Closure of Rick’s Lobby Café will leave hole in the heart of Portland

While running their cafe, Rick and Molly Wood also act as greeters, tour guides and door holders, brightening the days of everyone passing through the Post Office Square building.

Feeling peckish? Late at night or in between meals, Maine hotels offer plenty to snack on

Some hoteliers say it's about much more than food and makes guests feel cozy and at home.

Broccoli takes over UMF dining hall

UMaine and Sodexo celebrated an initiative to have locally grown broccoli frozen and served in their dining halls during the winter by having broccoli specific dishes served to their students on Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Melby’s in Waterford closes this week but the Hills will return

Citing pandemic fatigue and uncertainties surrounding inflation, supply shortages and fuel prices, Wayne and Tracie Hill will take their menu on the road next year, with a food truck.

Students, farmers to benefit from partnership that will bring state-grown broccoli into UMaine dining halls

The broccoli, grown at Circle B Farms in Caribou, will be served this fall.

Gourmet grub behind the wheel

A culinary quest for the best mushrooms led this Maine professor back into the woods

When she isn't teaching political philosophy at Bowdoin, Jean Yarbrough can be found scouring the woods looking for edible mushrooms or in her kitchen cooking with her stash.

Too many apples? A nice problem to have. Still …

... if you're worried that all those apples you picked will go bad long before you can finish them, we're here to help.

Like a certain honey flavor? You have bees to thank

The nectar chosen by the insects, which varies by season and region, determines how different honeys taste.

Farm-to-table restaurant Gather in Yarmouth is for sale

Owner Matt Chappell promises to keep the restaurant open until he can find a buyer.