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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
The Wrap: Cocktails cruise into Casco Bay, and Japanese options to expand
More beer, sushi, ramen, local plates, and pancakes for Portland. (If only anyone could find any staff.)
Eat & Run: Knightville knishery puts a new twist on the Jewish hand pie
BenReuben’s Knishery opened in May in South Portland.
Bar Guide: Check the weather before heading to The Chart Room
Sitting outside at the pub at the Black Point Inn in Scarborough is optimal.
Not so much Grow, as Mulch
I won’t be planting much in our gardens over the next few weeks, but I will be adding something from now until the end of the year. What I’ll be adding is leaf mold, a cross between compost and mulch. When I first started gardening almost half a century ago, I used a rototiller at […]
Fans of hard seltzer are finding lots to love in new flavors flowing from Maine’s craft breweries
With fewer calories and less alcohol than beer or cocktails, hard seltzer appeals to health-conscious drinkers – and many others.
A midseason update from the garden
Everything is early. The flowers have been profuse. Irrigation has been crucial.
Cheverus High grad develops product that’s hard seltzer adjacent
NOCA drinks are now for sale in several states.
Dine Out Maine: The Best Policy
When the paper resumes publishing restaurant reviews, honest feedback – both positive and negative – is the way to go.
The Wrap: MOFGA store opens for the season
Mainers win specialty food awards. Lobster pizza lures diners.