Growler pours and outdoor seating have helped the state’s newest tasting rooms open as planned.
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Run & Eat: Sample several dumplings from BaoBao for a takeout treat
The Portland restaurant has online ordering and an easy curbside pickup system.
The best bird for Thanksgiving 2020? We’ve got 2 words for you: Spatchcock and dry-brined
These techniques save time and oven energy.
A different menu for a different Thanksgiving
Thanks to the pandemic, Mainers are ditching some Thanksgiving traditions this year, and introducing a range of new ones.
Why open a restaurant in a pandemic? For most, because they had to
Owners of new Maine restaurants say they were too far along to abandon their business plans when the pandemic hit.
Dine In Maine: Beyond bagels at The Purple House
The final in a series in which we share a recipe, here for Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad, from a 2020 Beard Award finalist.
Vegan Kitchen: Why can’t we all just get along?
Tension around the turkey? Some Thanksgiving tips for a meeting of the minds, if not the palates, of vegans, vegetarians and carnivores.
Homefront: The casserole of her heart is a simplified eggplant parm
Thank you, Sam Sifton.
Maine Gardener: When it comes to Christmas trees, balsam or Fraser?
Each of the firs has its advantages: The balsam smells wonderful. The Fraser doesn’t lose its needles as fast.
OFF RADAR: A month of bad dreams
Three departures came like darkly connected sequences in a nightmare.