Hot dogs and craft beer will be on tap at Snapperfest, and Banded Brewing opens in Portland.
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The Wrap: New Asian restaurant in Portland, and 2 favorites reopen
Silly’s and Empire Chinese Kitchen reopen, oysters pop up, and Open Creamery Day goes on.
Portland looks for ways to extend outdoor dining to Jan. 2
The city’s staff is developing a plan that will go before the council on Oct. 19.
Harvest on the Harbor is canceled
The event, which normally attracts crowds to Portland for a food-and-drinks festival in October, will be back next year, organizers say.
The Wrap: A new bakery in Brunswick, a new Holy Donut in Auburn
Salt Pine Social closes, and Anoche wants your spare apples.
Dine Out: The restaurant industry is forever changed, for worse and for better
There will be no returning to ‘normal’ after the pandemic.
Is the Well at Jordan’s Farm the most pandemic-proof restaurant in Maine?
In a crippling year for the restaurant industry in Maine, a farm-to-table eatery nestled in a Cape Elizabeth farm rides out the storm.
Closing time drags on indefinitely for many Maine bars
Bars with kitchens are operating and have been able to survive by spilling into outside space adjacent to their businesses. The coming cold weather may limit that option.
Managers and owners bring out the front-of-house muscle
In a time of coronavirus, sometimes a firm – but respectful – hand is needed to remind diners to follow the rules.
The Wrap: New restaurants and new seasonal drinks for fall
A new Mexican restaurant is coming to Biddeford, and a new tavern prepares to open in the Old Port.