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Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Winter vegetables can be a delight at the dinner table
Many can be used in comforting casseroles during the colder months.
Dine Out Maine: Owl & Elm in Yarmouth gives pub grub a good name, mostly
It’s a great spot for a burger and a beer.
Catbird Creamery in Westbrook is closed and for sale
The shop was famous for exotic ice cream flavors.
If eggs are coddled, they’ll be good with everything
Mushrooms and herbs are excellent companions for lightly cooked eggs, but also consider them with truffles, roasted peppers and soft cheeses.
Concern over climate change fueled meatless movement in 2016
The global trend was seen from grocery stores to the financial world.
‘So bovine’: Maine singer-songwriter Denny Breau’s pot roast strikes a chord
Breau, whose family is music royalty in the state, has been preparing the meal since his 20s. It inspired his only song about food.
Bread and Butter: First-day jitters as The Purple House cafe opens in North Yarmouth
R.E.M.’s “Daysleeper” has new meaning for the tired but motivated owner-baker.
Homemade pretzels are just one of the ways you can recycle pickle brine
You can also drink it, use it to brine a chicken or add it to a marinade.
Eight Maine restaurants earned 4 stars from food critic Andrew Ross in 2016
Read reviews of the eateries that will get even the most discerning diners to come back again.