LEWISTON — Nancy O’Brien knows the narrowed eyes and wrinkled noses of folks who wonder how her business thrives by selling olive oils and vinegars. “We always say when we see their faces, ‘Forget the word ‘vinegar.’ Just drop that out of your vocabulary,’” said O’Brien. Her business — Fiore Artisan Olive Oils and Vinegars […]
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Group asks food producers to stop providing free food for bear baiting
PORTLAND — A group that wants to ban bear baiting is asking food suppliers to end the free giveaways of past-their-use-date food for use by hunters. Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting say many consumers would be surprised to learn that suppliers will give away their old food to hunters, who use stale pastries and other […]
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Bringing poetry to the plate at Longfellow’s in Kingfield
On a recent journey west to get away from the fogged-in coast, I not only found the sun, but discovered a real gem in downtown Kingfield. Longfellow’s Restaurant, a family-owned business established back in 1980 by the now-retired couple John and Tammy Goldfrank, is the place on the corner where locals go to meet up […]
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The Bread Shack expands, plans second spot in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — Dara Reimers searched up and down Lisbon Street for a spot to open The Bread Shack before heading to Auburn five years ago. She never quite gave up, and now, she’s got just the spot: Reimers is moving into the Local Grind inside Rainbow Bicycle, tentatively renaming it The Bread Shack Downtown, and […]
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Eats: Moose’s Mobile Kitchen brings the barbecue to you
Sure enough, you’re driving through any neighborhood on a Maine summer day, windows open and the wind in your face, when it hits you and someone says: “Somebody’s having a barbecue.” Then, right on cue, somebody else says: “Do you think they’d mind if we stopped by?” Nothing will cause even the politest of us […]
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Magazine names Turner farmers ‘Homesteaders of the Year’
TURNER — Gloria and Gregg Varney of Nezinscot Farm, a bustling Turner complex with with its own cafe, fromagerie, bakery, nursery, yarn shop, apothecary and nine kinds of animals, are being nationally recognized as “Homesteaders of the Year” by Mother Earth News. The Kansas-based magazine plans to feature the Turner couple and their farm in […]
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New Gloucester’s local food network to be celebrated
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Taste of New Gloucester will showcase and celebrate the town’s diverse local food economy from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27. Maine food expert Ken Morse will moderate a discussion on local food entrepreneurship, featuring panelists Mike Thompson, Anne McCormack, Sam Coggeshall and Krista Desjarlais. The owners and operators […]
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Eats: Bun, pho and other tastes of Vietnam at Brunswick’s Little Saigon
Tucked into the cornucopia of eateries in downtown Brunswick is a new Vietnamese restaurant at 44 Maine St. Although open for only three months, Little Saigon is enjoying popularity thanks to the reputation and offerings of Vietnamese veteran restaurateur Cuong Ly and his staff. Ly is well-known in the midcoast area for his three China […]
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Maine entrepreneurs turn up the heat on lobster processing
ST. GEORGE — For years, Maine’s lobster processing industry was on simmer. But with the help of a glut of the state’s signature seafood and a few savvy entrepreneurs who spotted a hole in the market, it’s on its way to a rolling boil. Take 24-year-old Kyle Murdock, who decided to stop his studies in […]