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Meet the cultures, also known as 'mothers,' that are behind the local breads you love.
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At home, you can put sour milk to use in pancakes.
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Food
Fancy Feast’s in-house chef wants you to eat like a cat
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Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Plant sales have returned
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Maine Gardener
Grow: onions
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Recipes
Learning to make pandesal, the everyday rolls of the Philippines, is a labor of love
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Cookbook Reviews
Spicy pork and soba noodles deliver sweet, salty and crunchy in one filling dish
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Food
Republicans are pulling out the steaks as they turn culture war into a food fight
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Business
The Wrap: Openings, reopenings and renovations
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Food
Run and Eat: Ela Market and Grill brings Greek flair to Falmouth
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Tap Lines: Surprise, brown ales don’t have to be boring
Dine Out Maine: Best of 2020
Even in the midst of a pandemic that has felled many restaurants, points of light remain.
Dine Out Maine: Once a critic, always a critic
Our current restaurant critic talks with his predecessors. What did they love? What changes did they chronicle? And where are we going next?
In a new year, new beekeepers get new bees and vow to make some changes
Plus, they make the best of a bad situation by extracting honey. A lot of honey.
The controversial Seaspiracy documentary may make you rethink your dinner choices
The film, which charges the global fishing industry is "at war with the oceans," has angered the fishing community.
Run & Eat: Roll with Vietnamese food truck Vy Banh Mi
The new food truck serves innovative and authentic takes on the banh mi sandwich all around Portland.
Chickpeas, tomatoes and za’atar are the stars of this fun pizza on a pita
Just 20 minutes of prep work and a bit of oven time results in a healthful, untraditional pizza.
