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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Visit Portland launches Winter Weekdays hospitality promotion
The campaign aims to boost Maine’s dining and hotel business during the slow season.
Juiced. in Hallowell closing due to rent pressures
The healthy food and drink café opened on Water Street 12 years ago.
Four chefs tell us about their favorite dish in Greater Portland
Want to be truly in the know about some of the area’s best dishes? Ask a chef for the dish they love to eat that isn’t their own.
Waterville man seeks fewer city restrictions on keeping chickens
Leo St. Peter says the city’s rules are too strict at a time when more people want to raise their own food.
Maine gets in on the hot pot trend, but it’s also easy to make them at home
The communal cooking tradition from Asia easily translates to a convivial cold-weather meal dinner party with friends and family.
Maine’s PFAS ban expands to consumer items on Jan. 1
Under the updated law, many common household items like cookware, cosmetics and children’s toys must be free of harmful forever chemicals.
When it comes to holiday baking, these Mainers are all about tradition
Local bakers say using recipes handed down through generations of their families keeps them connected to loved ones and adds to the magic of the holidays.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in grand style with a turkey Wellington
Or try a beet, squash or salmon version. This showstopper takes time to make, but you and your guests will be deliciously rewarded.
In one Maine home kitchen, the impact of tariffs is tough to calculate
Even the most local or non-adventurous eaters among us probably eat food from overseas. So how are the Trump administration tariffs affecting our grocery bills?