Several spots are keeping their outdoor dining areas open, and comfortable, throughout the winter.
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OFF RADAR: ‘True North: Finding the Essence of Aroostook’
Kathryn Olmstead’s new collection of essays a compact view of Aroostook County
Front & Main restaurant at Lockwood Hotel opening to public Thursday
The restaurant is housed on the ground floor of the hotel and looks out onto the streets it’s named after.
The Wrap: Waterville gets a new restaurant, and cocktails-to-go stay
Portland gets a grilled cheese restaurant, while South Portland gets a ‘knishery.’
Hannaford recalls in-store-made triple-layer chocolate cake
Cakes purchased from March 7-16 may be missing milk-allergen information.
Ask ME: Is dining in an outdoor structure safer than inside a restaurant?
Experts say that, when properly ventilated, outdoor structures can be a reduced-risk dining option.
In 1939, Portland chef George Miller was crowned Maine’s Chowder King
And that’s just for starters. More than 80 years later, his descendents tell all about Miller’s glorious victory for New England-style clam chowder.
Homefront: An uitsmijter sandwich for pandemic times
“One of my favorites for a hearty breakfast, brunch or lunch is an uitsmijter sandwich. My family is Dutch and this is a traditional item found on the menu at many breakfast and lunch establishments in the Netherlands. Uitsmijter translates as “forcibly throw out,” which is what eating an uitsmijter does to your hunger. A […]
Cauliflower soup: Florets, stems, leaves and all
A silky, deeply flavored soup that uses every last bit.
Spring has not yet sprung, but it’s time to get started in the garden
Good chores for early spring? Sharpen tools, grow seedlings and prune.