Joel Baker, son-in-law of the original Mister Bagel, puts up spiritual messages on the Forest Avenue shop’s sign. It’s resonating with the community.
Corey Fiske
Corey is a University of Florida student and an intern with the Press Herald food team.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Do This, Life & Culture
Maine’s roller skating scene gets a leg (and some wheels) up from social media
Online videos of roller skaters at Westbrook’s Happy Wheels have gone viral recently. They’re working to attract younger people to the activity and sport.
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Newcastle farm Singing Pastures has won two pitch competitions
The farm, which sells meat snack sticks, won a total of $30,000 to expand the business.
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A new owner and a floral rebrand for a Portland coffee shop
Rwanda Bean in Deering Center is transforming to the Rambler Café, which will sell flowers and coffee.
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LB. Mini-Mart plans for two new locations in Portland
The growing convenience store brand from LB. Kitchen will be opening locations in the West End and East End.
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PopUp Bagels pops up in Portland
The Connecticut-based bagel company is opening its first location in Maine.
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A Maine mapmaker travels the world without ever leaving her kitchen
Penobscot resident Jane Crosen incorporates 350 globe-trotting recipes in her new cookbook, ‘Culinary Landscapes.’
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Cousins Maine Lobster has surpassed $1 billion in systemwide sales
The company, started by 2 Maine cousins, started with a single food truck.
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Kennebunk couple relocate their entire restaurant — as the clock ticks
Basement kitchens add to the challenge of moving heavy restaurant equipment, front- and back-of-the-house systems must be rethought in the new spaces, and other difficulties of moving a restaurant lock, stock and barrel. Chez Rosa owners can tell the tale.
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A new Portland food trailer may or may not be a bakery
Not A Bakery is a new food trailer from Twelve Executive Pastry Chef Georgia Macon.