The Portland Regency’s new lobby bar features flights and hard-to-find bottles.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
What to expect from the return of Maine Maple Sunday, with restrictions
Maple producers all over the state will participate this weekend, selling syrup and treats, but many won’t have crowded events like pancake breakfasts, sugar house tours or wagon rides.
Wait, what? Maple syrup isn’t naturally vegan?
The defoamers added to maple syrup during processing may include ingredients that vegans want to avoid.
Homefront: Pancakes for dinner
I love, LOVE, to cook, but as the pandemic has gone on and on, this three-meal-a-day-seven-days-a-week cooking routine has gotten old. Food writer Jessica Battilana (who moved from San Francisco to Falmouth last summer) gets it. She has been cooking three meals a day for her family of four since the pandemic began. “I’m good […]
Restaurants struggling during the pandemic turn to branded merchandise to help pay the bills
From masked mermaids to ‘milk-drunk’ ducks, local restaurants are selling hoodies, onesies and more.
A new book called ‘The Healing Garden’ sounds like exactly what we need right now
Deb Soule writes about her garden and herb harvesting at Avena Botanicals.
In the pandemic, takeout containers are everywhere
What are their impacts on the waste stream?
At these Portland restaurants, your party may now be heated
Several spots are keeping their outdoor dining areas open, and comfortable, throughout the winter.
Front & Main restaurant at Lockwood Hotel opening to public Thursday
The restaurant is housed on the ground floor of the hotel and looks out onto the streets it’s named after.
The Wrap: Waterville gets a new restaurant, and cocktails-to-go stay
Portland gets a grilled cheese restaurant, while South Portland gets a ‘knishery.’