A Maine brewer and second-generation Swede shares a family tradition that brings a glow to St. Lucia’s Day (today) or any celebration.
Food & Dining
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Sweet, savory or in between, dishes are bound to be good with eggs in the mix
Adding them to the odds and ends you have lying around makes a meal that’s greater than the sum of its parts.
Young Maine lawyer’s Champagne imports add to holiday drink options
The bubbly is being sold under the name Victorieux, a new label created by Thomas Brems, and (for the moment) is only available here.
Chef/author Barton Seaver takes deep dive into seafood, from A to almost Z
His seventh book, “American Seafood,” offers facts about myriad fish, recipes and his opinion about the finest kind of lobster.
Bring on the cacao for richer chocolate peppermint cookies
High-quality bittersweet chocolate is essential to this recipe. Beware that chopping it will take awhile.
The Maine Ingredient: Two fast chicken sautés for the busy season
Skinless, boneless breasts in the freezer are like money in the bank.
‘Eric Lanlard’s Afternoon Tea’ is captivating and transporting
The cookbook ‘oozes with Old World charm,’ and the photos alone are fun to pore over.
Of wings and ribs: Ranking America’s top 10 chain restaurants
Some of the presumed negatives of casual chains are part of their appeal, beginning with no surprises.
Trump administration proposes allowing tip-pooling in restaurants
Critics say ending the Labor Department’s practice of treating gratuities as the property of workers would be stealing workers’ wages.
World’s largest, most lavish Starbucks opens in Shanghai
The new roastery is the first non-U.S. location of a new series of splashy shops designed to offer a more ‘immersive’ experience for coffee lovers.