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Experience the Legend New Englands only distiller of Absinthe. Tree Spirits Oakland ME www.treespiritsofmaine.com 80 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Hungry EyE of the best foodie cities in the USA. Were amazedatthenewspotsopeningupandjust how many great places there are to choose from that seem to have it all dialed in. On our first visit we met some friends for a delicious brunch at Petite Jacqueline which is ironic since the chef was Fred Eliot a Le Cirque alumniand were now living in Longfellow Square. Oneofthetop10trybeforeyoudiefoods has to be Eventides Brown Butter Lobster Roll. The kids love Duckfats Tahitian Vanilla Bean shake with a side of fries as well as pizza at Flatbread Company and of course theres theOmakaseatMiyakeaJapaneserestaurant that can at times rival New York Citys. Piccolo for brunch is a truly wonder- ful experience. And one of the most com- fortable bars to dine at and try some fun wines is Fore Street. The bartendersom- melier Adam Beckwith is fantastic. Weve had fabulous cocktails at Portland Hunt Alpine Club cant wait to settle in and vis- it chef Matt Ginn and his team at EVO. Chef David Levi of Vinland has to be cooking some of the most creative and flavorful dish- end home in New Paltz. He held his birth- day party at the restaurant and what a par- ty Robin Williams Bruce Springsteen Tom Hanks to name a few of the guests. It was held on a Sunday night and the restaurant was closed. Sirio Maccioni Le Cirques own- er had been on vacation in Italy and flew in especially that day for the celebration. Hannaford shoppers have benefited from the updated and more sophisticated food selections available there in recent years. Is your job to do the same for beverages Exactly. Ive been hired by Hannaford to help improve upon the selection of wine beer and spirits they currently carry. Im fortunate that past decisions have estab- lished a great foundation for me to build upon. Ill use my fine-wine craft beer and specialty spirits background to bring some excitement to the center-store aisles helping to elevate it to the next level. Had you spent time in Portland before moving here My wife and I visited Portland seven times in the last year and a halfits definitely one recognize her even though she was not in a disguise Needless to say one of the manag- ers noticed her on her way out after having finished dinner. I didnt sleep for weeks until that review came out. A humorous piece in the British magazine Punch decries the current frat-boy competitive style of the American sommelier or somm with next-gen swagger and tattoos on display. Your thoughts Sommeliers these days are definitely differ- ent than the buttoned-up suit-and-tie type of yesteryear due in large part to the more relaxed dining atmosphere that we now have. As long as theyre making wine acces- sible to the masses in a user friendly non-in- timidating kind of way I have no problem. The masses doesnt exactly describe diners at Windows on the World or Le Cirque. Robert de Niro was a regular at Le Cirque 2000. He was very low key would dine ear- ly around 6 p.m. and wed always put him at table39inthecorneroutofthepublicsview. He really loves wine. We chatted often about the possibility of planting grapes at his week-