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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State
Drifters Wife, Rose Foods make Bon Appetit’s ‘Best New Restaurants’ list
The magazine will whittle down the list to a ‘Hot 10’ to be announced on Aug. 14.
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Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes
There’s a lot more to Vietnamese cuisine than pho
‘Made in Vietnam’ is a delicious and mostly accessible introduction to that country’s cooking.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Maine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Bayside shows its caring side when a resident’s puppy is lost
In a Portland neighborhood viewed as rough and scary, I found humanity, kindness, respect and an attitude of healing.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Betty White’s 80-year career celebrated in PBS special
The program will air on Aug. 21, showing White at work, at home and interacting with friends.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Monmouth Fair kicks off 4-day stint Wednesday
The largely agricultural fair has added the Redneck Truck Pull and modified mini-tractors to attract young adults.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
If Patrick Dempsey is asking you for money online … it’s not Patrick Dempsey
The actor tweeted Monday that someone is impersonating him online asking for money, and asked fans to report the scam to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Posted inFood & Dining
Two Portland restaurants on Bon Appetit’s 50 best new restaurants
Drifters Wife and Rose Foods both made Bon Appetit’s annual list of America’s Best New Restaurants, which the magazine will whittle down to the ‘Hot 10.’
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
After just 2 years, Portland’s incubator for food start-ups is closing shop
Shared amenities let the Fork Food Lab in West Bayside give entrepreneurs a first taste of business. That ends in September.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Mainers’ wacky act to appear Thursday on ‘The Gong Show’
Performers Leland Faulkner of Auburn and Michael Menes of Buckfield elongate their limbs and try to avoid the gong.