Under new ownership, the popular pizza place returns to Augusta after an 18-month hiatus.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Is Freeport starved for more restaurants?
Although overhead, labor costs, staffing shortages and the lack of downtown housing make it challenging to launch new restaurants, many say the town of 8,784 (and millions of tourists) needs more choices.
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Heaven scent: Holiday aromas emanate from Bates College’s tourtières
For decades, the dining commons kitchen at the Lewiston school has baked and sold fragrant meat pies for the school community, a tradition that links the college with city’s French Canadian heritage.
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Climate change is already affecting your grocery bill
And it’s only getting worse. Expect to pay more for items from olive oil and coffee to wheat.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Avoid pre-cut cantaloupe, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows
At least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died.
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Brickyard Hollow finds recipe for success in craft brews, creative pizzas and community philanthropy
The rapidly expanding Yarmouth-based brewery has nine locations around Maine, and has opened five of them in the last 12 months.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Grape growing in the big leagues
Our columnist reports back from the French wine-making regions of Burgundy and Champagne. Sorry, Maine, we’re not there yet.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
The Quarry seemed like an improbable Beard Award winner, unless you’ve met Marilou Ranta
Since winning the prestigious award for Outstanding Hospitality in May, the tireless chef/owner of the Monson restaurant continues to prove why she’s deserving of an onslaught of new customers.
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Home Plates: The Whatever School of Cooking
Cape Elizabeth resident Elaine Kahaner believes if you can read, you can cook.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Your Thanksgiving leftovers are good in the fridge up to 4 days; don’t let it go to waste
Don’t automatically assume a date label on food has to do with safety. (Also: Don’t forget to freeze your leftover stuffing and pie.)