Eateries like Bernie’s Foreside and Esidore’s in Falmouth have found the arrangements have both benefits and challenges.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Who wrote ‘The Turmeric Cookbook’? It’s a mystery
But who cares? The book offers helpful tips, a nice balance of recipes, and one very delicious Carrot-Turmeric Soup.
The Maine Ingredient: If you pickle local produce, be ready for grateful puckering up
Our recipes for pickles and chutney update a beloved tradition.
Make fig brandy for gifts, and get brandied figs as a bonus
Figs are sweet enough on their own to stand up to a boozy bath.
Leeks are the star in this quick, simple chicken dinner
This meal involves just a few ingredients that work in concert to produce a lot of flavor.
Don’t be intimidated by tarte tatin
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the premade puff pastry.
Chopped salad might sound mundane, but let me convince you otherwise
This type of salad is too often overlooked.
Apple Culture: True beauty of Maine’s wild apples is in their ‘crazy flavors’
The state is full of unique fruit trees that often are free to pick from.
Bite: Good pho is hard to find
And Portland, Maine, is not the first place our columnist expected to find it.
Why losing Tom Petty feels like losing a piece of ourselves
The quintessential American rock star knew how to adapt his music to reflect the shifting sound of rock.