Thursday June 20th 2013

Tagged: brunch

Bodacious Bloodies: Hot Brunch Cocktails With Something More

Bodacious Bloodies: Hot Brunch Cocktails With Something More
June 18, 2013

So now we know (sort of) where the drink came from. As to where it’s gone in 90-plus years, you only have to peruse local cocktail menus for modern Bloodies made with proprietary tomato juice-based concoctions and garnished with everything from barbecued ribs to tofu cubes. For your holiday weekend drinking pleasure, we rounded up a few noteworthy examples.

Joseph’s By the Sea

January 14, 2013

Joseph’s By the Sea offers a nostalgic dining experience, especially in the off-season. It is banquet and wedding reception food, but it is banquet and wedding reception food done well. The staff is friendly, and if you are looking for a night (or brunch) that’s just off the beaten food trail, try Joseph’s. The ride through Old Orchard Beach in the off-season is fun, and I suggest ordering from Joseph’s long list of signature, warm espresso cocktails.

The Bayou Kitchen

January 14, 2013

The Bayou Kitchen has been serving Louisiana-style breakfast and lunch favorites to Portland for more than 23 years — for a reason. Until Portland has a uniquely Cajun or Creole sit-down dinner restaurant, those looking for a bayou influence must content themselves with earlier hours, but the upside of this schedule is an authentic bayou flair applied creatively to brunch favorites. Go, and I doubt you will be disappointed.