Diners on a budget will find lots to choose from, including seafood sandwiches, seafood tacos and lunch combos.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Amy Calder: The magic of The Lost Kitchen
Amy Calder sings the praises of the farm-to-table eatery in the tiny town of Freedom that has a huge following nationally.
Try these wok-roasted mussels with lemongrass, cilantro and garlic toast
The recipe comes from a recent cookbook from Boston’s Myers+Chang restaurant.
Henry Ford, soybean visionary. Yep, that Henry Ford
Cars are partly to blame for climate change. A diet of beans can help combat it. The two intersected nearly a century ago with onetime Maine summer resident and industrialist Henry Ford.
Winging it: On game day, enjoy this classic with a modern twist
Chicken wings have long been associated with football season, but the popular snack has stepped up its game with a variety of sauces from the wonderful to the weird.
From feta to American slices, a ranking of cheeses by healthfulness
Cheese lovers rejoice! Research is starting to suggest dairy fats may have a neutral-to-positive effect on the heart.
Dine Out Maine: You can’t go wrong with pizza and cocktails at Yarmouth mainstay Gather
But the family-friendly, farm-to-table restaurant can wobble when it stretches to global cuisine.
Green Plate Special: An empty nester brushes up on cooking for 2
How to avoid overeating, over-shopping, wasting food, wasting money and eating a joyless diet of leftovers.
Maine Gardener: Enjoy leaf-peeping season in your own backyard
These shrubs produce beautiful fall colors and berries, extending the garden season.
Cookbook review: Please give us more of the excellent writing in ‘Extra Helping’
Along with the prose, Janet Reich Elsbach’s new cookbook contains recipes intended to sustain new parents, new neighbors, ill and recovering patients and the grief-stricken.