Stefansson was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in 2016.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Cooking Maine Style’ and ‘Haunted Islands in the Gulf of Maine’
Sandra Oliver helps Marjorie Standish make a comeback, and Marcus LiBrizzi releases a new collection of ghost stories
Workers at Mount Vernon estate highlight George Washington’s hemp ties
He had grown the crop, though smoking to get high would have been foreign to people of his era.
Utah graduate assistant warns students carrying firearms that they must stand on ‘3×3 taped square’
The educator is reassigned after referring to concealed carry as ‘absurd, antisocial, and frightening.’
Aurora Provisions closing after over 20 years in Portland’s West End
The owner of the gourmet foods shop and cafe plans to focus on her catering business, she says.
This new cookbook yields simply delicious cupcakes
‘Cupcakes Forever’ is for bakers who never liked the cupcake trend, with its overwrought flavors and complicated decorations.
Make taco night into a one-dish meal
Spicy, cheesy and easy – it’s pretty much perfect.
For a brash Memphis coleslaw, cook a spicy dressing ahead
There’s a trick to making the cabbage better, too.
Recipe recalls the time that Julia Child, Mr. Rogers made spaghetti
Peter and Terry Weyl of Portland still make Marco Polo Spaghetti decades after Child taught Fred Rogers how to cook it on TV.
New hybrid brewery/distillery will benefit Maine animal shelters
Lucky Dog will open after renovations are complete on the tasting room in Kennebunk.