You’ll want to try these out in 2015
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Winter baking creates treats for the senses
Maple syrup sweetens vegan gingerbread muffins, pumpkin pie bread and cranberry-pecan coffee cake.
To really treat yourself, eat just 2 cookies a day
Being inundated for weeks with piles of buttery, sugary morsels can be stressful for those trying to stay fit and healthy.
Signature Dish: Christmas morning baklava becomes a tradition for the season
Peter Sottery’s baklava is packed with pungent cinnamon.
Dine Out Maine: Street and Co. in Portland
After 25 years, Dana Street’s trademark dishes are as delicious as ever, but other entrees — and the service — were bland.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Freeport
Tuscan Brick Oven Bistro is charming and beautiful, and the food is bountiful and delicious. This is a real find.
Congress puts potatoes on menu for low-income moms
White potatoes were excluded on the grounds that low-income women eat enough of them, often in the form of french fries.
A few Washington syrahs rise to challenge
A syrah lover finds hope in the Northwest, but sticks to his guns about the failure of many to reach their potential.
Wine Glossary, Part 1, seeks to clarify meanings about what we drink
Readers are invited to submit words related to winemaking and tasting that could use some explaining.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Farmington
Stone Hearth Cafe and Greenwood Dining Room