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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Positive test prompts Honey Paw and Eventide Oyster Co. to close temporarily
An employee at the 2 restaurants, which are owned by the same hospitality group, has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Wrap: Via Vecchia, Two Fat Cats and Primo opening soon
Plus, a digital cookbook raises money for independent restaurants, and Maine breweries embrace the Black is Beautiful campaign.
Run and Eat: Sample Asian street food at Brunswick pop-up
Zao Ze Café has temporarily taken over the kitchen at Tao Yuan.
Maine Gardener: These Maine-designed dresses give a whole new meaning to floral pattern
Just don’t put these outfits in the laundry.
Bar Guide: Get in the spirit with no-fuss infusions
Making your own flavored alcohol is surprisingly easy.
Run & Eat: Minato Express offers Japanese in a jiff
Popular Portland restaurant Izakaya Minato is making inexpensive bento boxes and more for pickup.
Dine In Maine: Dinner Plus One explores restaurant-grocer hybrids, beginning at Local 188
Order a prepared meal for one night and pick up the ingredients for a second for the next.
Our dads and granddads were an undemanding lot at the table
As an entire generation of fathers and grandfathers leaves us, we remember the food they loved (American chop suey, pup-gullion, biscuits) and the experiences that shaped their palates.
Green Plate Special: Eat more lobster — this is the kind of ask we really like
The lobster industry has been hit hard this year. Here’s a recipe to help you do your bit to help them.