Portland, ME
Harding Smith & Sean Doherety
Chef and Owner of The Front Room Restaurant & Bar, The Grill Room & Bar, The Corner Room Kitchen & Bar, and The Boone’s Room
Harding is a Mainer by birth. Once he graduated from Portland’s Deering High School, he left Maine to experience the rest of the world. After an apprenticeship in Venice, Italy, Chef Smith relocated to Maui, Hawaii where he was the chef of several well-known restaurants. Upon his return to Maine, Harding embarked on his dream, opening of a casual neighborhood restaurant and bar.