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Rather than steaming it, a Portland restaurant returns ‘cotton candy’ lobster to the sea

Scales’ executive chef says, ‘It was just too interesting to cook it.’

by Associated Press August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

You can plead bagel but ‘the poppy seed defense’ doesn’t always work.

by SARA MOULTON The Associated Press August 8, 2018August 7, 2018

But rather than use green tomatoes, the recipe calls for ripe ones.

by Leah Eskin Chicago Tribune August 8, 2018August 7, 2018

The Southern side won’t disappoint.

But that’s the subject of “Nourish Cakes: Baking with a Healthy Twist.”

Also, a potato bar and a new pizzeria join the ranks of Portland restaurants.

For 93 years, church parishioners have been baking and selling the soft, anise-flavored treats.

A cursory online survey of Greater Portland restaurants finds it on nearly 20 menus.

Paolo Laboa, executive chef at the Portland restaurant, sheds light on the sauce that swept the 2008 World Pesto Championship.

by SURYA MILNER Staff Writer August 7, 2018August 7, 2018

Ask a Mainer for his or her favorite restaurant, you’ll get a multitude of answers.