As concern over the virus grows, restaurants work to alleviate customers’ fears and to prepare themselves for what may come.
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The Wrap: Five Fifty-Five is closing, bartenders taste victory and Hawaiian shave ice coming soon
Plus New York Times food editor Sam Sifton talks about food – what else? – at Maine Voices Live.
Portland restaurant Five Fifty-Five closing after 17 years
The owners of one of the city’s best-known restaurants have announced they’re closing in April.
Green Plate Special: Maine’s fishermen are counting on you to eat local flounder
Trust us, this is no hardship.
Dine Out Maine: Contrasting ideas are at the heart of Miyake
Go for the high-end sushi. Stay for the more casual dishes. Together, they add up to four stars.
The Wrap: Restaurant openings and an update on Bob’s
And if you like to bake, make like Paul Hollywood and help choose Maine’s Best Baker.
Bob’s Clam Hut in Portland closes
The restaurant opened in July 2018 on the corner of Washington and Cumberland avenues.
Try Dos Naciones for a Mexican or El Salvadoran meal
You’ll find good food and a warm atmosphere at this new Congress Street restaurant.
When the tourists leave a resort town, this is where the locals go
The rustic Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor offers food, fun and community during the frigid off-season.
Bowdoin College chef wins breakfast cook-off that launches Restaurant Week
Maine Crab Breakfast Flatbread comes in tops at the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off at Sea Dog Brewing Co. in South Portland.