When a serious illness caused Jean Twomey to seek more than conventional medicinal treatment, she found herself at the Five Seasons Cooking School in Portland learning to prepare macrobiotic meals. “I came from a meat and potatoes background,” said Twomey of South Portland. “I love dairy products, butter, meat and chocolate.” At the school on […]

The career path from investment banker to hummus maker may not be the most typical, but for Ariel Glazer, the move is paying off.

All summer, Glazer’s been selling his namesake hummus – and most often selling out – at the Portland Farmers Market on Wednesdays, at the Freeport Farmers Market on Fridays and at a number of local shops.

Chris McClay of Westbrook runs a personal chef business called Modern Vegan, but she doesn’t cater to vegans. “It’s so interesting – nobody’s been vegan yet,” McClay said of the clients for her business, which she launched in April. “I’ve always had the feeling right from the beginning that my service is not for vegans. […]