Your Guide to Authentic Regional Eats
When you dine at the esteemed Fore Street restaurant in Portland, the first sign of its goodness is the bread brought to the table. This is bread with character: naturally leavened country boule and pain au levain with sturdy crust, chewy crumb, and deep, full flavor; yeasty lengths of baguette and focaccia. In order to eat some of this good stuff, it is not necessary to make a reservation at Fore Street (which you must do if you plan to eat there), nor to spend big bucks on a deluxe meal (which is very much worth it). All you need to do is to go around the corner and down a level to the bakery underneath the restaurant. The Standard Baking Company, which makes the great bread served in the restaurant upstairs, is open to the public every day of the week starting at 7am.
