The keys to the better ones are a cool grape-growing climate and the right vessel and process for fermentation.
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Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food
Cookbook review: Diana Henry’s ‘A Bird in the Hand’
This book full of intriguing recipes is worth more than two in the bush.
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Posted inFood
Heirloom apple varieties making a steady comeback at Maine orchards
Old varieties are repopulating orchards and filling CSA boxes, local markets and cider presses as consumers rediscover their taste.
Posted inFood, Recipes, Vegan Kitchen
Dynamo chef with Maine roots keeps raising status of vegan cuisine
Matthew Kenney’s restaurants — including one in Belfast — and books are a force in the plant-based food world, but his biggest influence may be in the new chefs he teaches.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Pumpkin spice products cropping up everywhere
But the flavor, meant to recall agrarian life, stirs up both devotion and disdain.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Union at The Press Hotel in Portland
Dinner here is no fast-to-fade one-night stand.
Posted inFood, News
New federal food rules issued after deadly outbreaks
The idea is to put more focus on prevention in a system that has been primarily reactive.
Posted inFood & Dining, Lifestyle
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Pineland Farms
An amazing dinner in an amazing place
Posted inFood, Nation & World
New York City to require salt warnings on restaurant menus
Public health advocates applaud the proposal, but salt producers says it’s misguided.
Posted inBusiness, Food, News
McDonald’s to switch to cage-free eggs over next decade
Under pressure to revive slumping sales, McDonald’s has already announced a number of changes since CEO Steve Easterbrook stepped into his role earlier this year.