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Three Maine chefs, one brewer named James Beard finalists

The winners of American food’s most prestigious awards will be announced May 2.

by Bill Bushnell March 10, 2016March 10, 2016

Ardeana Hamlin releases third in historical fiction series, Carl Howe Hansen gives us a wake-up call.

by Joe Appel March 9, 2016

Let it age and it’ll surprise – and delight – you.

by Brooke Dojny March 9, 2016March 9, 2016

A not-so-traditional sauce adds a rich counterpoint.

It whisks a reader to the humble beginnings of an iconic store that opened in 1946 and is still going strong today.

Food

by Staff report March 7, 2016

A Thai restaurant, a falafel shop and a sandwich shop serving rotisserie meats opened last week, joining fine dining Scales on the local food scene

The much-anticipated dining destination of chef Sam Hayward and restaurateur Dana Street is now serving up re-envisioned New England seafood.

by George and Linda smith March 6, 2016March 7, 2016

Vibrant downtown with great restaurants well worth the stop

Her charming book, ‘Locally Laid,’ details her transition from writer to chicken farmer.

by The Associated Press March 5, 2016March 5, 2016

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall officially tied the knot Friday at Spencer House, an aristocratic palace built by ancestors of the late Princess Diana.