It has been nearly fifteen years since I moved away from Portland, ME and there is precious little I miss about it, but going to Harbor Fish Market to buy my seafood is definitely one of them. So is the best freaking pad thai I ever had, but that’s another story. Slashfood had a short interview last week with the owner of Harbor Fish, Ben Alfiero. They’ve expanded their business to include a wholesale business and they now include non-local product to cater to more sophisticated consumer demand, but they are still in that smelly little run-down wharf building and if you want the freshest possible fish in Southern Maine, they’re still THE place.
In case you hadn’t heard, the Great Bitters Drought of 2010 is finally over. Or, maybe you hadn’t heard there was a shortage of bitters in the first place…well, there was, but now there’s not. So there. This Atlantic Monthly food blog post from April explains the whole story behind bitters, what to look for, and how to use them in your cocktails for that exquisite little floral note.
Waah. Just waah.
