And it’s OK to get a little messy while celebrating the peak time for tomato sandwiches.
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Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
For plant-eaters, lots to discover and devour at Common Ground
Besides talks and demonstrations, including cooking tricks like mushroom reduction, there are more veg-friendly food offerings than at most fairs.
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Posted inFood
USM ready to get students started in Maine’s food scene
The university hopes its food studies program will help bring the state’s fragmented food system together, train the workforce and bring in some much-needed tuition revenue.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Bread and Butter: Joys and sorrows of the staff revolving door
Mike Wiley of Eventide Oyster, et. al, enjoys the privilege of working with dedicated, talented cooks, and gets used to losing them.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
‘Caged Lion’ sculpture by Maine artist Bernard Langlais arrives at Good Will-Hinckley
The L.C. Bates Museum lawn will be the permanent home of the sculpture along the state’s Langlais Art Trail.
Posted inFood
Thurston’s Wicked Good Burgers on Forest Avenue closes
The restaurant, which opened in 2014, may re-open in a new location.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Cirque du Geek convention draws creative characters to Waterville
The fourth annual convention is occurring over three days and included a parade Saturday through downtown.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Kennebec Savings Bank steps up for Gardiner’s Johnson Hall renovation
The bank has committed itself to purchasing historic tax credits and to donating $100,000 to the fundraising campaign for the project.
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After two-year hiatus, veteran farmer Sonny Black readying oxen team for this year’s Litchfield Fair
The agricultural fair runs from Friday to Sunday and features a Red Neck Truck Pull and demolition derby.
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UMF art professor awarded fellowship at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Barbara Sullivan, of Solon, will be one of 25 artists in residence beginning at the end of December at one of the nation’s largest year-round artists’ communities.