From the classics to cutting edge, the LaVerdiere brothers are pulling in diners with their locally sourced offerings. Portland, Portland, Portland. It’s Maine’s holy city of food and restaurants. Bon Appetit magazine named it 2018’s “Restaurant City of the Year.” If you’re one of the huddled masses living outside the boundaries of this food mecca, […]
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Americans still love cheese — American cheese not so much
American cheese will never die. It has too many preservatives. But it’s melting away. One by one, America’s food outlets are abandoning the century-old American staple, with many replacing it with fancier cheeses. Wendy’s is offering asiago. A&W’s Canada locations switched to real cheddar. McDonald’s is selling the Big Mac’s soft, orange square of American […]
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Dunkin' to get rid of 'Donuts' but not the doughnuts
Dunkin’ is dropping the donuts – from its name, anyway. Doughnuts are still on the menu, but the company is renaming itself “Dunkin”‘ to reflect its increasing emphasis on coffee and other drinks. The change will officially take place in January, when the new name will start appearing on napkins, boxes and signs at its […]
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Detroit’s Comerica Park worker arrested after video shows spitting on pizza
An employee at a Major League Baseball stadium was fired and arrested this weekend after a video appeared to show him spitting on a pizza he prepared at one of the ballpark’s food stands. The video was taken during a Friday game at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers. The employee, clad in a […]
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Why size doesn’t matter in the produce aisle
I can’t tell you off the top of my head how large a “large” onion is. Or how hefty a “medium” tomato should be. That’s why it can be so maddening/frustrating/confusing when recipes call for a small, medium or large piece of produce: All you can do is stare at the supermarket bin and wonder. […]
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Portland lobster business gets green light for new HQ, major expansion in Saco
SACO — Ready Seafood has nabbed the last local permit it needs to build a $10 million lobster processing, storage and research center in Saco. On Monday, the city’s planning board unanimously approved Ready’s plan to build a 64,000-square-foot facility on a 40-acre lot at 1016 Route 1. When building is done in 12 to 14 […]
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Olive Garden won’t stay down
Sometimes I can’t help but feel a measure of pity for struggling sit-down dining chains such as Chili’s or Carrabba’s Italian Grill. After all, restaurant traffic has been soft industrywide, and the rise of fast-casual eateries and digital-enabled delivery have made for difficult conditions for sit-down chains. And then Darden Restaurants Inc. reports quarterly earnings, […]
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Cannabis & crustaceans? These lobsters may get baked before customers can cook them
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A local lobster pound owner believes she may have found a new, marijuana-based method for killing Maine’s signature seafood species more humanely. A lobster named Roscoe was Charlotte Gill’s first test subject. In her experiment, Gill placed Roscoe in a covered box with about two inches of water at the bottom. Marijuana […]
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Westbrook OKs first phase of project that includes Market Basket
WESTBROOK — The Planning Board on Tuesday night unanimously approved plans for the first phase of what could eventually become a 100-acre mixed use development near Westbrook’s border with Portland. The approval is the last major local hurdle for the start of the Rock Row development on what used to be a quarry near Main […]
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Lewiston residents want parking, not doughnuts
LEWISTON — The neighborhood likes Dunkin’ Donuts, but it loves its parking more. During a City Council workshop Tuesday, it became clear that residents of the neighborhood near Main and Elm streets are largely opposed to a new Dunkin’ Donuts at 420 Main St., but only because it could strip away parking along the street […]