More restaurants and bakeries open for curbside pickup, and a food tour company takes it online.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Run & Eat: The Knotted Apron proves its mettle
Open for just six weeks before the shutdown, for now the Portland restaurant offers high-quality takeout to its lucky neighbors in Rosemont and Deering.
Bar Guide: A few things to know before ordering a cocktail to go
Tips for getting an Old Fashioned or margarita with your takeout order.
Green Plate Special: BEE happy, BEE useful, BEE kind and BEE careful
A new bee “mom” worries about, and delights in, her new responsibilities.
Homefront: Mother’s Day edition
A quarantined Laura Marie Chiavoli has been making her Polish grandmother’s cabbage rolls – a dish that provides plenty of leftovers.
Dine In Maine: A cause and a case for celebration
So you’re not allowed to gather. That doesn’t mean you can’t find plenty of ways to still celebrate.
Maine Gardener: No land? Grow vegetables in pots
Many Mainers have turned to the garden to wait out COVID-19. Here are some practical tips for growing food, even if you’re short of sunlight or space.
Vegan Kitchen: Are your favorite vegetarian or vegan restaurants open for takeout?
The coronavirus crisis had taken a toll on Portland’s vegetarian eateries, but find out here who is up and running and when you will see others resurface.
Maine agriculture commissioner wants to loosen rules on shipping meat
Amanda Beal is asking the federal government to temporarily lift restrictions that prevent state-inspected meat from being sold or donated across state lines.
Maine diner that twice appeared on Food Network to close after 66 years
Uncle Andy’s Diner owner, Dennis Fogg, says takeout business hasn’t been enough to keep the diner afloat, and he’ll close it for good at the end of May.