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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Look beneath tough exterior to discover kohlrabi’s charms
Two easy, tasty recipes will make you glad you got to know this vegetable.
The Maine Ingredient: Lobster stew a magical combination
The classic recipe needs little but the crustacean, butter, cream and paprika, but a bit of wine and chives don’t hurt.
Prize-winning blueberry pie passes to a fifth generation
A Maine baker who traces the family recipe to her Ukrainian grandmother teaches her granddaughters the secrets of her prize pastry.
Dine Out Maine: Dudley’s Refresher in Castine
A young chef casts a serious eye on classic seashore food.
Where’s the ’booch? Urban Farm Fermentory has a shortage
The owner of the popular Portland kombucha maker says the supply should be back to normal in two weeks.
Festival at the Falls to become part of a big Waterville weekend
The multi-cultural festival has been moved to the same day as Harvest Fest in a weekend that also features Maine Craft Weekend downtown.
Exactly what is a ‘plant-based’ diet? Doctors offer precise meanings
Given the impact of food choices on health, it’s helpful to know medical understandings of ‘vegetarian,’ ‘vegan’ and ‘plant-based.’
Cumberland native, former deputy editor of Bon Appétit magazine talks about food in Maine then and now
Scott DeSimon says Maine is a special place food-wise, and that the Portland restaurant scene continues to baffle him, in a wondrous way.
Kelp + Miso Soup
Add flavor and nutrition to soups with kelp and other kinds of seaweed.