There’s a lot going on at the Old Port restaurant, where American comfort food meets Latin cuisine.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Cheese Poof makeover adds crustiness and local greens
A beloved family recipe gets local ingredients and less time in the oven.
The Maine Ingredient: A Mother’s Day brunch that spells love
Make her an asparagus frittata and a raspberry-Melba sundae
Cookbook Review: ‘Back Around the Table’ by David Venable
I’m not sure exactly why I pulled “Back Around the Table” out of a stack of cookbooks and decided to give it a go. To be honest, I didn’t know who David Venable was (turns out he’s QVC’s resident foodie) and most the recipes are a bit more decadent than the ones I usually go […]
Searching for the right sort of zins reveals hidden diversity
Zinfandel is a big and interesting wine, but too often it’s big to the point of overwrought and overdone.
Motherhood makes values about food more vital than ever
Childhood experiences at a dairy farm give a mom a deeper compassion for cows.
Ban boring baked fish: Make tuna panzanella instead
With its meaty texture and hearty taste, fresh tuna does not feel at all like healthy, low-fat food.
Make these biscuits to use (up) buttermilk
Shake it, or make it, then bake with it.
A rich chocolate — and beet — cake for Mother’s Day
Show Mom some love, and that you appreciate all those years of telling you to eat your vegetables.
Dietary guidelines panel weighs in on food’s environmental footprint
Will the guidelines themselves, which are written from this report, take sustainability into account? It would be a first.