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With as many restaurant seats as residents, Portsmouth
is a serious dining out town, with a plethora of options to
suit every taste. Portsmouth Eats reflects that diversity, with
a White Tablecloth Tour, a Sweets and Treats tour, guided
by Carrigan, and a Welcome UNH tour, for college students
and their parents. On that tour, Westcott brings the adults
to some of the best restaurants in town, while Carrigan takes
the students to all-you-can-eat buffets and other spots for
the top "bite for your buck." But their most popular tour is
the "Best of Portsmouth," which focuses on eateries featured on TV. The Blue Mermaid Island Grill, for example, is
a favorite of Rachel Ray's $40 a Day, and Gilley's PM Lunch, a
100-year-old hot dog stand, has been discussed on just about
every TV foodie show airing, including the Phantom Gourmet
and Man vs. Food.
Westcott says she thinks the excitement over food tourism is driven by the explosion of
televised cooking shows. "Cooking shows fill the networks," she
City Wine Tours
(Boston and New York)
says. "Food tasting, preparation,
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and cook-offs have all become
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[forms of entertainment]." While
a brush with a celebrity may be
Maine Foodie Tours
the gateway, from there, Westcott
(Bar Harbor, Portland,
and Kennebunkport)
says patrons are hooked. "Having
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traveled for food [once], you may
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find that there is no better way to
get to know an area and the people
Portsmouth Eats
who live there than to visit their
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kitchens and taste their food." ●
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Photos by Don Toothaker
Informational Dining: City Wine Tours offers education and a great time.
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