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Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Green Plate Special: Farmed salmon from Maine now comes with more sustainability
Aquaculture here has improved, giving locally raised fish a smaller environmental footprint.
Dine out Maine: Little Village Bistro in Wiscasset
At the relatively new restaurant, the chef continues to refine and polish.
Research beefing up steak, hamburger with omega-3 acids
Meat from cows fed flaxseed or algae supplements offers heart-healthy fatty acids and sold well in a consumer test run.
Group sues FDA for failure to limit salt in food supply
The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants salt to be reclassified and more stringently regulated as a food additive.
JetBlue plants seed for farm-to-table concept at JFK
The airline aims to grow 1,000 potato plants, along with mint, arugula, beets, garlic, onions and spinach – right outside Terminal 5.
How a vegan Appalachian Trail record-breaker fueled up
Scott Jurek was known before his feat – and the objections to his Maine finish – for his best-selling book ‘Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness.’
Fun fall recipe: Roast pumpkin with cheese ‘fondue’
We found this incredibly cool recipe in the late-lamented Gourmet magazine in November, 2008 less than a year before it folded. We think the result is something like a cross between a fondue and a bread pudding. Here’s how the magazine described the dish, “As the pumpkin roasts, its skin becomes gorgeously burnished, while inside, […]
Cookbook review: ‘Dinner Solved’ by Katie Workman
The 100 recipes this book offers really are ingenious.
Out of a tough Spanish environment, Ribera del Duero reds rise and shine
Vineyards established only a generation ago produce surprisingly distinct and acclaimed wines.