A spate of high-profile closures stirs up fears of oversaturation, but local owners and patrons say there’s a natural ebb and flow in this industry – and the numbers support them.
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Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: A tavern closes, and a former chef returns to the kitchen
In other news, Dean’s Sweets gets national attention, Portland’s winter farmers market gets ready to open, and a bicentennial cookbook needs your family recipes.
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Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes
Any vegetable lover could find use for this laid-back vegan cookbook
‘5-Ingredient Vegan’ offers ideas for substituting meat and dairy without getting preachy.
Posted inFood & Dining
The ideal wine for Thanksgiving dinner? It’s complicated
The holiday’s ‘explosion of savory and sweet’ makes choosing what to pour a challenge.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: No fan of fake meat? You can still reduce the real stuff
The fake-meat trend has appealing effects, but veggie-packed turkey sliders can come close.
Posted inFood & Dining
Garden provides much to be grateful for
Let’s offer thanks to many passed-down plants – and the people who supplied them.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Tribes growing heirloom seeds for heritage, health reasons
Wabanki diets were traditionally plant-based.
Posted inFood & Dining
In new food pantry model, Root Cellar patrons help themselves
Making a small payment and boxing up the food that they and others bring home is meant to help maintain dignity and build resilience.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Put green thumbs to a different use – flipping the page
These new books cover topics from moss to compact crops.
Posted inFood & Dining
Thanksgiving dinner – the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry
The day is, per at least this one hostess, a ‘day of obligatory Mrs. America smiles, occasional moments of tears cleverly disguised as possible joy, and the sincere, gut-wrenching recall of holidays long past in which one was a mere child and carefree.’