Blogger Banned from Three Maine Restaurants After Writing *Positive* Review

John Golden is no longer welcome at Hugo's, Eventide and The Honey Paw.

On April 15, John Golden, who writes about food and restaurants for Maine Today under the blog name The Golden Dish, was instructed by the co-owner of new Portland restaurant The Honey Paw not to publish an article about his visit. But Golden went ahead with a May 1 posting, and now, all hell is breaking loose.

The journalist received an email last week telling him he was no longer welcome at The Honey Paw and two other Portland restaurants owned by the same group (Hugo’s, Eventide).

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