Monte’s Fine Foods plans to open in February at the Washington Avenue location in Portland, with an Italian and pan-Mediterranean focus.
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Steak topped by Caesar salad could steal Fourth of July show
A little meat will satisfy with this grilled combination.
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Couscous a simply splendid dish for summer gatherings
Try the tiny pasta balls with peppers and chard, or any type of green.
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No pizza or mac & cheese for you
‘The All-New Fresh Food Fast’ helps one harried mom change up the weeknight dinner menu.
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Here’s how home cooks can whip up a new world of sauces
Vanessa Seder of Portland puts her passion for international flavors into a cookbook that modernizes classics and helps home cooks put a sauce to lots of uses.
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Great Race of antique, vintage cars arrives in Gardiner
Antique, vintage cars taking part in the rally-style race drew people from around the region to see the vehicles and meet the drivers.
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Read poems by Portland’s new poet laureate, Linda Aldrich
She is the 6th poet to serve in the honorary position.
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Augusta’s downtown riverfront to feature concerts benefiting theater revival project
Mallett Brothers and Dustbowl Revival will play on Front Street in July, while Kennebec River Day and Brewfest are scheduled for Saturday.
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Linda Aldrich is now poet laureate for city that gave the world Longfellow
She succeeds Gibson Fay-Leblanc in the role of poetry ambassador for Portland.
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Theater review: At Monmouth, this is not your mother’s Jane Austen
‘Pride@Prejudice’ is a modern take on the classic story, with electronic devices, movie clips and more.