11/29/2020
Green Plate Special: Upcycling is the new recycling
Green Plate Special: Upcycling is the new recycling
Food manufacturers across the United States are taking food waste and turning it into tasty food – and making re-use a selling point.
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11/26/2020
The Wrap: Lois’ closes Portland market; Vena’s closes for now but has plans to expand
The Wrap: Lois’ closes Portland market; Vena’s closes for now but has plans to expand
Portland indoor farmers market returns. Send us your favorite recipes for our virtual cookie swap.
11/24/2020
Run & Eat: Sample several dumplings from BaoBao for a takeout treat
Run & Eat: Sample several dumplings from BaoBao for a takeout treat
The Portland restaurant has online ordering and an easy curbside pickup system.
11/23/2020
Why open a restaurant in a pandemic? For most, because they had to
Why open a restaurant in a pandemic? For most, because they had to
Owners of new Maine restaurants say they were too far along to abandon their business plans when the pandemic hit.
11/23/2020
A different menu for a different Thanksgiving
A different menu for a different Thanksgiving
Thanks to the pandemic, Mainers are ditching some Thanksgiving traditions this year, and introducing a range of new ones.
11/23/2020
The best bird for Thanksgiving 2020? We’ve got 2 words for you: Spatchcock and dry-brined
The best bird for Thanksgiving 2020? We’ve got 2 words for you: Spatchcock and dry-brined
These techniques save time and oven energy.
11/22/2020
The best bird for Thanksgiving 2020? We’ve got 2 words for you: Spatchcock and dry-brined
The best bird for Thanksgiving 2020? We’ve got 2 words for you: Spatchcock and dry-brined
These techniques save time and oven energy.
11/20/2020
Maine restaurants wary of more COVID shutdowns
Maine restaurants wary of more COVID shutdowns
Restaurant owners say they are being unfairly labeled as 'super-spreaders,' and if the state orders them to close, they will need some financial relief.
11/19/2020
The Wrap: Burgers from Big Tree, restaurants get winter relief
The Wrap: Burgers from Big Tree, restaurants get winter relief
Luke's Lobster starts a ‘New Maine Food’ promotion that features recipes from new Mainers, and a workshop teaches holiday piemaking.
11/18/2020
‘Ghost kitchen’ in Gorham will serve up 6 menus from 1 space
‘Ghost kitchen’ in Gorham will serve up 6 menus from 1 space
The owner of Grand Central Wine Bar plans to launch the business serving takeout and delivery only, a model that has taken off in other parts of the country during the pandemic.
11/17/2020
Run & Eat: Ore Nell’s Barbecue is good to go, but likely even better on the deck
Run & Eat: Ore Nell’s Barbecue is good to go, but likely even better on the deck
The Kittery restaurant serves its tasty and hearty portions as takeout or in a heated outdoor area.
11/17/2020
Bar Guide: Crack into these nut-flavored cocktails
Bar Guide: Crack into these nut-flavored cocktails
Liqueurs, bitters and even vodka come in the flavors of your favorite nuts.
11/16/2020
What size turkey will your family gobble?
What size turkey will your family gobble?
Turkey farmers and retailers predict more customers will want a smaller bird on their Thanksgiving table this year as a result of the pandemic. But for others, it's go big or go home.
11/16/2020
What does a gardener need for winter? A good book about gardening, of course
What does a gardener need for winter? A good book about gardening, of course
Read on for tidbits from and summaries of several gardening books published in 2020.
11/16/2020
Green Plate Special: Turkey soup gets an elegant upgrade
Green Plate Special: Turkey soup gets an elegant upgrade
Take a page from the French approach to potage.
11/15/2020
Green Plate Special: Turkey soup gets an elegant upgrade
Green Plate Special: Turkey soup gets an elegant upgrade
Take a page from the French approach to potage.
11/14/2020
As the weather cools, more outdoor diners become ‘early birds’
As the weather cools, more outdoor diners become ‘early birds’
The pandemic has pushed the dinner hour up, especially this fall in Maine, as outdoor diners try to take advantage of the relative daytime warmth.
11/12/2020
The Wrap: Restaurants open, reopen and make big moves
The Wrap: Restaurants open, reopen and make big moves
And Chopped brings its Comfort Food Feud to Kennebunkport, with Maine chefs among the competitors.
11/10/2020
Bar Guide: Here’s a little help choosing wine for your Thanksgiving feast
Bar Guide: Here’s a little help choosing wine for your Thanksgiving feast
Maine wine shop owners recommend wines with low alcohol, high acidity or nutty notes to complement different courses.
11/10/2020
Run & Eat: When one seafood shop closes, a paella place opens
Run & Eat: When one seafood shop closes, a paella place opens
Paella Seafood replaced Miller Brothers on Forest Avenue, bringing a new type of fish dish to the Portland food scene.
11/09/2020
Dine In Maine: Bringing the Beard awards home with Drifters Wife
Dine In Maine: Bringing the Beard awards home with Drifters Wife
Part 3 in a series in which we share a recipe from a 2020 Beard Award finalist.
11/09/2020
Turkey (and other goodies) to go
Turkey (and other goodies) to go
The pandemic may have thrown a wet dish towel on Thanksgiving this year, but local restaurants and markets are stepping up with lots of to-go options – and even a few for dining in.
11/09/2020
One bag of sugar (granulated) is all you need
One bag of sugar (granulated) is all you need
With it, you can make your own brown, caster, confectioners' and other sugars, and eliminate unnecessary packaging.
11/08/2020
One bag of sugar (granulated) is all you need
One bag of sugar (granulated) is all you need
With it, you can make your own brown, caster, confectioners' and other sugars, and eliminate unnecessary packaging.
11/05/2020
The Wrap: A reopening, a closing and a pivot
The Wrap: A reopening, a closing and a pivot
Speckled Ax plans a new coffee roastery, Cong Tu Bot reopens a wee bit, and MOFGA opens a holiday shop in Freeport.
11/03/2020
Run & Eat: At Speckled Ax Waterfront, the food is as good as the coffee
Run & Eat: At Speckled Ax Waterfront, the food is as good as the coffee
And that's saying something.
11/02/2020
Dine In Maine: Bringing the Beard Awards home with Công Tử Bột
Dine In Maine: Bringing the Beard Awards home with Công Tử Bột
The first of a series of columns in which we share a recipe from a Beard-nominated Maine restaurant.
11/02/2020
Rising career in food world brings Lidey Heuck back to Maine
Rising career in food world brings Lidey Heuck back to Maine
The food blogger and recipe developer, who worked for Ina Garten after graduating from Bowdoin, spent the summer cooking at The Lost Kitchen in Freedom.
11/02/2020
Maine Gardener: Scour your yard for seasonal decorations
Maine Gardener: Scour your yard for seasonal decorations
Flowers aren't the only part of your garden that can look pretty inside your house.
11/01/2020
Green Plate Special: Have an excess of root vegetables? Don’t fret, make fritters
Green Plate Special: Have an excess of root vegetables? Don’t fret, make fritters
They can take on the flavors of the world and make for a meal, side or sandwich filling.
10/31/2020
Flood’s restaurant will not reopen, clears out of Congress Street location
Flood’s restaurant will not reopen, clears out of Congress Street location
Chef/owner Greg Mitchell announced in August that the restaurant at 747 Congress St. was closing, but had left open hope that it might return in a different form.
10/29/2020
The Wrap: New seafood market, new Turkish bakery, new dessert shop
The Wrap: New seafood market, new Turkish bakery, new dessert shop
SoPo Seafood plans a retail shop in South Portland, Turkish coffee and pastries come to Freeport, and pies where doughnuts used to be in the Old Port.
10/27/2020
Eat & Run: Locally Sauced fits right into Yarmouth spot
Eat & Run: Locally Sauced fits right into Yarmouth spot
There's plenty of outdoor seating, and some inside, too.
10/27/2020
Bar Guide: While votes are being counted, elect to imbibe one of these cocktails
Bar Guide: While votes are being counted, elect to imbibe one of these cocktails
Sit back, try to relax and have a Cosmopolitician – out both sides of your mouth.
10/26/2020
EEK SQUAD: Experts offer pretty neat tricks to help scare up kids’ treats
EEK SQUAD: Experts offer pretty neat tricks to help scare up kids’ treats
Some sweet, some healthful, these creepy creations from Mainers' kitchens are frighteningly clever.
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