Former Goop food editor Ana Hito’s attempt to revive restaurant spaces this summer brought backlash from islanders who disapproved of how she conducted business.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Growing indoor crops is more about the fun than the food they produce
Make a hobby out of watching these plants grow, and maybe even get some fresh ingredients out of it.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
The best vegan cookbooks of 2022
Seven that stood out from an increasingly crowded field.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘The Light We Carry’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Mustard is easy to make and customize to different tastes
Personalized mustard makes a great gift, and a grainy version goes great in a creamy sauce for chicken thighs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Lynn Steger Strong turns her lens to sibling tensions amid grief in new novel
‘Flight’ is set at a family’s first Christmas gathering since their mother died. Resentment and love are intertwined.
Posted inOn this date
Dec. 11, 1986: Damaged playground keeps Winthrop Grade School students inside, jail administrator with Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department resigns, and new phone books are out
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Dec. 10, 1943: Snowball thrown at car in Waterville causes injury to Bangor man, Temple St. building gets damaged by fire, and dainty bed jackets are on sale at Emery-Brown Co. in Waterville
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Beyond the Tides’ and ‘The Natural Genius of Ants’
Bringing a short-story collection back to life, and a delightfully entertaining and educational novel for middle-grade readers
Posted inOn this date
Dec. 9, 1980: Augusta school administration eyes shake-up, trustees and state agree on new veterans home design, and Beatle John Lennon is shot to death in NYC
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