Smoked fish, matzo ball soup, babka and other favorites are popular again on local tables.
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Digital dining making Maine restaurants more efficient
Eateries in the state are beginning to embrace new technology that streamlines their service and – hopefully – improves customers’ experience.
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Would I like fries with that? Digital ordering and table service at McDonald’s
Some customers are balking, but one local restaurant owner is embracing kiosks with touch screens.
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Two new Maine cookbooks champion similar seasonal, farm-to-table ethos
Erin French’s ‘The Lost Kitchen’ and Annemarie Ahearn’s ‘Full Moon Suppers,’ out at the same time, are cut from the same cloth.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Bread and Butter: Retreat offers Vinland restaurant staff a collective deep breath
The annual event in New Hampshire is a happy reminder that they are more than co-workers – they are friends.
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Demand stays high for pricier lobster rolls, the cupcake of the seas
Steeper costs squeeze purveyors of the crustacean on a bun, who hustle to keep customers from Maine to D.C. satisfied.
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Just in time for summer, a field guide to some of Portland’s best burgers
The chefs in this city make patties – beef and vegan – with a range of flavors and toppings that brand their hamburgers as unique.
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From that first bite of fries, Saco’s Rapid Ray’s has reliably fed Mainer’s spirit
It’s not the convenience, the calories, or even the taste that Joshua Bodwell craves, it’s a feeling that goes all the way back to childhood.
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Maine food festivals serve up more than lobster this summer
Of course, there are options for purists such as the Down East Lobster Roll Festival – but others offer up less traditional fare.
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‘The Night Kitchen,’ a new musical by Mainer John Burstein, is set behind the scenes at a restaurant
Known for his children’s character Slim Goodbody, Burstein pens a show about an eatery coming to life, with proceeds from a run at Portland Stage to benefit Preble Street.