I love, LOVE, to cook, but as the pandemic has gone on and on, this three-meal-a-day-seven-days-a-week cooking routine has gotten old. Food writer Jessica Battilana (who moved from San Francisco to Falmouth last summer) gets it. She has been cooking three meals a day for her family of four since the pandemic began. “I’m good […]
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Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Restaurants struggling during the pandemic turn to branded merchandise to help pay the bills
From masked mermaids to ‘milk-drunk’ ducks, local restaurants are selling hoodies, onesies and more.
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A new book called ‘The Healing Garden’ sounds like exactly what we need right now
Deb Soule writes about her garden and herb harvesting at Avena Botanicals.
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In the pandemic, takeout containers are everywhere
What are their impacts on the waste stream?
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At these Portland restaurants, your party may now be heated
Several spots are keeping their outdoor dining areas open, and comfortable, throughout the winter.
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Front & Main restaurant at Lockwood Hotel opening to public Thursday
The restaurant is housed on the ground floor of the hotel and looks out onto the streets it’s named after.
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The Wrap: Waterville gets a new restaurant, and cocktails-to-go stay
Portland gets a grilled cheese restaurant, while South Portland gets a ‘knishery.’
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Hannaford recalls in-store-made triple-layer chocolate cake
Cakes purchased from March 7-16 may be missing milk-allergen information.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine
Ask ME: Is dining in an outdoor structure safer than inside a restaurant?
Experts say that, when properly ventilated, outdoor structures can be a reduced-risk dining option.
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In 1939, Portland chef George Miller was crowned Maine’s Chowder King
And that’s just for starters. More than 80 years later, his descendents tell all about Miller’s glorious victory for New England-style clam chowder.