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A little-known tropical fruit is showing up as a meat substitute on Maine menus

by Avery Yale Kamila August 1, 2018July 31, 2018

It’s called jackfruit, and “little known” is about to change.

Cookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes

There’s a lot more to Vietnamese cuisine than pho

by Peter McGuire August 1, 2018July 31, 2018

‘Made in Vietnam’ is a delicious and mostly accessible introduction to that country’s cooking.

Food & Dining, Maine

Drifters Wife, Rose Foods make Bon Appetit’s ‘Best New Restaurants’ list

by Meredith Goad August 1, 2018July 31, 2018

The magazine will whittle down the list to a ‘Hot 10’ to be announced on Aug. 14.

Food & Dining, Maine

Dream job? Restaurant servers say restless nights come with the stresses of August

by Meredith Goad August 1, 2018July 31, 2018

This month is to restaurant servers what April is to tax accountants. We asked people in food service to dish up some of their worst nightmares.

Business, Food & Dining, Maine

Those in the know find there’s nothing fishy about Lay’s lobster roll chips

by Meredith Goad August 1, 2018July 31, 2018

Maine experts taste test the new flavor, which is representing the Northeast in the Tastes of America line.

Food & Dining

Two Portland restaurants on Bon Appetit’s 50 best new restaurants

by Meredith Goad July 31, 2018July 31, 2018

Drifters Wife and Rose Foods both made Bon Appetit’s annual list of America’s Best New Restaurants, which the magazine will whittle down to the ‘Hot 10.’

Business, Food & Dining, Maine

After just 2 years, Portland’s incubator for food start-ups is closing shop

by Eric Russell July 31, 2018August 1, 2018

Shared amenities let the Fork Food Lab in West Bayside give entrepreneurs a first taste of business. That ends in September.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes, Source

Recipe: Blueberry-Cinnamon Scones with Wild Blueberry–Lemon Curd

July 29, 2018July 26, 2018

’Tis blueberry season, so why not go all out? My favorite blueberry flavor combination involves both cinnamon and lemon. This recipe combination not only includes all three, but also institutes the 25 percent lessons I’ve learned in researching this column. I built the curd recipe from scratch for use with wild blueberries with the understanding […]