LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Nutrition Program is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be offered at no charge to children attending school up to the age of 18. Meals are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination […]
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Luke's Lobster to open wholesale seafood operation on the Portland Pier
PORTLAND — Luke’s Lobster is opening a wholesale seafood buying and shipping operation on the Portland Pier in the space formerly occupied by New Meadows Lobster. Luke’s said it has entered into a long-term lease at 60 Portland Pier, the former site of New Meadows, which shut down at the end of 2017. Luke’s said […]
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The Buzz: Ben's Burritos customers buy more than 300 burritos for strangers
The Buzz this week is full of optimism and burritos. When they opened 18 months ago on Lisbon Street, Ben’s Burritos founders Tricia Tomlinson and Ben Scott created a “Pay It Forward” wall where customers could anonymously buy other people burritos. Someone walking through the door who could not afford a meal could snag one of […]
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Chipotle plans to expand its menu and close some restaurants
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Taco Bell should be feeling pretty good. That’s because Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. — its biggest competitor in the U.S. Mexican-inspired dining segment — is taking pages directly from its playbook as it tries to revamp its image. And no wonder: it was Chipotle’s new CEO that […]
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For diners in southern Maine, gourmet burger trend sizzling hot
First came Five Guys. It was 2011, and the fast-casual restaurant wave that spans Panera Bread to Chipotle hit the Old Port with one of several national chains built on elevating the fast-food-style burger with fresh ingredients and custom toppings, but served just as quickly. Next was B.Good, a smaller, Boston-based chain that opened a […]
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Trinity Jubilee Center offering nutrition classes, participating in Food Service Program
LEWISTON — The Trinity Jubilee Center, 53 Spruce St., is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. The center’s services include a soup kitchen, food pantry, day shelter, medical clinic, assistance with job applications, community workshops, and support for people overcoming challenges. Beginning Friday, June 22, the soup kitchen will serve a children’s breakfast from 8:30 […]
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Haunted table for two: A New England foodie’s search for the region’s most haunted establishments
At Sea Glass Restaurant in Cape Elizabeth, Deb Wojcicki tried the Mediterranean Scramble and learned about the bride-to-be shipwrecked with her wedding dress, now seen walking the beach. At The Green Mountain Inn in Stowe, Vermont, it was eggs Benedict and tap-dances-on-the-roof ghost, Boots Berry. At Haymarket Cafe in Northampton, Massachusetts, a delicious plate of […]
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Eats: Foil packets make cooking easier
Whether you want more relaxing and less cooking during your summer stay-cation, you’re camping at one of Maine’s gorgeous state parks or you want to make a perfect, no-fuss, Dad-style meal on Father’s Day, flavor-packed foil packets are the answer to the age-old question “What’s for dinner?” You former Scouts out there most likely learned […]
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New brewery and The Poutine Factory coming to Auburn
AUBURN — The city is getting a new brewery and a poutine restaurant. Business partners and friends Ben Low and Matt Johannes announced Thursday during the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s LA Metro Marketplace that Side By Each Brewing Co. and The Poutine Factory will open at 1110 Minot Ave. this coming winter. Low […]
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United Kingdom fake chicken? KFC to experiment with fried faux-meat in Britain
WWTCD? The colonel, most likely, would lose his mind over the recent news that KFC in Britain is experimenting with a vegetarian version of the founder’s famous fried chicken. You know, the top-secret Original Recipe chicken, the one with 11 herbs and spices that (reportedly) only two executives have access to at any one time. […]