The five nominees lost in three categories, including Best Chef: Northeast, Best New Restaurant and Outstanding Baker.
Tim Cebula
Staff Writer
Tim Cebula has been a food writer and editor for 23 years. A former correspondent for The Boston Globe food section, his work has appeared in Time, Health, Food & Wine, CNN.com, and Boston magazine, among other publications. He is also a former judge for both the restaurant and journalism portions of the James Beard Awards. He was most recently senior editor at Cooking Light magazine, where he worked for 13 years. Tim lives in Old Orchard Beach.
Family-friendly Resurgam festival draws crowds to celebrate Maine musicians and artists
About 30 student groups from the Maine Academy of Modern Music strutted their stuff on center stage, with another 30 Maine musical groups rounding out the roster at the six-stage festival at Thompson’s Point on Sunday.
COVID-19 hospitalizations increase slightly in Maine
A total of 135 patients were in hospitals statewide with the coronavirus on Sunday, three more than the day before.
Portland’s walking food tours hope to outpace the pandemic
After two dicey years marred by COVID concerns, Maine Day Ventures looks to expand its tour offerings this month.
Maine Donut Tour gives Portland visitors the hole story
The city’s newest food tour seeks to fill a niche for tourists looking for local history served alongside a sampling of Portland’s best doughnuts.
For here or to go? Coffee shops adjust to customers’ changing habits
While some coffee drinkers are still keeping their distance by ordering online and getting beans delivered, others have started using coffee shops as their base for remote work.
The Wrap: A new low-alcohol nanobrewery opens this week in East Bayside
Plus, a new Italian bakery comes to Bath, Fish & Whistle opens in Biddeford and LearningWorks culinary students publish a cookbook.
Four new books toast the tastes of Maine, the importance of a well made drink and our shared food history
Stock your pantry and liquor cabinets. Maine cooks and authors share enough fond food memories, cherished recipes and smart techniques to keep you well fed and amply lubricated all summer long.
The Wrap: Biddeford brewery on track for August opening
Also, Coffee By Design honors Juneteenth, a Scarborough farm will dedicate its new meditative labyrinth and the annual Taste Walk is good to go in Gorham.
For the best burgers, nothing beats a fresh grind
Grinding your own beef blend, or getting it ground fresh at the butcher’s, can take your burger game to the next level.