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Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Lewiston edible-insect business expanding, aims to raise million crickets a month
Entosense LLC moves from a barn in Auburn to Lewiston’s Hill Mill as demand for edible bug products grows.
‘Clean meat’ ignites a war of words as food made in labs enters markets
The traditional industry objects to the term being used for a product made by replicating animal cells, another episode in the emergence of substitutes for the real thing.
Recipe: Fish Salpicon
This dish uses one or more ingredients diced or minced and bound with a sauce.
Dine Out Maine: Rookies have drive to succeed on local food-truck scene
Their creative offerings show how kitchens on wheels can enhance the diversity of Portland’s dining options.
Can the curse be broken on these high-turnover Old Port restaurant spots?
A new crop of occupants believe they’ve figured out how to break the pattern in these challenging locations.
Claims by sustainable seafood dealer don’t pass the smell test
Sea To Table has become a darling in the sustainable seafood movement, but an Associated Press investigation links it to some of the same practices it vowed to fight.
The Wrap: Mobile Noble food truck to bring barbecue to the Portland peninsula
Other news from Maine restaurants involves sweets, seaweed and more.
‘Kombucha, Kefir and Beyond’ touts kombucha’s health benefits, but they’re questionable
But our reviewer has no doubts about the delicious recipe he tried.
A week to drink in Portland’s wine scene
The inaugural Portland Wine Week includes a long list of classes, tasting events, seminars and wine dinners.