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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
The Wrap: Top Maine restaurants grab those diamonds from AAA
The White Barn Inn maintains its distinction as one of half a dozen 5-diamond restaurants in New England.
Eats: Lewiston’s Cowbell brings the beef
Lewiston’s newest restaurant is all about the burger.
Vegetable curry a great choice for a vegetarian meal
It’s hearty, too.
Try this dimpled, chewy, herb-topped, deep-dish focaccia
The recipe begins with a sponge (and ends with a yum).
Dine Out Maine: A focus on the planet, and on healthy eating, underline the menu at Crunchy Poké Bar
The restaurant puts a Japanese spin on the raw fish dish from Hawaii.
To grow (seedlings) or not to grow? That is the question
An inveterate gardener decides – gasp! – to save himself trouble and just buy seedlings.
Ice fishermen in Maine share 2 recipes for freshly caught fish
Enjoy a fish sandwich or a simple baked bass.
‘Power Bowls’ make eating healthy easy
A new cookbook offers one-bowl dishes to fill and fuel you up.
Prepare croutons, and let the compliments roll in
Make them in just a few minutes.