Watermelons have returned to grocery stores and roadside stands as residents prepare for another summer of picnics, hikes and cold slices in the heat.
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Rhubarb season returns to Maine gardens and kitchen tables
As rhubarb emerges across Maine gardens this spring, growers and cooks are once again turning the tart perennial into pies, jams, sauces and other seasonal favorites.
These Augusta students won a national food contest with a theme they never even witnessed
4 students at Augusta’s Capital Area Technical Center are in Chicago this weekend to showcase their winning breakfast food truck idea: Y2Koffee.
Bethel turns out for culinary student on the rise
Henry Perks, 16, cooked a gourmet French meal for diners at Watershed Wood-Fired Kitchen, raising money for a summer course at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.
Bountiful kelp harvest gives UNE students a taste of the blue economy
By managing every step from the ocean to the consumer, a student-run business seeks to turn seaweed into a sustainable campus staple.
With a world record set, Asian Cafe owners return to Winslow triumphant
Under the baking sun, a race to make 1,200 servings of pad thai in 1 hour was no easy feat.
Family behind closed Skowhegan Chinese restaurant will miss serving community
Macy Lee, whose parents owned Pak Lee Chinese Restaurant for 12 years, said running a small business was tough, but the family cared deeply for their customers.
This food critic’s been diving deep into Greater Portland breakfasts for 20 years
Dan Zarin has critiqued nearly 120 morning meals for The Bollard since 2006.
Augusta’s Capital Bar and Grille offers upscale bites, warm welcome
The restaurant is the shared vision of business partners with ‘big personalities, blessed with the gift of gab.’
Pak Lee Chinese Restaurant in Skowhegan closes
The restaurant’s owners cited financial challenges of owning a small business as the reason for the closure.