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‘Alimentari’ specializes in creative and elaborate salads

by Mary Pols March 8, 2017March 7, 2017

But are they worth the trouble?

Food & Dining, Recipes

The Maine Ingredient: Add a quick vegetarian sauce to store-bought, fresh pasta for a terrific meal

by Brooke Dojny March 8, 2017May 30, 2017

Asparagus and mushroom fettuccine. Need we say more?

Food & Dining

We go in search of Greater Portland’s best bagel

by Meredith Goad March 8, 2017March 8, 2017

An opinionated panel of experts picks – and, we’re sorry to say, pans – local bagels in a lively blind tasting.

Business, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Sports

Former owner of Sunday River golf course still selling memberships, lawsuit says

by J. Craig Anderson March 8, 2017March 8, 2017

Harris Golf and Newry Holdings both lay claim to the highly rated golf course, raising the possibility that golfers who have paid for the coming season won’t be able to play.

Business, Food & Dining, Maine, News

Thatcher’s near the Maine Mall is set to close in April

by Kelley Bouchard March 7, 2017March 8, 2017

Longtime restaurant owner Cynthia Boulay says she’s paring down her business holdings, and will close Thatcher’s on April 22 unless someone buys it.

Food & Dining, Nation & World

These 10 foods contribute mightily to U.S. deaths, analysis shows

by LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press March 7, 2017March 7, 2017

A medical journal says public health policies targeting unhealthy eating could potentially help prevent some deaths, but the study isn’t solid proof that ‘suboptimal’ diets are deadly.