Tim Cebula

Staff Writer

Tim Cebula has been a food writer and editor for 23 years. A former correspondent for The Boston Globe food section, his work has appeared in Time, Health, Food & Wine, CNN.com, and Boston magazine, among other publications. He is also a former judge for both the restaurant and journalism portions of the James Beard Awards. He was most recently senior editor at Cooking Light magazine, where he worked for 13 years. Tim lives in Old Orchard Beach.

Latest

Published
March 23, 2022

The Wrap: Maine cheese wins big, and Erin French guest stars on new Ina Garten show

Seaweed-lined cheese from Lakin’s Gorges Cheese in Waldoboro topped major competitors in its category at the curd-world Oscars, Erin French appears on a new Food Network show, and HB Provisions in Kennebunk goes on the market for $3.8 million.
Published
March 20, 2022

Quarantine Kitchen finds a recipe for success in homey comfort food and kind words

The feel-good Facebook group that a Maine chef started in March 2020 so the online community could share pantry-food dishes and recipes during the pandemic is still cooking on all burners.
Published
March 16, 2022

James Beard finalists announced, Maine chefs dominate Northeast category

While three Portland chefs earned regional nominations, restaurant Leeward and baker Atsuko Fujimoto are finalists in major national categories.
Published
March 16, 2022

The Wrap: Red’s reopens, Tandem Coffee gets global praise, plus a new Japanese restaurant

Red’s Dairy Freeze launches its 70th season this week and Kennebunk’s White Barn Inn names new executive chef.
Published
March 13, 2022

New England’s first nature guidebook turns 350

Written by an Englishman living in Maine, the rare book identifies the region’s native plants and animals and offers natural remedies galore.
Published
March 10, 2022

Yarmouth chef headed overseas to help feed Ukrainian refugees

Christian Hayes will leave his restaurants and businesses behind for two weeks to join World Central Kitchen’s hunger relief effort.
Published
March 9, 2022

The Wrap: The top Spirit Quest pairings, and a new market opens in Scarborough

Maine Restaurant Week’s Spirit Quest winners, Rosemont Market and Harbor Fish meld in Scarborough, and a fundraiser for Ukraine.
Published
March 6, 2022

After growing up hungry in Portland, Cognac entrepreneurs help fight food insecurity in Maine

Golden Wat Cognac founding partner Kevin Ly relied on free food programs as a kid in Portland. Now, his company is donating 100 percent of its first-year profits from Maine sales to Full Plates, Full Potential.
Published
March 3, 2022

Back Bay Grill, a fixture on Portland’s restaurant scene, will not reopen

The 34-year-old fine-dining institution closed in December and had planned to change its concept.
Published
March 2, 2022

The Wrap: Italian seafood coming to Kennebunk, a new vegan-friendly brunch menu in Portland

An Italian osteria in Washington D.C. expands to Kennebunk this spring, vegan brunch launches at Bird & Co., plus restaurant reopenings and expansions in Portland.