It’s January in Maine. Small wonder our critic Andrew Ross has soup on the brain.
Food
Food, dining and restaurant news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A DIY decorating bakery closes its doors in southern Maine
Ice It! in Yarmouth and Portland has closed both retail locations but will continue its wholesale operations.
Frog & Turtle pub plans to expand in Westbrook
The owners plan to ad an outdoor deck and glass lounge area.
Ricetta’s restaurant opening in former Kerrymen Pub in Saco
The Falmouth-based restaurant plans to open its second location in late spring or summer.
South Portland bakery Little Bigs closes
The Main Street bakery was in business for six years.
The Wrap: A host of new fare in 2019, from offbeat desserts to Sichuan cuisine
If the variety of restaurant choices in Greater Portland already overwhelms you, it’s best you don’t read further.
Recipe: Chicken and Egg Drop Soup
This recipe serves six.
‘CIBI’ makes Japanese cooking accessible
And while the recipes in this beautiful, practical cookbook are rooted in Japan, they reflect the writers’ other culinary influences, too.
Vegans gain ground in 2018
Environmentalists, celebrities and politicians seem to be making veganism almost mainstream.
And the envelope please: Here are the year’s garden award winners
There’s an Oscars of sorts for plants, too.