Up until last year, Don Loprieno of Bristol was what could be called an eyes-wide-open meat eater. “Like everyone else, I knew where meat comes from,” Loprieno said. “But I was always uncomfortable about eating meat. It was hard for me to reconcile liking animals and eating them.” Then he heard about a program called […]

As you read “The Original King Arthur Flour Cookbook” (The Countryman Press, $35), it will feel as if your mother is standing over your shoulder, giving you advice as you make your pie crust or banana pecan muffins. This cookbook was first published to celebrate King Arthur Flour’s 200th anniversary, and it has just been […]

Opening a gelato shop in Maine in December seems a little like opening a hot chocolate stand in Phoenix in July, when the average high is 105 degrees.

You really want to ask: “What were you thinking?”

Donato Giovine and Mariagrazia Zanardi, owners of the new Gorgeous Gelato shop at 434 Fore St., are happy to explain.

The couple recently moved here from Milan, but they weren’t flying blind. They’ve had Portland in their sights for some time now.