A Portland commercial kitchen where cooks looking to launch food businesses can rent space will close in September. Read More
When it was a good night and the jukebox was blasting Willie or Waylon, Judy's owner Del Merritt said you couldn’t find a better party in Bangor. Read More
It is so good to see green beans setting abundantly on the plants out in the garden. I love green beans—eat them raw in the garden; blanch them and dip them in pesto mayonnaise or garlicky aioli; steam them and eat with butter, salt… Read More
It’s not just the vegans. Read More
The bar was opened originally by Alan Eames, once described as the “Indiana Jones of beer,” due to his globetrotting searches for diverse and obscure beers. Read More
The way we see it, blueberries make everything better. Whether you pick ‘em yourself, head to the local farmers market or grab a frozen bag from your stocked freezer supply, one of these 10 recipes is sure to hit the spot. Read More
Funnel cake. A Ferris wheel. Goats. Roller coasters. Live music. Fried dough. There’s probably only one place you’ll find all of these things together: the Bangor State Fair. Read More
Maine Medical Center will purchase an iconic Portland pizza place that’s marked the Congress Street approach to downtown for a half century. Read More
Settling in to a table in the enclosed sun porch of The Hichborn with a cup of fragrant tea and a plate of lavender biscotti close at hand, restaurateurs Kirk Linder and Charlie Zorich are happy to talk about their journey from Oregon to the coast of Maine. Read More
The internet rumors are true. One of the city’s oldest bars, Forest Gardens, is closing — but only for a week or so while new proprietors take over. Read More
“These are not State-of-Mainish in any way,” wrote Marjorie Standish in Cooking Down East, 1969, “except just about everyone in Maine makes them.” Read More
Old Time Donuts is just the latest chapter in the family’s well-traveled life. Read More
The country's largest organic seaweed farm is partnering with College of the Atlantic to create seaweed seeds, the college announced Monday. Read More
The four-day festival in September will give the expected 12,000 attendees a chance to taste craft beers from all over Maine. Read More
Bissell Brothers, among the most popular of Portland-based craft breweries, has opened its long-awaited expansion in Milo, a few miles east of Dover-Foxcroft. Read More
The FDA signaled plans to start enforcing a federal standard that defines "milk" as coming from the "milking of one or more healthy cows." Read More
Beneath his easy smile and breezy, down-to-earth demeanor, Nathaniel Adam is becoming something of a phenomenon. In less than a year he has taken home four prestigious awards for his culinary skills. Read More
The old-timers used to say that oysters “r” in season for all the months with an “r” in the name, and the best time to eat them. Last I knew it wasn’t Jur-ly with Aurgust coming up but we had grilled oysters the other… Read More
On 9 March 1916, Mexican soldiers under the command of General Pancho Villa attacked the city of Columbus, New Mexico. It was just one of many such border skirmishes which had been ongoing since the outbreak of civil war in Mexico in 1910. However, the attack… Read More
Chef Matt Ginn of Evo Kitchen and Restaurant in Portland — and a previous Maine Lobster Chef of the Year — won Tuesday night’s episode of “Chopped.” Read More
