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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Children’s book celebrates the color brown in all its glory
‘Magnificent Homespun Brown’ is as joyful as the confident little girls it depicts.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
The list of invasive plants banned for import and sale in Maine soon to grow
A committee has been meeting to decide which plants should be on the list, the state’s second.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
What’s for dinner? Toast. Think it sounds unsophisticated? Then call it tartine
It’s fast, it’s creative, and you can use up all your leftovers.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
Diners are back, but with staff and supply shortages, restaurants are still scrambling
Some changes made during the pandemic have helped them keep up with the onslaught of business that they desperately need, but others have had to go.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan ice cream is easy to find in Maine
And with lots of people paying attention to quality, the ice cream is as good as that made with dairy.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Tastefully taking on tacos: Once hard to find in Maine, a Mexican staple suddenly stands tall
Restaurants are filling tortillas with local ingredients – haddock! lobster! beaver! – as well as experimenting with fusion offerings that span the globe.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Spring House’ and ‘Baker’s Dozen’
A debut novel from Christian Crabtree and the sixth volume in Maine author Ethan Wolfe’s excellent Regulator series
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Could Gordon Ramsay be coming to Maine?
Bam Bam Bakery finds a home, Cafe Louis opens, and Mast Landing Brewing Co. chooses a chef.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Arts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine artist turns trash into fairy dolls on display in Bowdoinham
The exhibit, “Salvaged Magic” at the Merrymeeting Arts Center in Bowdoinham, features colorful fairy dolls composed out of trash.