The holiday menu is probably the most traditional on the American calendar. In that spirit, we reprise some favorite recipes.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine restaurant owners blame staffing challenges on housing shortage
Business owners say they can’t afford to pay workers the high wages necessary to keep up with rising housing prices, and even when they can, there’s nowhere for employees to live.
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Where to buy Maine-made sweet treats for the holidays
Let Maine’s best bakers and confectioners take some stress out of the season for you.
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These Maine chefs are taking on a cooking challenge: Feeding a community in need
For chefs like Eric Bufo at Wayside Food Programs, using donated and rescued ingredients to provide restaurant-quality, seasonally driven meals is an everyday test.
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New Winslow eatery opens in former Lobster Trap restaurant
Rex’s Riverside Grill at 21 Bay St. opened Friday for takeout meals, and owner Jeffrey Daigneault is working to add a sit-down restaurant and pub.
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At ZA pizzeria in Portland, fusion is fun but basics are better
The Preble Street restaurant establishes itself among the city’s tastiest pizzas.
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Maine restaurants, food producers honored by Yankee magazine
Ocotillo, Backriver Blends and Skordo were listed among New England’s best new offerings in the publication’s annual awards.
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The stories behind Maine’s most famous and strangest craft beer names | Column
With 207 Beer Week underway, we asked breweries about the origins of Lunch, The Substance, Gigantic Dad Pants and more.
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In Vassalboro, harder times means rising need for Thanksgiving boxes | Column
At R.L. Mercantile & Trading Post, Brea Willette teaches about food security and reaches out a helping hand to those in need.
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Andrew Zimmern makes an impromptu food crawl through Portland
The celebrity chef took an emotional trip down Memory Lane.