A fresh new face hums happily along in a big, old barn
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Blaze Restaurant
A trip to the Bar Harbor location led to a visit to Bangor
Three recipes that make the most of Maine apple varieties
Bake up a batch of Apple Brownies, Baked Apples with Bourbon-Soaked Raisins, or Brown Butter Apple Loaf with your haul from the orchard.
What you miss by dissing all California chardonnays
The keys to the better ones are a cool grape-growing climate and the right vessel and process for fermentation.
Cookbook review: Diana Henry’s ‘A Bird in the Hand’
This book full of intriguing recipes is worth more than two in the bush.
Dynamo chef with Maine roots keeps raising status of vegan cuisine
Matthew Kenney’s restaurants — including one in Belfast — and books are a force in the plant-based food world, but his biggest influence may be in the new chefs he teaches.
Dine Out Maine: Union at The Press Hotel in Portland
Dinner here is no fast-to-fade one-night stand.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Pineland Farms
An amazing dinner in an amazing place
Chasing the memory of perfect noodle kugel
Kugel after kugel, she tried to re-create the flavor. The closest – here in time for Rosh Hashana – is the recipe.
Wine: Albariño from Spain proves that it’s good to be just a little bitter
The effortlessly good white is more easily available than in the past and is well worth seeking out.