Facing unprecedented stress, chefs and restaurateurs have found ways to cope

From state park passes to meditation to dogs, restaurant people looked for respite in a profoundly challenging year.

Maine restaurants hope to get ‘back in the game’ with new pandemic relief funds

Starting Monday, food and beverage businesses could begin applying for grants from a $28.6 billion fund included in the American Rescue Plan.

Jorgensen’s Café moving up the street after 3 decades in downtown Waterville

Jorgensen's owner Theresa Dunn says the new space, the former Me Lon Togo Bistro, features a dining room with lots of windows and natural light and a wraparound porch for outdoor dining.

Timeline: A modern history of Portland as a food city

Portland’s hard-won identity as a food city is here to stay

An abundance of local food, eager diners and ambitious chefs built the city's restaurant scene, and they're not going anywhere.

Restaurant closures ripple throughout the local economy

From farmers to printers, an array of suppliers that rely on Portland's booming food scene have had to rethink how they operate.

Threatened by coronavirus, city’s restaurants turn tables

Creativity and customer support, along with government aid, helped Portland restaurants stay in business at a higher rate than other parts of the country, but dozens have yet to reopen their doors and almost all have losses to recoup.

In photos: After 30 years and counting, Becky’s Diner is still going strong

Becky's Diner is an example of the resilience of the Portland restaurant community, where so many establishments have struggled during the pandemic – but are hanging on.

Database: PPP loans for Portland food and beverage businesses in 2020

Millennials are eating up reboots of popular shows, clothes – and food – from the ’90s

And the rest of us are joining in. Remember Dunkaroos, Pop-Tarts Crunch Cereal, Frasier? They're ba-ack! (Oops, wrong decade.)