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Dine In/Out Maine: Big Tree Grocery lets home cooks and food lovers choose their own adventures
The company behind Eventide, The Honey Paw and Hugo’s has been operating a specialized online store. And among the two dozen items our restaurant critic has tried, ‘precisely none have been duds.’
This week’s cooking challenge: Monkfish liver
In which our columnist tries to get over her distaste and learn a sustainable new preparation.
The Wrap: Restaurant reopenings, new one-stop fermentation shop and an April ice bar
Plus, the U.S. Coast Guard’s galley in South Portland wins a national award.
Waterville council votes to approve outdoor dining licenses
The downtown restaurants 18 Below, Amici’s Cucina, Opa and more received permission to have outdoor dining this year.
Millennials are eating up reboots of popular shows, clothes – and food – from the ’90s
And the rest of us are joining in. Remember Dunkaroos, Pop-Tarts Crunch Cereal, Frasier? They’re ba-ack! (Oops, wrong decade.)
The Wrap: New restaurants, reopenings, and a new chef
Learn about Bayonne ham, cook at The Castle, and order Easter dinner.
Run & Eat: There’s much to like about extended menu at Maiz
You can build your own rice bowl and contribute to groceries for local families.
Restaurants struggling during the pandemic turn to branded merchandise to help pay the bills
From masked mermaids to ‘milk-drunk’ ducks, local restaurants are selling hoodies, onesies and more.
The Wrap: Waterville gets a new restaurant, and cocktails-to-go stay
Portland gets a grilled cheese restaurant, while South Portland gets a ‘knishery.’