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This year, you can get your maple fix during pumpkin spice season

The pandemic cancelled Maine Maple Sunday in March. Organizers of a new fall event hope it will make up for some of that loss.

The event, which normally attracts crowds to Portland for a food-and-drinks festival in October, will be back next year, organizers say.

The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, usually held in Dover-Foxcroft, has been transformed this year into Whooptoberfest, an extended virtual celebration.

The owners of the former Thistle Pig turned their restaurant into a fast casual spot, made for current times.

Follow recipes posted regularly by Root Wild or order a mixed drink from these Portland bars.

The operators of Lio say the financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have proved too difficult to overcome.

Beef sandwiches inspired by classics in other American cities are filling a niche in Portland’s food scene.

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Plus, a recipe for crackers that are not Cheez-Its, but are just as addictive.

Some local restaurant chefs are experimenting with a prepaid, ticket-based model for dinners, which hold special appeal during a pandemic.

Some annuals in your garden have monetary or sentimental value. Here’s how to keep them for another year.