You can adapt the tradition locally, with the many excellent blue cheeses made in Maine.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Nation & World, News
Chocolate prices are rising everywhere as cocoa rots in West Africa
Punishing rains and the relentless creep of black pod disease push futures to their highest since the 1970s.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
2023 has been an excellent year for plant-based foods
Changing tastes and the climate crisis have led to more people eating vegan around the world, more companies selling vegan foods to meet that demand, and even a couple of vegan landlords who won’t rent to meat eaters.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Home Plates: Home is where the palate is
Food memories often anchor our picture of home. For cook Elaine Alley of Jonesport, and perhaps her son, that means brisket.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
It’s the shopping season, so get a head start on seed shopping
Bonus: You may find a good Christmas gift for someone on your list.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Wander Pizza to return to Augusta in the new year
Under new ownership, the popular pizza place returns to Augusta after an 18-month hiatus.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Is Freeport starved for more restaurants?
Although overhead, labor costs, staffing shortages and the lack of downtown housing make it challenging to launch new restaurants, many say the town of 8,784 (and millions of tourists) needs more choices.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Heaven scent: Holiday aromas emanate from Bates College’s tourtières
For decades, the dining commons kitchen at the Lewiston school has baked and sold fragrant meat pies for the school community, a tradition that links the college with city’s French Canadian heritage.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Climate change is already affecting your grocery bill
And it’s only getting worse. Expect to pay more for items from olive oil and coffee to wheat.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Avoid pre-cut cantaloupe, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows
At least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died.