Hundreds of barkeeps and bartenders will gather June 2 to 5 to learn and to mix.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Yes, homemade corn tortillas can be excellent and easy
Making them with powdered rather than fresh masa gives you a wrap that still surpasses store-bought.
The Maine Ingredient: Find a little love in your hearts for chowder ‘from away’
Rhode Island’s Rocky Point Red Chowder is a great accompaniment to clam fritters.
Delicate flavor of white asparagus harmonizes well in elegant salad
It is best to peel the spears and allow longer cooking time than with green asparagus.
Genetically modified foods safe, study finds
But it isn’t resulting in substantially increased yields, as promised.
Salty Sally’s Bar & Grille will open in June on Congress Street
The restaurant will feature upscale pub food, with some dishes that pull from chef Dave Mallari’s Filipino heritage, plus a full bar.
On a trip to Italy, mom plots to improve son’s palate
But in the end, enjoyment trumps learning to like white asparagus.
Bread & Butter: For Black Dinah Chocolatiers, adjustment from island life is under construction
Co-founder Kate Shaffer misses the natural world but appreciates the less-complicated logistics.
How does a vegan chef working with a non-vegan menu manage?
Three vegan chefs in Portland in just that position talk about their strategies for coping with animal products in their workplace kitchens.
Riesling? RIESLING! Is anybody listening?
These are the ‘hands-down greatest below-$20 white wines in the world (and above-$20),’ yet few Mainers are talking about, let alone drinking, them.