REVIEWS, ARTICLES and other PRESS

1/23/10 -NECN - TV Diner with Billy Costa
"Perfect Pairing" segment featuring Harding Smith
(TV Diner) - Portland, Maine, restaurateur and chef, Harding Smith, is in studio to talk about the Second Annual Maine Restaurant Week! Find out which of your favorite restaurants are participating, and how you can make reservations!
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January 2010 - Down East Magazine
"Eat Like a Mainer"  By: Kathleen Fleury
"With a focus on Italian food, and with no entrée over fifteen dollars,
the Corner Room provides bellissimo bang for your buck."
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9/27/09 - Portland Press Herald
"Corner Room offers pasta perfection at affordable prices"
our third restaurant receives a four-star review!
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8/2/09 - NECN - TV Diner with Billy Costa
The Rooms featured as a Portland success story on "Jenny Cam"
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6/15/09 - WMTW - Channel 8
"Restaurateur Starts Farming, Opens Third Business"
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5/27/09 - The Maine Switch
"Back of the house: Harding Lee Smith, The Grill Room"
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5/6/09 - The Boston Globe
"Globe-trotting: Mother's Day in Maine is full of Brunches"
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April 14, 2009 - The Maine Switch
"Who let the amateurs in the kitchen? Chef Harding Lee Smith of The Grill Room, that’s who"
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3/29/09 - The Washington Post
"For Portland's Locals, Munjoy Hill is a Maine Attraction"
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Jan./Feb. 2009 - Maine Home+Design
"Rooms at the Top: A Portland restaurateur redefines the meaning of comfort food at The Front Room and The Grill Room"
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12/29/08 - Portland Press Herald
Harding Lee Smith mentioned & quoted in article on local restaurant economy
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10/08 - Portland Magazine
The Grill Room reviewed by Diane Hudson
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8/31/08 - Portland Press Herald
"Diners are all fired up over the Grill Room"
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8/5/08 - The Portland Phoenix
"Menu anxiety pays off at the Grill Room"
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6/3/08 - The Maine Switch
"Firing up the flavor: Front Room owner opens Grill Room steakhouse in Old Port"
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4/07 - Car and Travel magazine
Chef Harding Smith featured in Car and Travel magazine's “Comfort Food” feature
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2/07 - Portland Magazine
Harding Smith named to Portland Magazine's “Who’s Who in Maine Cuisine” List
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1/19/07 - The Forecaster
"Menu for change on ‘the Hill’ "
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12/06 - Down East magazine
"Chef Harding Smith Takes Comfort Food to New Heights at the Front Room in Portland"
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6/25/06 - Portland Press Herald
"Fine Food, Reasonably Priced, at Bustling Front Room"
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2/8/06 - Portland Press Herald
"Biscuits and Gravy Seal the Deal: Front Room’s Tops"
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2/06 - Portland Magazine
The Front Room reviewed by Diane Hudson
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1/18/06 - The Portland Phoenix
"Coziness and Comfort at The Front Room in Portland"
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BIOGRAPHY: Harding Lee Smith
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