Social, customizable and Instagram-worthy, the shareable platters are all the rage, including in southern Maine.
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Green Plate Special: Making pasta is a tasty way to spend quality time with kids
Cavatelli doesn’t require any special equipment and, with this recipe, you might get them to eat their broccoli too.
OFF RADAR: ‘Open Form in American Poetry: Essays’
Collection by University of Maine professor Burton Hatlen a labor of his students’ love
Paris bar marks 100th birthday of bloody mary
The vodka-tomato juice cocktail is believed to have been invented at Harry’s in 1921.
Tap Lines: Brothers create craft beer to pair with Indian food
The sons of the owners of Brunswick’s Bombay Mahal, Van and Sumit Sharma, returned to Maine during the pandemic with an idea, and now we have Rupee.
Maine actress appears in new Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz biopic
Breanna Wing’s role in “Being the Ricardos,” marks her second in a major motion picture.
The best vegan and vegetarian cookbooks of the year
This selection of 8 covers all bases, from kids who eat vegan to athletes to fans of the late great comedian Dick Gregory.
The oyster savers: The mollusks filter water, protect against storms and taste amazing. Restoring their habitat is a no-brainer
Many stakeholders are participating in a project to restore natural oyster beds to a tidal inlet of the New Meadows River near Phippsburg.
From the makers of Chicken Parm Pizza, here comes Cabbage Parm
The recipe is a standout of the new Italian American cookbook by Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli.
Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York
Starbucks has actively fought unionization at its stores for decades, saying its stores function best when it works directly with employees.