Restaurateurs in Maine at last have a date for reopening, but many wonder to what extent they can or should.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bar Guide: Travel the world through your cocktail shaker
Let those Cinco de Mayo margaritas just mark the start of your international imbibing.
Homefront: Home-baked bread is within your grasp
Editor’s Note: We have been asking readers (and the occasional Press Herald writer) to tell us what they are cooking, and why, during this time of self-isolation. This week, MEGAN GRAY, who cover courts for the Press Herald, tells us about attempting homemade bread. Bonus: she threw in a recipe for an Italian-esque white bean […]
The Dos and Don’ts of Takeout
To get the most out of takeout and delivery during these unsettling times, take our advice.
Dine In Maine: Dinner and a movie
Watch a terrific food movie. Pair it with terrific take-out from a local restaurant: win-win.
Vegan Kitchen: One way to avoid future pandemics?
Stop eating factory-farmed meat.
Maine Gardener: Nurseries and florists gear up for the expected Mother’s Day surge
Curbside pickup, one-way aisles and simply spreading out are among the ways they’ll tackle any crowds.
Farmers markets move outdoors to bigger spaces, with new rules
Their role has changed, too, from social gathering to an essential service during the pandemic.
Maine restaurant group says industry will collapse if reopening restrictions aren’t relaxed
A group representing restaurant owners and workers sends a letter to Gov. Janet Mills seeking relief from her phased-in reopening plan and asking for input in making changes to it.
Lost Kitchen reservations, ‘all bets are off’ this year
With an uncertain seasonal opening date because of the pandemic, the postcard drawing for reservations at the Freedom restaurant will “happen when it happens,” said the executive manager.