I never ate eggplant growing up. I think it was simply my family’s preferences. I have since grown it successfully, but not every year. Eggplants like warm weather. It takes soil temperatures close to 80 degrees for the seeds to germinate, which doesn’t happen much in Maine. So unless you started your seedlings on a […]
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
The Halibut Project at Chaval restaurant brings mouth-to-tail-fin eating to diners
For the length of local halibut season, chef de cuisine Kirby Sholl is featuring halibut on the menu from head to rib to ‘wing.’
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At 102, South Portland woman doesn’t hold back feelings about the food she loves, or doesn’t
Kareemi Atallah wanted again to eat the Middle Eastern food she grew up with. She sort of gets her wish.
Posted inFood & Dining, Restaurant reviews
Blueberry wine, hush puppies and, yep, potato chips, were a few of his favorite things
Dine Out critic Andrew Ross tells us about some of the best things he ate and drank in May.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Time to sit back and enjoy the peony show
The work comes in the fall, which is the best time to plant or divide them.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: The Lost Kitchen in Freedom raises money for the hungry
Act like a royal and enjoy afternoon tea by the bay, go on a farm scavenger hunt, or try new restaurants for Bridgton and Boothbay Harbor.
Posted inFood & Dining, Things to Do
Tap Lines: Doughnuts claim their rightful place in these craft beers
Brewing with pastries might not be as gimmicky as it seems.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes, Vegan Kitchen
Japanese knotweed is often vilified, but among its uses? You can eat it
Foragers say the sprouts of the invasive plant can be treated like asparagus or rhubarb.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Fill your house with flowers, one of life’s small pleasures
Landscape your home and grow vegetables, sure. But don’t forget the cutting flowers.
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Facing unprecedented stress, Maine chefs and restaurateurs have found ways to cope
From state park passes to meditation to dogs, restaurant people looked for respite in a profoundly challenging year.