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Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dine Out Maine: Salt Pine Social in Bath offers eclectic, playful approach to casual dining
The restaurant opened in October 2016 in a renovated metal workshop.
UMaine launches website to help with specialty food products
Recipe to Market aims to help people hoping to get a start in the specialty food business.
Here is what’s replacing Joe’s Boathouse in South Portland
43North is expected to open in late May or early June.
The Maine Ingredient: Rediscover the pleasures of hash for breakfast, brunch or supper
With clams, chicken, turkey or more, hash is a regular on high-end restaurant menus.
Shrimp cooked in romesco tantalizes
Adapted from ‘The Zuni Cafe Cookbook,’ the recipe pairs seafood with a deeply flavorful sauce.
Veggie-focused spin does a Cincinnati chili one better
It’s a healthy twist on a Midwestern classic.
Nervous about ordering wine in a restaurant? Don’t be
The sommelier can be your new best friend.
With ‘Posh Eggs’ on your shelf, you’ll never lack for egg cookery inspiration
But know that some of the recipes may challenge an inexperienced cook.
Annie Mahle is back with her second ‘Sugar & Salt’ book
Mahle cooks at home and, when it’s summer, in the galley of a schooner plying the waters of Penobscot Bay.