![]() Reservations can be hard to snag for the 16-seat restaurant, and parties are limited to two people max. The newcomer to this list, Kaede opened in early 2023 and already has the honor of being our favorite all-around sushi restaurant in Portland. Here are our top picks for all your takeout, casual dining, and fancy-night-out needs. From bargain sushi combos to high-end sushi bars to creative vegan rolls, our sushi scene has something to offer everyone. I just honestly loved the place.Can’t get enough raw fish and rice? We can relate. I did not receive any financial compensation or discounts for this review. ![]() Reservations are recommended, can be done online at their website: ĭisclaimer: All thoughts are my own. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday. Please, please check them out the next time you’re anywhere near Portland, Maine.īelow is my friend Heather and I outside the restaurant after our meal. ![]() I even think it’s worthy of a special trip. I’ve already told tons of my friends to go, and now I hope my readers will all go and have a meal here. I would say this even if the meal was mediocre, but it wasn’t. My dish was a local, grass-fed steak with parsnip fries, beets, mushrooms and a ramp.Perfection!Īnyone who cares deeply about food quality and sustainable food production needs to support this place. My friend Heather enjoyed a local fish dish with Jerusalem artichokes, which was incredible (but the photo I took did not come out well). Next, we had the best mussels I’ve ever had. Both of these were really unique and lovely. They do not use industrial seed oils for cooking. The first was dried fish, with seaweed and yogurt. It is time for us to reclaim the dignity, beauty, and sustainability of real food, our birthright, and a blessing to our children.” The decline in the quality of our food began with the Agricultural Revolution, accelerated with the Industrial Revolution, and has now reached a sad and dangerous low. “THE HUMAN IS AN ANIMAL, and animals need food. Their mission is quite an eloquent manifesto, listed on their website. The menu had a good variety of intriguing dishes, especially considering the mission of the restaurant is to source all items locally and it was early May in Maine. I can honestly say, it was one of the best cocktails I’ve had. To me, it sounded like it would either be fantastic or very strange. I was a little nervous about ordering the Pine Gimlet, consisting of my favorite gin, Bar Hill, plus condensed yogurt whey and pine syrup. The cocktail menu was certainly interesting. ![]() “It is time for us to reclaim the dignity, beauty, and sustainability of real food, our birthright, and a blessing to our children.” – Vinland’s website. I don’t eat out much, but when I do, I like to make it count. It was also gluten free and pretty much paleo (there was some dairy and one dish had local organic corn). The meal was fantastic and the ingredients, all sourced locally, were high quality. My friend Michelle Tam of Nom Nom Paleo highly encouraged me to check out Vinland, and I have to say, I was not disappointed. Luckily, the event was scheduled early, so I was able to meet my roommate from my college days and go out for a great dinner. A few weeks ago, I went up to do a book signing at the Portland, Maine Whole Foods Market.
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