No need to rely on the national brands. Plenty of Maine businesses are crafting their own vegan bacon, fried chicken, pepperoni and more.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, Maine Crime, Nation & World
Maine prisons’ food program on track to become national model
The state’s Department of Corrections is a leader in food service and culinary training and now is working with outside organizations to replicate its approach.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Maine blueberries vs. a fruit fly: Sen. Collins files bill to help
Maine’s Republican senator is introducing legislation that calls on the federal government to step up research and prevention efforts for a pest that could jeopardize the state’s wild blueberry crop.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
The Maine Gardener’s Hawaiian adventure
The trees in Hawaii grow tall, but not strong, pineapples are less important than you thought, and more fun facts about Hawaiian flora.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
How do I love thee, brown butter? Let us count the ways
Used in baking, with seafood or drizzled on vegetables, brown butter offers nutty, complex depth that improves everything it touches.
Posted inFood & Dining
Year-round iced coffee drinkers have their reasons, even in Maine
No matter the temperature, some always like it cold.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Try a vegan charcuterie board for your Super Bowl party (and invite Tom Brady)
Follow our suggestions to get it just right.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
In the depths of winter, a gardener looks for something, anything, to do
It’s too early to plant, but not too early to plan.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Lemons aren’t (remotely) local. Can you substitute something else?
It’s situational, depending on the dish and technique, but sumac, for one, may work.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Steeper by the dozen: Avian flu sends egg prices soaring
The disease has driven prices up and supplies down, affecting Maine farms, stores, restaurants and egg lovers in different ways.