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Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
The Maine Ingredient: During food’s ‘shoulder season,’ take advantage of the last of summer’s flavors
A recipe for tuna steaks with peach-red onion salsa suits the moment to a T.
Bread and Butter: Music hath the charm to soothe the frenzied cook
At three Portland restaurants, a longstanding Saturday afternoon musical tradition helps the kitchen staff get ready for frenetic work nights.
Top chef from Greenland gets a taste of Maine cooking
Inunnguaq Hegelund also forages and learns about using locally grown foods from Vinland’s David Levi during his visit for the Arctic Council meetings in Portland.
Local chefs serving Arctic-inspired dishes this week
Here are three examples of “Arctic Plates.”
Spat Oyster Cellar opens in Kennebunk
The new restaurant is owned by New York chef Rebecca Charles.
Anthony Bourdain discusses food, cooking for kids and his favorite writers
The host of TV’s “Parts Unknown” will do a show in Portland on Oct. 9.
What’s it like to travel the world with Anthony Bourdain? Zach Zamboni knows
The celebrity chef’s cinematographer, who lives in Portland half the year, takes us behind the lens.
‘A Jewish Baker’s Pastry Secrets’ reveals secrets from The Cheesecake King
The late George Greenstein’s recipes make big batches of dough, and you have to read them carefully because there are no pictures.
Love it or hate it, gefilte fish is here to stay
Young cooks embrace and update Jewish food traditions.