Tuyet Thi Le, who has helped run her mother’s restaurant on St. John Street for the past five years, plans to serve bahn mi, as well as other Vietnamese food.
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Southern Maine is binging on a buffet of street food
As its popularity grows, more restaurants are featuring it on their menus and diners are developing appetites for unfamiliar cuisines.
Popular Wells food truck park to double number of trucks this spring
Congdon’s After Dark, founded two years ago, will be undergoing a major expansion this year, and a new park will be opening in Kittery.
Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery expanding south
The Union-based business, which already has a tasting room and retail store in Portland, will now have a presence in Kennebunk.
Commentary: Get toxic chemicals out of Maine’s food
Phthalates and PFAS – linked to health concerns such as cancer, infertility and obesity – would be phased out of food packaging under L.D. 1433.
With blueberries in trouble, Maine eyes commission overhaul
Maine lawmakers might try to pump some life into the state’s troubled wild blueberry industry by overhauling the commission that promotes the state’s most important fruit crop
Rosemont Market to consolidate its operations in new space on Stevens Avenue
The company, which has 6 stores in Portland and its suburbs, will do all of its baking and food production at the new location at Morrills Corner.
Portland beats out every New England city on list of best places to live
It’s the only city in New England to make the top 25 on a livability ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
‘One Pot Recipes’ yields big flavor without a big mess
But a lack of photos – and crunch in the tacos – leaves some things to be desired.
It’s never too early to order a local Easter ham
Maine-raised hams have a better taste and texture than hams from factory-farmed animals, local butchers say, but there are only so many they can produce.