Plus, foods to soothe pandemic anxieties, from doughnuts to plant-based dinners.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Portland Food Co-op closes again after second positive COVID test
After the store reopened Thursday, a second employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Bar Guide: Vespertino is the local liqueur you need to try
The tequila crema is a product of the Portland-based Northstar Brands.
Run & Eat: Mexican cuisine arrives in Cape Elizabeth
Tacos Y Tequila opened on Route 77 in December.
Maine Crisp Co. moving operations to Winslow
Family-owned company that began in Waterville is taking over a 17,500-square-foot facility at 20 Lithgow St.
A menu for 2021
As the new year gets underway, experts are, as usual, prognosticating about food trends. This year, many – but not all – of those predictions are linked to the pandemic. Their crystal ball visions cover everything from individual ingredients to food preparations and how restaurants will operate. Food & Wine magazine says that Americans will […]
And the envelope please: Plants of the year for a very strange year
The Perennial Plant Association and the All-America Selections have named their picks.
At Panera, you can find out just how sustainable your meal is
The chain has joined a D.C.-based program that calculates the emissions caused in making each meal, with the hope of persuading diners to choose the menu option that helps fight climate change.
The Good Table closes for COVID-19 testing
The Cape Elizabeth restaurant is testing its entire staff ‘out of an abundance of caution’ after a member was exposed.
Albert Roux, major influence on U.K. dining habits, dies at 85
In 1982, his restaurant in London, Le Gavroche, became the first British restaurant to be awarded three Michelin stars.