“I now understand the decadent roaring twenties, which followed the swine flu of 1918. When COVID times are over I’m buying a flapper dress with the heaviest beading, swingiest fringe and deepest cleavage. The party will be huge with the liveliest band. We’ll bring in the sunrise. “In the meantime, I’m doing what I can […]
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
To clean the garden or not to clean? That is the question (sorry, Shakespeare)
Too much spring cleanup can hurt beneficial native insects, some experts say. But how to balance those concerns with the needs and convenience of the gardener?
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
Cousins Maine Lobster owners host new Food Network show
Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis, whose own business benefited from reality TV, will coach food truck entrepreneurs in a show that debuts Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Restaurant reopenings, new one-stop fermentation shop and an April ice bar
Plus, the U.S. Coast Guard’s galley in South Portland wins a national award.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Run & Eat: Pick a bowl, then pick it up quick, from Crunchy Poke
The Old Port poke shop has been a reliable takeout spot throughout the pandemic.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Tap Lines: Belleflower’s opening in East Bayside marks start of better days
The new brewery, owned by former employees of Boston’s Trillium, moved into the space occupied by now-closed Brewery Extrava.
Posted inFood & Dining
Millennials are eating up reboots of popular shows, clothes – and food – from the ’90s
And the rest of us are joining in. Remember Dunkaroos, Pop-Tarts Crunch Cereal, Frasier? They’re ba-ack! (Oops, wrong decade.)
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
How to garden safely if there is lead in your soil
A project of the Cumberland Soil & Water Conservation District found high levels of lead in the soil of some Portland neighborhoods.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Homefront: Lamb for Easter from a local of Greek heritage who really knows his stuff
“Lamb has long played a starring role on Greek dinner tables, especially at holiday time. The flavor is unique, complex, and comparatively rich. Many happy memories go back to the early 1960s when my Greek grandparents, maternal (Panagakos) and paternal (Doukas), would always have lamb at the center of their Easter extravaganzas. “A close examination […]
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Sure, it’s Easter, but what about that other holiday?
International Carrot Day was established to celebrate the healthfulness of the root vegetable.