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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Sea Food: Hosts at sea and ashore can help funnel arguments into melting pot
When two dozen guests vacation together on a schooner, gathering around good food becomes more important than politics.
Give Maine flour the pancake or cookie test for a fast score
Experiment with locally produced flours, and store them in the refrigerator, and the results are bound to be popular.
Dine Out Maine: MK Kitchen in Gorham
Mitch Kaldrovich, formerly at Cape Elizabeth’s Inn by the Sea, steps out on his own with his wife in a chic new space.
In praise of trout, cooked almost any style
It’s superb with a fine – not chunky – nut coating, or poached in red wine or roasted with lime and dill.
Serious contenders for wines that ask you to keep drinking
The human touch is detectable in all of these candidates for getting carried away.
Chefs give gomasio its season in the condiment limelight
The Japanese blend of sesame seeds and salt lends a savory flavor and light crunch to whatever it’s sprinkled on.
Sea Food: Remote Maine island perfect for lobster bake, but backyard works, too
Wherever it happens, it’s an eating experience everyone should have at least once.
Patti Hamilton makes really terrific cole slaw – for 900 hungry people
The food director for the Bicycle Coalition of Maine chops all that slaw by hand.
Fresh from Samantha, healthful drinks in the family tradition
Her new line of bottled smoothies goes beyond her parents’ juices to superfood status.