Plus a gnocchi recipe that will transport you to Italy.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, News
Five Maine chefs named finalists for a James Beard Foundation Award
The 2020 awards come at a time of tremendous turmoil and adversity for restaurants.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine
No fair for Windsor, Litchfield, Monmouth
Other Maine fairs — annual summer traditions for many — are also in jeopardy of not taking place in 2020 due to coronavirus concerns and restrictions on public gatherings.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
Questions riddle restaurant reopenings, from capacity limit to customer appetite
Restaurateurs in Maine at last have a date for reopening, but many wonder to what extent they can or should.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Bar Guide: Travel the world through your cocktail shaker
Let those Cinco de Mayo margaritas just mark the start of your international imbibing.
Posted inLife & Culture, Things to Do
Face the Music: South Portland police officer sings the ‘Disinfectant Blues’
Longtime musician Al Giusto has recorded one heck of a ditty.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Homefront: Home-baked bread is within your grasp
Editor’s Note: We have been asking readers (and the occasional Press Herald writer) to tell us what they are cooking, and why, during this time of self-isolation. This week, MEGAN GRAY, who cover courts for the Press Herald, tells us about attempting homemade bread. Bonus: she threw in a recipe for an Italian-esque white bean […]
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Dos and Don’ts of Takeout
To get the most out of takeout and delivery during these unsettling times, take our advice.
Posted inFood & Dining
Dine In Maine: Dinner and a movie
Watch a terrific food movie. Pair it with terrific take-out from a local restaurant: win-win.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: One way to avoid future pandemics?
Stop eating factory-farmed meat.