Local distilleries have a variety of takes on the spirit.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Eat & Run: Get a farm-to-takeout meal at Turner cafe
Nezinscot Farm serves a menu of breakfast and lunch items made with uber-local ingredients.
Maine Gardener: What could be ahead in the gardening world for 2022?
A shortage of larger saplings and shrubs, as well as a shortage of workers to help tend your garden. Also, a bit of fun while you wait for winter to end.
Green Plate Special: When you waste food, you waste a lot of (your own) money
If helping the environment can’t persuade you to waste less, maybe helping your pocketbook can.
Here’s how to improve a bacon burger
Add peanut butter. Honest to God.
Maine might permanently let restaurants sell to-go alcohol
The businesses have been able to sell alcohol through takeout and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic if it’s accompanied by a food order.
Tap Lines: Barleywines sit well with sitting around
Maine brewers make versions of the bear of a beer that represent the style’s range.
Vegan Kitchen: Save money, save your health, save the world, eat vegan!
A new study from researchers at Oxford University says eating vegan, in developed countries, costs consumers far less than eating a traditional western diet does.
To rescue bland winter fruit salads, keep 9 simple guidelines in mind
It’s easier to eat healthfully in the new year (or any time) if the stuff you are eating actually tastes good.
Fireplace cookery 101: Since the fire is going, try making dinner
Cook chestnuts, s’mores, sausage stew and much more.