PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Out with the old, in with the tubers. The Maine Potato Board says a new variety of potato will be available to consumers at the upcoming Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor. The new potato is called the Caribou Russet and it was first announced last spring. The potato board says the […]
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World-class bagels in the heart of Lewiston
You’d have to be at least a decade or two older than Forage Market bakers Gerald Walsh and Chad Sparks to remember a world in which bagels were not as ubiquitous as gas station pizza. Historians trace the bagel’s origins to 17th-century Eastern European Jewish communities, specifically near Krakow, Poland. Handmade with simple and sometimes […]
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USDA contributes $400,000 to Somali farming project
LEWISTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is committing nearly $400,000 to increase food access for the Somali community in Lewiston. Members of the Somali Bantu community in the city are partnering with the Cumberland County Food Security Council on the project. The funding is expected to support Somalis’ agriculture and help them reconnect with […]
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Olive Garden closes Biddeford restaurant
BIDDEFORD — The Olive Garden restaurant in Biddeford has closed, putting about 60 people out of work. A message on the restaurant’s telephone says it has been “permanently closed.” Hunter Robinson, a spokesman for the company, said the “difficult decision” was made to close effective Saturday. Robinson said the company will work with an Olive […]
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What goes into a 5-pound burger?
What do you get when you order a 5-pound burger? Too much food. Or too much to finish in 30 minutes. That’s the challenge part of ordering the $40 “Burger Challenge” at the Sunday River Brewing Company. If anyone can eat the “Burger Challenge” in 30 minutes then they get a $100 gift certificate, a T-shirt […]
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Howard Johnson’s in Bangor closing today
Tuesday is the last day of operation for the HoJo restaurant. After that, there will be only one left, in Lake George, New York. In Bangor, the new owners have been talking about closing the restaurant for some time because of declining business. At one time, Howard Johnson took restaurant franchises to a new level. […]
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More restaurants try no tipping policies, get mixed results
PORTLAND, Ore. — When the bill comes after a meal, there’s no crunching numbers for the tip — just pay and go. A small but growing number of restaurants are doing away with the tipping model that’s long been the norm in the United States. It’s an effort to even disparate pay among restaurant staff […]
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Grab a pen: Fuel’s up for grabs in an essay contest
LEWISTON — Eric Agren is letting Fuel go in an essay contest. The winning entry will get Agren’s hot French restaurant, everything inside it, $20,000 in operating funds and a condo next door. For a $150 entry fee and a killer 300-word essay, more than $1 million in assets could be yours — as long […]
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Maine House OKs public vote on GMO labels
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives has given initial approval to a proposal that would allow residents to vote on whether packages of foods produced from genetically modified organisms should be labeled. Maine has a GMO labeling law on the books, but it doesn’t kick in unless enough other states pass similar laws by […]
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Maine wholesaler acquires rare four-clawed lobster
PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland seafood wholesaler has acquired a lobster that will never see the dinner table despite having double the usual amount of claw meat. Ready Seafood Co. bought the lobster, which has four fully formed claws, from a Canadian dealer. The critter has three claws on one arm and one on the […]