The owners of the former Thistle Pig turned their restaurant into a fast casual spot, made for current times.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bar Guide: Use kombucha as a mixer for creative cocktails
Follow recipes posted regularly by Root Wild or order a mixed drink from these Portland bars.
Another Maine restaurant is forced to shut its doors
The operators of Lio say the financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have proved too difficult to overcome.
Where’s the beef? Right here in Portland
Beef sandwiches inspired by classics in other American cities are filling a niche in Portland’s food scene.
Yes, there is a correct way to cut the cheese
Plus, a recipe for crackers that are not Cheez-Its, but are just as addictive.
Dine Out: Maine restaurants warm up to prepaid tickets
Some local restaurant chefs are experimenting with a prepaid, ticket-based model for dinners, which hold special appeal during a pandemic.
How to turn annuals into perennials – of sorts
Some annuals in your garden have monetary or sentimental value. Here’s how to keep them for another year.
You can’t go to the Common Ground Fair, but you can enjoy its vegan food
These recipes should hold you until 2021.
The Wrap: A new bakery in Brunswick, a new Holy Donut in Auburn
Salt Pine Social closes, and Anoche wants your spare apples.
Bar Guide: Have your apple a day, and drink it too
Enjoy the fruit of fall in liquid form.