This former bank building on Main Street in Winthrop, seen Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, is the proposed site of a new Dunkin’ Donuts store. Winthrop officials have approved an application from a developer to open a Dunkin’ Donuts on Main Street, ending seven years of discussions about the possibility of the popular drive-thru coming to […]
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Johnson Hall airing 'Food Fight' film
GARDINER — Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on Water Street will be present the film “Food Fight” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. The directors will be presenting the film as part of “Food, Film & Conversation.” Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth. Tickets are available at Johnson Hall’s […]
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Pepper & Spice Thai Cuisine closed due to health violations
According to a health inspection report, violations at Pepper & Spice Thai Cuisine ranged from cockroaches in store-bought traps to sponges left on counters and general grime on the floor, walls and carpets. LEWISTON — Popular restaurant Pepper & Spice Thai Cuisine was closed on Wednesday due to numerous health violations found at the business. According […]
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Maine restaurants share kitchens with bakeries, food trucks and other eateries
Chantel Ruby, a server at Bernie’s Foreside, center, cleans a countertop at the Falmouth diner as Christy Stegner hauls in a box of table decorations for the evening, when the space is transformed into Esidore’s Bistro, where Stegner is front-of-house manager.Jay Harris, chef of Esidore’s Bistro, left, carries prepped food to the line while Sal […]
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Maine's first Krispy Kreme opens in Saco
Alice Gagne, left, and her daughter Amanda Culbertson, both of Saco, were the first in line and each snagged a dozen glazed doughnuts at Krispy Kreme. SACO – Sonia and Moe Damon rolled out of bed long before dawn Tuesday, wrapped themselves in jackets and blankets and headed outside to wait for doughnuts. The mother […]
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Be better than Betty Crocker
Make your own baking mixes In the 1950s, it was said that when an elderly woman died, the “flour and shortening” business lost a customer, while when a young woman married, the cake-mix industry gained one. In short, two constituencies: those who baked and those who faked. Today, there’s an audience that falls somewhere […]
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Sunday Indie Market returning
The Sunday Indie Market will return from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 at DuFresne Plaza, where there will be local musicians, brews, food, truck fare, artists and artisans. The event is for the whole family, even four-legged friends.
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Ruby: New color of chocolate first in 80 years
A breakthrough by a Swiss chocolate maker expands the industry’s hues beyond just dark, milk and white. Barry Callebaut AG, the world’s largest cocoa processor, has come up with the first new natural color for chocolate since Nestle started making bars of white chocolate more than 80 years ago. The Zurich-based company refers to the […]
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Wood-fired pizza coming to Paris
PARIS — A plan to convert the former Paris Farmers Union on Main Street to a restaurant featuring 21 Maine-made craft beers and wood-fired pizza has been approved by the Planning Board. Jennifer and David Siegler of Norway expect to begin construction late this month and open 21 Taps Wood Fired Pizza in March 2018. […]
