Summer has given local restaurants a boost, but cold weather – and more empty tables – are coming soon.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: When you plant a garden, first check the view from your windows
Curb appeal, schmerb appeal. Unless you’re selling your house, the view from inside the house will reward you far more richly.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Anglo-Thai chef’s simple recipe for spicy fried-egg salad at home
It’s light, fresh and herbal, with the characteristic Thai flavors of sweet, spicy, salty and sour.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
Vinland restaurant closes permanently
The famously all-local restaurant in Portland could not survive the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, News
There will be no additional James Beard Award winners this year – or next
The James Beard Foundation has decided not to name any more winners this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is canceling next year’s awards.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World, New England
‘Calamari comeback’: Rhode Island’s DNC video gets big buzz
Rhode Island was a big sensation at the virtual Democratic National Convention for its unconventional video plugging calamari — the state’s official appetizer.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Reservations, renovations and reopenings
Exclusive dinners sell out, Harding Smith renovates the Rooms restaurants, and the Thistle Pig is now Engrain.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Run & Eat: Fat Boy Drive-In has more than just burgers
The Brunswick establishment offers an egg sandwich, a BLT, nostalgia and a sense of normalcy.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Bar Guide: Pair each of these summer activities with the perfect cocktail
Have a S’moretini ’round the campfire, or a Sea Breeze while you sail.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State
Can shortage concerns local breweries
With keg sales down, and pandemic restrictions still in effect, craft breweries are relying on canned beer sales to stay in business.