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Grits make a tasty pillow for a pile of Cajun shrimp

by Leah Eskin Chicago Tribune August 8, 2018August 7, 2018

The Southern side won’t disappoint.

But that’s the subject of “Nourish Cakes: Baking with a Healthy Twist.”

Also, a potato bar and a new pizzeria join the ranks of Portland restaurants.

For 93 years, church parishioners have been baking and selling the soft, anise-flavored treats.

A cursory online survey of Greater Portland restaurants finds it on nearly 20 menus.

Paolo Laboa, executive chef at the Portland restaurant, sheds light on the sauce that swept the 2008 World Pesto Championship.

by Associated Press August 7, 2018August 7, 2018

She is now engaged to Joe LoCicero, who guest-starred in an episode of the show in 2016.

by SURYA MILNER Staff Writer August 7, 2018August 7, 2018

Ask a Mainer for his or her favorite restaurant, you’ll get a multitude of answers.

Allan Monga, an asylum-seeker from Zambia, was initially deemed ineligible for the national Poetry Out Loud competition and went to court over it.

Portland and its restaurants join three much bigger cities as winners of the magazine’s annual honor.