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Maine Restaurant Week will go on, with changes

This year, the annual celebration of local restaurants has been redesigned to help them survive the pandemic.

Also, the first season of ‘The Lost Kitchen,’ which chronicles the restaurant in Freedom, is now streaming online.

Bam Bam Bakery finds a new home, Brickyard Hollow Brewing delivers pizza, and Portland will get another brewery.

Plus, foods to soothe pandemic anxieties, from doughnuts to plant-based dinners.

by Amanda Little January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Community outreach during the pandemic has become both a branding opportunity and a moral imperative that will change the industry’s future.

Several restaurants take winter breaks, new restaurants in Saco and Brunswick, and Little Giant adds a bakery and wine and beer delivery.

Most local restaurants said business was slower than past years.

Caviar and black truffle lobster lasagna for New Year’s? Yes, please!

by Peggy Grodinsky December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

More & Co. and Ernie’s Pool & Darts close for good. Blackstones bar launches GoFundMe campaign.

by The Editorial Board December 8, 2020December 7, 2020

Another court finds no merit to Rick Savage’s belief that he can defy state public health regulations.