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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAppel on Wine, Food
Trying to get to the essence of wine with a final, goodbye column
After writing about it for five years, Joe Appel reminds readers that wine is more than numbers and buying guides.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
What saved the 1970s from a purely polyester legacy? Culinary breakthroughs
Though the era had dreadful clothes, we at least got some iconic restaurants and cookbooks out of it.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Grilled greens – and reds – gain silky texture and deeper flavor
And oh, what cherries can do for radicchio charred on the grill.
Posted inFood, Recipes
The Maine Ingredient: Do yourself a flavor and roast tomatoes
Now that native Maine tomatoes are here, bask in the glory.
Posted inFood, Recipes
For healthy, forgiving cooking, try a foil pack in the oven
Easy tacos with fresh or frozen fish and veggies are an excellent way to fix dinner in heavy-duty foil.
Posted inFood
Local restaurant server and finance expert work together to rethink flatware
Certine, a new brand of ceramic flatware that is the brainchild of local entrepreneurs, aims to change the eating experience for diners.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
In ‘Cooking with Loula, Greek Recipes from My Family to Yours,’ the recipes satisfy
The prose, on the other hand, isn’t so satisfying.
Posted inArt, Lifestyle, Local & State, News
Former Portland museum to house collection of New York abstract artist
The Leo Rabkin Foundation chooses the now-closed Museum of African Art and Culture as its new home.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Trott Family Clowns mark 50 years in the Clinton Fair parade on Saturday
The clowning tradition was started by twin brothers Merle Sr. and Malcolm Trott in a Volkswagen Beetle in 1966.