Read on for tidbits from and summaries of several gardening books published in 2020.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Homefront: Seeking a recipe to help you celebrate an occasion?
This recipe for grilled ribeyes with lobster béarnaise is celebratory and then some.
Green Plate Special: Turkey soup gets an elegant upgrade
Take a page from the French approach to potage.
Crooked Face Creamery and Maine Grains named finalists in Good Food Awards
A total of nine Maine businesses were named finalists in the nationwide contest.
As the weather cools, more outdoor diners become ‘early birds’
The pandemic has pushed the dinner hour up, especially this fall in Maine, as outdoor diners try to take advantage of the relative daytime warmth.
Run & Eat: When one seafood shop closes, a paella place opens
Paella Seafood replaced Miller Brothers on Forest Avenue, bringing a new type of fish dish to the Portland food scene.
Bar Guide: Here’s a little help choosing wine for your Thanksgiving feast
Maine wine shop owners recommend wines with low alcohol, high acidity or nutty notes to complement different courses.
Dine In Maine: Bringing the Beard awards home with Drifters Wife
Part 3 in a series in which we share a recipe from a 2020 Beard Award finalist.
Turkey (and other goodies) to go
The pandemic may have thrown a wet dish towel on Thanksgiving this year, but local restaurants and markets are stepping up with lots of to-go options – and even a few for dining in.
Homefront: This year, we could all use a little luck
Black-eyed peas to the rescue.