More creative ways to help out-of-work restaurant workers, Fat Boy is sold, and a chef runs a marathon
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bar Guide: A drink for every room in your at-home pub crawl
Have a Highball in the attic and a Rusty Nail in the tool shed.
Dine In Maine: Recreate the sounds of dining out while you’re dining in
These Spotify lists from some favorite Maine restaurants (and a favorite Maine restaurant critic) are here to help.
Maine Gardener: What happens to community gardens when the community is 6 feet apart?
Towns are wrestling with how to make community garden plots – and gardeners – safe. Sharing tools is history.
Cooking with snails? Ants? Baby formula?
Mainers digging deep into their pantries and refrigerators are finding unusual ingredients to cook with during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A centuries-old fermented Asian flavoring is finding fans in Maine
Made from mixing mold with grains or beans, “Koji is an enzymatic action hero” that will kick your cooking up several notches.
Rachael Ray tapes show from home, makes $4 million virus donation
Her husband, John Cusimano, is now the cameraman, producer, cocktail maker and musical guest.
Bar Guide: Basic quarantini recipes for beginner mixologists
Wiggly Bridge Distillery in York mixes up some simple drinks you can make at home.
Stuck at home? Instagram to the rescue!
Three Mainers offer virtual lessons on baking, gardening, homesteading and mixology.
Can’t find flour at the store? We’ve got you covered
These recipes for muffins, cookies and cake don’t require it.