party. Besides a little beer/wine pop-up bar right in the screening room, Pip will specially craft a…
F3: Next Gen
This Fresh Forkin’ Friday I’m feeling a little sluggish. We had a slam bam event last night at the Le Cordon Bleu to benefit the scholarship funds of the James Beard Foundation. I could tell you tales of meat umbrellas, foie gras croquettes, bacon wrapped sweetbreads, and desserts that needed a “blast shield” but all of that…
Smack to the Shack: An Update
Do we ever tire of restaurant drama in this town? Can we just stop nibbling the ends of our fingers as we drive by under-construction joints waiting to see if perhaps they might be secretly open? The answer is no, because we’re hungry.
Maybe one of the MOST driven-by and peeked-in places is Smack…
F3: The Pumpkin King
Today’s Fresh Forkin’ Friday kicks off a weekend tradition for us. It’s pumpkin weekend. It looks like Sunday is going to be the best day to celebrate the squash. We get a little geeky and nerdy when it comes to pumpkins … first we head to the Arb to check out the Pumpkin Palooza display….
Smarty Beer Buzz
I know you think summer is beer season, and maybe it is with all the lawnmower-beers and deck-chairs with kan koozies, but I think of summer beer season as a little, shall we say, light. Now fall beer season, that’s something complex and brainy, what with all the stouts and porters coming back like a hot…
F3: Homecoming
It’s Fresh Forkin’ Friday and that means Homecoming in this house. I don’t really have to go home for homecoming, I kinda already did that when I moved back and installed my brood in the very same schools I attended as a youth. Never thought I’d do that, but then I did. So tonight’s football game…
Big Orchard Shindig and Hard Cider Launch
Don’t get me wrong, I love a good jumping-goats-apple-train-roll-in-the-corn-bin orchard Saturday as much as the next local, but perhaps not EVERY Saturday. In truth sometimes I get tired of the doodads and the craziness that makes me almost forget we’re at an actual fruit producing farm. This is just one of the reasons I like
F3: Bittersweet
It’s Fresh Forkin’ Friday today, but last night was bittersweet. My son Matt is one of the captains of the Orono soccer team, and at last night’s game they honored Colton Gleason, a former captain and Orono grad. At games, we usually have about 50 people there, last night there were hundreds. Stands were…
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