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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
The federal government tightens rules around pesticide applications
But they don’t go far enough, as homeowners probably won’t read them. It’s the plants and animals in your garden that will suffer.
Want an inside look at the Oscars of the food world?
Here’s the scoop on the James Beard Awards.
James Beard Foundation names 10 semifinalists from Maine
The state’s restaurants and food professionals were nominated in numerous categories, including Outstanding Restaurateur, Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: Northeast.
Plants are learning how to self-pollinate – and that’s not good
Pansies have figured out how as a response to the dire drop in pollinator numbers, but self-pollination produces weaker plants.
Home Plates: May we introduce you to kasha?
A Saco cook of Polish and Ukrainian descent grew up on homey bowls of buckwheat groats – and she thinks you should try them, too.
The results are in: This was the best maple syrup made in Maine last year
The Maine Maple Producers Association held its annual competition Friday to determine the season’s top products in several categories.
A look at gardening trends for the new year
Columnist Tom Atwell is hopeful that in 2024, gardeners are doing more to help the environment. But climate change is beyond our (individual) control.
Home Plates: A home cook and bread baker ponders if baking is art or science
Both, Lindsay Porto concludes, and her Anadama bread is delicious proof.
Vegan Kitchen: Nationally known food justice advocate and vegan chef to speak at Bates
Bryant Terry will give keynote address at the college’s food justice forum on Martin Luther King Day.