Stored memories of foods that capture sunshine on a plate will help tide our critic over through the long winter to come.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A mother’s chocolate cake brings up the kitchen confessions of writer Monica Wood
The cake appears in her memoir, and at many a family occasion. But don’t ask Wood to bake it.
Litchfield ‘farm girl’ lands supporting role in new movie
The Oak Hill High School grad and horse lover is in the new movie “Not Now,” out this week.
Pearl Kennebunk closes amid pandemic’s ‘ripple effects’
The restaurant, owned by the same chef who introduced New Yorkers to lobster rolls, is another victim of the pandemic.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Heirloom Gardener’ and ‘On Harbor’s Edge’
John Forti’s collection of essays on sustainable growing, and an intriguing, well-written debut novel from Kate Hotchkiss
The Wrap: Pasta pause, downtown doughnuts and a Greek revival
Grab Italian cookies this weekend and buy tickets for an old-fashioned southern BBQ and fish fry.
Eat & Run: Wild Grace Farm a handy stop on Route 3
The store and cafe in Liberty serves breakfast and lunch all day.
Tap lines: Enjoy its easy-going style, but whatever you do, don’t call it Kölsch
Many Portland-area breweries make a Kölsch-style ale, but no surprise the Germans have rules around the name.
Discussions about farm succession plans can be complicated and fraught
A spoonful of sugar – in the form of chocolate-carrot snacking cake with vanilla yogurt glaze – and help from a regional nonprofit can ease the pain.
Take Me to the Fair
Tickets to the Common Ground Country Fair go on sale Monday.