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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining
Beer to go may be here to stay
Maine breweries are offering curbside pickup and delivery during the pandemic, and for the foreseeable future, as customers appreciate the convenience.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Local food has filled gaps in supply chains disrupted by the pandemic
Experts urge customers not to abandon local producers in favor of cheap, supermarket food once the shutdown ends.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Let a hundred flowers bloom
Planting vegetables lets you eat locally all summer long. But don’t forget the power, and beauty, of flowers.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Embrace of vegetarian diets in Maine predates statehood
In fact, a historical exploration extends the meat-free phenomenon to the days of the American Revolution.
Posted inBooks, Nation & World
Rep. Ilhan Omar describes life as a fearless fighter in new memoir
The Minnesota Democrat offers her own spin on her path to prominence, starting with her childhood in Somalia.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Health, Maine
Maine fails to deliver online inspections as restaurants reopen in pandemic
Officials planned to update the state’s inspections database five years ago, but it still hasn’t happened.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Hollywood’
“Hollywood” stacks the deck with lurid leers and lots of gay and straight muted sex scenes, but in the end, it’s Patti LuPone and Dylan McDermott who offer the biggest surprises and most fun,” J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
OFF RADAR: ‘Writers & Lovers: A Novel’ by Lily King
The best thing about this book is that it’s very funny from start to finish and makes you feel good pretty much throughout, especially at the end.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Drifters Wife closes indefinitely, online food drive launches May 28
The Portland restaurant ended take-out and has no set date for re-opening, but several other Maine restaurants have launched take-out programs.