They fight for votes right alongside chefs' fancy creations at the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off. Go ahead, grab one. Or two. Gary Leech will do his best to ease your guilt.

Fried snacks, well-mixed cocktails and the cheeseburger are all excellent bets on the imaginative, eclectic menu.

Both French and Japanese cooks have a thing or two to teach us about wringing the value out of ingredients in our kitchens.

Jamie Oliver's latest cookbook offers unfussy, internationally inspired recipes.

A state and city expert weigh in on ways to try to repel, or at least slow, the destructive beetle from killing all of Maine's ash trees.

It's more like a rich bread with crazily exuberant decorations.

A host of special gizmos can help preserve an unfinished bottle, but often the simplest approach is the best one.

But they're pretty enough for company, too.

During this year's event, which starts Sunday, some eateries are offering appetizer and cocktail pairings for $17.

The eatery's healthy, organic fare – and option of an almond-flour wrap – won over this gluten-free fan.

The Gorham venue takes inspiration from New York City, complete with Sinatra-style music.

The last dinner service will be on Sunday.

A blogger, who claims to have coined the phrase 'Rage Baking' in 2015, says the book overlooks her efforts to fight racial injustice through cooking.

Following the lead of other fast-food chains, the burger seller is close to entirely removing artificial ingredients from its products.

Eat in an igloo, celebrate Leap Year, learn from a Michelin-starred chef and try Maine surf and turf.

The sports bar on Route 1 in York made for a perfect, spontaneous lunch stop.

Sebago releases Barleywine, Novare Res hosts out-of-state breweries, and Winter Session returns on Leap Day.

'From the Oven to the Table' is chock-full of imaginative yet not overly demanding recipes.

Milk Maggie, eat Mickey, visit Lenny or try other food-related activities in Greater Portland that parents and kids can do together – or on their own – while school is out.

Four decades in, the dining room could use an update, but the excellent food makes up for any decorative shortcomings.

You can grow tiny, tasty (and trendy) microgreens inside under a grow light.

Local tea shops, juiceries and herbalists told us what they recommend their customers drink when they are feeling under the (cold, wet, winter) weather.

Making them requires few ingredients – and a long wait.

The world now knows Wuhan for the deadly coronavirus. But the city is many things, including the home of delicious noodles.

You'd never suspect it's so easy to prepare.

Dates are a natural sweetener and even contain fiber, so there's no sugar needed.

Louis Kiefer Jr. of the Bar Harbor Inn will accept the award at a gala in March.

Look to Maine’s candy makers for some extra special gift options.

A Portland restaurant changes its name, and a vegan restaurant is coming to Biddeford.

Sweetgreen will give seaweed its biggest stage since the 2000s, when chefs began incorporating nori into dishes outside the sushi tradition.

The vegan chain opened its first Maine location in downtown Portland in December.

The new restaurant in West Bayside has specialty cocktails and 28 draft lines.

Eating out can be a great way to get to know someone or to celebrate the love you already share. Our guide to the best local spots for couples at all ages and stages.

Gardeners and wildlands managers, don't give up if you can't eradicate invasive plants. Even slowing their spread is helpful.

When it comes to "The Side Dish Bible" by America's Test Kitchen, our reviewer and his partner diverge. Are the recipes laborious and far too numerous? Or will the dishes they make beat the pants off the competition at the next office potluck?