From tofu to rice to bean flours, companies across Maine are growing and manufacturing more products, as well as more of the products they already make.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Pod recast: This riff on avocado toast drastically reduces the food miles
Here’s a Maine-based sustainably minded answer to a trendy spread: Pea mash.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Murky Overhead’ and ‘Second Growth’
A delightfully deliberate and vividly wordy blend of historical fiction and family saga, and a complex and grim portrayal of Maine families struggling in 1959-1960
As famed Waterville festival prepares to open, it shines a light on one of its founders
Alan Sanborn is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 25th Maine International Film Festival, a 10-day affair that’s become a staple of cinephiles in the state.
Works by all 3 Wyeths and other masters anchor Midcoast art auctions
Two auctions at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, including one this weekend, feature impressive works from the estate of a Tennessee collector who had ties to Maine.
It’s back! Moxie Festival celebrates a distinctively different taste of Maine
The three-day celebration includes a recipe contest and a chugging contest.
Eat & Run: Don’t wait to wander into Station 118
The barbecue joint, which opened last year on Route 1 in Thomaston, is just the ticket.
Sea Dogs Biscuit gets pinch hitter while supply-chain issue persists
The Portland Sea Dogs are selling substitute ice cream sandwiches until Gifford’s can get the ingredients it needs to make them.
For a fun way to cool down, make your own popsicles
Come up with your own flavor combinations or follow these recipes for an easy, rewarding summertime treat.
Best-Sellers: ‘The Hotel Nantucket,’ ‘This Will Not Pass’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books and More in South Portland.