Where’s the beef? Right here in Portland
Beef sandwiches inspired by classics in other American cities are filling a niche in Portland's food scene.
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Dine Out: Maine restaurants warm up to prepaid tickets
Some local restaurant chefs are experimenting with a prepaid, ticket-based model for dinners, which hold special appeal during a pandemic.
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You can’t go to the Common Ground Fair, but you can enjoy its vegan food
These recipes should hold you until 2021.
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Do This
Whoop it up all month long, in the name of the state treat
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Food
Run & Eat: Get big bowls of goodness from Engrain in South Berwick
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Food
Bar Guide: Use kombucha as a mixer for creative cocktails
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Business
Another Portland restaurant is forced to shut its doors
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Recipes
A pecan-crusted trout that’s baked – not fried – satisfies that craving for buttery, crispy fish
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Food
Every fall, I celebrate the Moon Festival with mooncakes. This year, I’m ordering them online
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Recipes
Let’s bring back tiramisu, a classic dessert that deserves more love
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Green Plate Special
Yes, there is a correct way to cut the cheese
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Recipes
Gingery carrot-apple pancakes welcome fall with a subtle sweetness
The Best 15 places for takeout in Greater Portland
Instead of a 'Best of' list, we're doing something different. Blame the pandemic.
Mulling over what made Drifters Wife and Piccolo so special
The two restaurants have both closed for good, casualties of the pandemic. Our restaurant critic reflects on their legacy of trust.
Use every part – including the feet
Keep your squeamishness in check and add silky-textured chicken feet broth to your repertoire. If you eat the meat, you can eat the feet.
Lawn products that don’t do your lawn, or the planet, any good
Avoid plastic, fertilize in the appropriate season, and just say no to phosphorus.
Vegan Kitchen: A decade on, Melanie Joy’s book on carnism still casts a big shadow
'Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism' has been updated, and it's as relevant as ever.
Run and Eat: Warm up with Mi Sen Noodle Bar
As the weather grows cooler, consider trying some of Mi Sen's excellent - and warming - noodle soups and entrees.
Cook like a Mainah with three new Maine cookbooks
Go beyond, way beyond, lobster rolls, bean hole beans and blueberry pie, but yeah, those too.
