Sliced snap peas, juicy English cucumbers and peppery radishes get together for a fresh, crunchy accompaniment to seared sea scallops.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Chef of one of world’s top-rated restaurants will serve it up in Down East Maine
Summers in Maine inspired Ryan McCaskey’s Acadia in Chicago. Now, Stonington is getting Acadia House Provisions.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Lifestyle
Learning to love lovage
Though it was a cure-all in ancient Rome and Greece, Americans today rarely use lovage. It is strong but tasty and has many excellent uses in the kitchen.
Posted inFood & Dining, Lifestyle
Portland Wine Week returns in mid-June with tastings, dinners and seminars
This year, the emphasis will be on women in the wine industry, locally and farther afield.
Posted inFood & Dining, Lifestyle, Recipes
Rhubarb lovers unite! (And everyone else can eat dirt)
As a wise food writer once said, ‘In my world there is no such thing as too much rhubarb!’
Posted inFood & Dining, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: A celebrated Manhattan chef comes home, which is excellent news for diners
Nina June’s Sara Jenkins has deep ties to Italy and Maine and both are deliciously evident on the plate at her Rockport restaurant.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes
“Farmacy Kitchen Cookbook” is on a mission to get you to think about what you eat
The vegan cookbook offers recipes, yes, but also a philosophy of healing, balance, good intentions and kindness to animals.
Posted inFood & Dining
Confessions of a Rhubarb Hater
Every spring, Mainers go on a rhubarb feeding frenzy. I just don’t get it.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Now that you like rhubarb, right? Get in the kitchen and bake
The combination of rhubarb and roses is unusual and wonderful. Tosca Cake is a Swedish classic.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
A pepper plan for a Maine garden
In truth, bell peppers would like a longer, warmer growing season than Maine offers. (And so might we humans.)