Nominees include Taj in South Portland and The Abbey in Brunswick, while 3 cooks are nominated in the Best Chef: Northeast category.
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Casual restaurant bankruptcies accelerate as customers retreat
Casual restaurants have seen more pronounced difficulties because they depend on customers with lower incomes and have to compete with fast food chains employing the same tactics.
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New program to provide free counseling for Maine food industry workers
The Behind You pilot program, funded by a Texas nonprofit and implemented by the clinical students at the University of Maine, will cover up to 200 hours of free counseling in its first year.
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New York City to require warning labels for sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants
The rule is scheduled to go into effect June 19 for prepackaged food items and Dec. 1 for other items.
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Want an inside look at the Oscars of the food world?
Here’s the scoop on the James Beard Awards.
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James Beard Foundation names 10 semifinalists from Maine
The state’s restaurants and food professionals were nominated in numerous categories, including Outstanding Restaurateur, Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: Northeast.
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Is Freeport starved for more restaurants?
Although overhead, labor costs, staffing shortages and the lack of downtown housing make it challenging to launch new restaurants, many say the town of 8,784 (and millions of tourists) needs more choices.
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For Maine food businesses, helping each other out is part of the job
In a tough, fast-paced business where something often goes wrong, Maine restaurateurs, bakers and brewers have countless tales of coming to one another’s aid – or being the recipient of help.
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The Wrap: Crooked Face Creamery in Skowhegan wins award, Portsmouth Restaurant Week is on
Judy Gibson in Knightville to shut its doors, Baba’s Cafe on Peaks Island to temporarily transform itself, and more.
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Coffee By Design closes original location on Congress Street after 29 years
The temporary closure of the Portland coffee shop this month has become permanent.