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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A good problem to have: Using up that bottle of vermouth
Don’t let it go bad and pour it down the sink. Much better to make stone fruit crumble.
New festival in Unity draws in impressive number of attendees to celebrate the local grain economy
The Bread and Brews festival was created to showcase and celebrate what MOFGA’s Communication and Outreach Director Katy Green described as the “grain renaissance” in Maine.
The Wrap: Lolita to close, and a Lucky Charms cheesecake brings a Maine cook good luck
Stella and Guy Hernandez announce plans to close their Munjoy Hill restaurant and wine bar.
Lolita, a worldly Munjoy Hill bistro, will close in 3 weeks
The owners of the Portland charmer say they are busier than ever, but want more family time.
Have a gyro on the go from Greeks of Peaks food truck
Or at least as long as it takes to drink a beer from the brewery where it’s parked.
Maine peaches are a hot commodity but hard to grow here
Mainers, and fruit growers, love peaches. But hurdles remain before they are commercially viable on a large-scale here
The herring shortage has led Maine’s puffin population to change its diet
Humans should follow suit to help Maine’s fisheries rebound.
Musings from a wine guy (and his cohorts) in a beer town
‘When a guest asks about beer, is there a little part of you that is disappointed? Do you ever try to sway a customer to wine even when they ask for something else?’
Cover crops enrich the soil, prevent erosion, inhibit weeds and more
Have an empty space in your vegetable bed? Here’s how to fill it with a cover crop.