Scott Tyree just became the 256th master sommelier in the world, and the first from Maine.
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The Wrap: Ice cream (for all eaters), and shopping local – from farm and sea to table
A little something to sweeten your Memorial Day weekend – a new scoop shop on Portland’s West End.
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Summertime, and the eating is exciting
Here’s our annual look at the new restaurants due to open in southern Maine this summer.
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Win-win: A few good tricks to make a small amount of meat yield big flavors
And by cutting back on meat, you can help save the planet, one delicious plate at a time.
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How to make pommes dauphinoise, the dreamy French casserole of potatoes and cream
A step-to-step guide — it’s easier than you may think.
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With this cookbook, break into the elusive world of French cuisine via the humble egg
Michel Roux’s “Eggs – The essential guide to cooking with eggs” is a terrific – and tad intimidating – compendium of new ways to use eggs.
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Eats: Allagash-worthy blueberry muffins for unexpected guests
Ruth LaRoche, frequently put on the spot by her friendly woods-walking husband, offers up her go-to muffin recipe and some variations (if you can find the ingredients in your neighbor’s cabin).
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Vignola Cinque Terre in Portland closing, and building is under contract
Vignola Cinque Terre will close permanently at the end of dinner service Sunday. Joshua Miranda, owner of Blyth & Burrows, plans to open a new restaurant there in the fall.
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Why is Steven Soderbergh coming to Portland? We’ll let him tell you
The award-winning director will be at Little Giant Tuesday with his favorite liquor in hand.
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A hunger for God: Ramadan means a month of fasting for Maine Muslims
What is it like for devout Muslims who work in the food industry to give up all food and drink for hours a day? Ahmed Abbas tells us how he keeps the fast while running Ameera Bread.