Coffee bars are popping in high schools, and not just because students want to cram for tests.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
New laws aim to make schools and food pantries steady customers for Maine farmers
Gov. Janet Mills has signed bills that provide $1.4 million to help school districts and food pantries buy food grown on Maine farms.
ESPN takes a gulp of competitive eating champ Kobayashi in new documentary
Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi finds being in ESPN documentary tough to swallow
Be good to the pollinators
Help these threatened ‘keystone organisms’ by planting a bee-friendly garden.
Dive into a gyro, with lamb and yogurt sauce in a pita
Traditionally, the meat cooks on an electric vertical rotisserie. Here’s how to translate that to the home kitchen.
Try DIY ketchup on your July 4 burger
In a common American story, ketchup immigrated from abroad and adapted once it reached these shores.
This July 4, build a local burger
Declare your independence from factory farms, California lettuce and supermarket buns that taste about as good as the plastic bags they come in.
Bean salad with fresh corn and avocado is just right for summer
Start with a smart trick: Toast the corn.
Price Points: Have hamburger at all costs in southern Maine
There’s something worth savoring for every price range.
10 steps to a backyard lobster bake
You don’t need access to the beach to create this quintessential Maine summer meal.