University of Maine at Augusta hosts Muslim holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Celebrity chef David Chang’s Momofuku backs down from defending its ‘chile crunch’ trademark
The restaurant started selling its Chili Crunch product in 2020, a crunchy spicy oil with dried peppers and other ingredients like sesame seeds and garlic.
Hop water infuses Maine breweries with new market potential
New to the nonalcoholic beverage market, hop-flavored seltzer water already has plenty of fans in Maine’s craft brew industry.
Breaking the Ramadan fast: What Muslims from all parts of the globe eat
Though they fast every day during the holy month, Muslims enjoy scrumptious traditional foods during the evening iftar meals and the holiday’s final Eid al-Fitr feast.
New Lebanese restaurant in Waterville harkens to immigrant roots, family recipes
Former Waterville mayor Tom Nale is opening MEZZA, a new Lebanese restaurant, located near the area where their Lebanese immigrant relatives settled in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Anniversary milestone for the guy with the greenest thumb around
As our Maine Gardener column turns 20, writer Tom Atwell reflects on how gardening has changed.
Hop the globe with these Easter food traditions
Mainers of varied backgrounds share memories and stories of the family dishes that signal Easter to them.
Sugarhouses to open Saturday, after storm disrupts Maine Maple Sunday Weekend
An early spring storm dumped snow and ice over much of the state, keeping many sugarhouses from opening on their most lucrative weekend.
Where have all the mussels gone?
The wild blue mussel population on the Maine coast has dropped 60% since the 1970s. Experts believe warming waters and increased predation are to blame.
Don’t add to Maine’s food waste problem. Compost your kitchen scraps
The process takes some time but is straightforward.