Peggy Grodinsky

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Peggy Grodinsky

Loco Taco opened on Forest Avenue in Portland Tuesday, the newest restaurant from Ahmed Abbas and his extended family. The restaurant specializes in fusion tacos in surprising combinations, such as chicken tikka masala taco, Greek doner lamb or beef taco, falafel taco and crispy Cajun chicken taco. The more traditional fish taco is also represented. For now, 12 taco fillings are on offer, which encompass beef, chicken, vegetarian and fish, something for everyone, Abbas said.

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Peggy Grodinsky

When young marrieds Pamela Higgins and her husband bought their home in Baltimore County, Maryland, the small galley kitchen came with a 1951 Chambers stove. The stove was pristine, and sure, once it’d been the latest thing, coveted by housewives in America’s postwar economic boom. But by 1983, when the Higgins moved in, not so much. Someone else might have taken one look and thought “kitchen reno. Stat!”Not Higgins.

3 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Peggy Grodinsky

Third Space Market, a specialty store offering food and gift items along with community gathering and co-working space, launched in Gorham Tuesday. The 1,100-square-foot space, at 18 Elm St., was formerly Carter’s Greenmarket. Staffer Tristan Littlefield, whose wife, Michelle, is the owner, said about half the venue is being used for retail. The other half seats up to 20 people at small cafe tables, couches, upholstered chairs and also desks, for anyone using the space for remote work.

4 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Peggy Grodinsky

Portland institution Tony’s Donuts is for sale. The business — on the corner of Congress and Bolton streets — was founded by Antonio Fournier in 1965. Rick Fournier took over after his father died in 2005, continuing to make doughnuts in classic flavors like chocolate glazed, honey dipped, jelly, cinnamon sugar and molasses, as well as old-fashioned pastries such as cream horns and turnovers.

4 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Peggy Grodinsky

The Portland Farmers’ Market is scheduled to return outdoors to Deering Oak Park on Saturday. Through the winter, as usual, it has been operating inside the Stevens Square Community Center. The outdoor season runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays through Nov. 26. Market hours on both days are 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (but for wildly popular items like the season’s first asparagus, strawberries and tomatoes, the early bird definitely gets the worm).