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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Be good to the pollinators
Help these threatened ‘keystone organisms’ by planting a bee-friendly garden.
Dive into a gyro, with lamb and yogurt sauce in a pita
Traditionally, the meat cooks on an electric vertical rotisserie. Here’s how to translate that to the home kitchen.
Try DIY ketchup on your July 4 burger
In a common American story, ketchup immigrated from abroad and adapted once it reached these shores.
This July 4, build a local burger
Declare your independence from factory farms, California lettuce and supermarket buns that taste about as good as the plastic bags they come in.
Bean salad with fresh corn and avocado is just right for summer
Start with a smart trick: Toast the corn.
Price Points: Have hamburger at all costs in southern Maine
There’s something worth savoring for every price range.
10 steps to a backyard lobster bake
You don’t need access to the beach to create this quintessential Maine summer meal.
Phone apps help find unsold food and reduce waste
To cut down on climate-wrecking carbon dioxide emissions from food waste, more Germans are using modern technology.
Out Late: There’s a lot to take in at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
Dance the night away to nostalgic music – and dress the part, or pay.