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Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
First lady asks kids to step up for healthy lunch challenge
By submitting their recipes, they could follow in the footsteps of Maine’s Sienna Mazone, one of 54 kids invited to the White House last year.
Portland chef, partners collaborate on clam shack for Thompson’s Point
The Point, made of renovated shipping containers, will seat 200 to 300 people at outdoor picnic tables.
Meats are impounded as Portland area chefs innovate with high-risk processes
Food safety inspectors enforce existing rules, but insiders say they need to catch up with the new techiques.
Dine Out Maine: The Miss Portland Diner
Classic diner food in a classic setting will fill you up, and take you back.
Julia Child Foundation’s goal: Support the culinary icon’s drive for individual excellence
This August, the first Julia Child Award will be bestowed on one person whose work and influence recalls hers.
In India, everybody knows this healthful one-pot dish
Kitchari comforts not only with its emotional associations, but with its essential goodness.
The Maine Ingredient: Fish tacos migrate east – lucky us
The combo of crisp local fish, soft tortilla, varied toppings and unfried (but flavorful) black beans is a winner.
Give pizza and broccoli a hot new way to meet
Whip up pesto, sun-dried tomatoes and egg on flatbreads for an easy and satisfying dinner.