The companies will continue to operate their respective production facilities and taprooms.
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.
Owner of Brunswick pizzeria Nomad to retire, close restaurant
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Jamaican restaurants multiply in Maine, feeding island transplants and adventurous eaters
More than a dozen eateries provide Mainers with authentic island flavors, while also giving the state’s Jamaican population access to the foods they miss from home.
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Maine seafood draws celebrated chefs to Portland, and more are coming
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South Portland’s Elsmere BBQ to close
The restaurant opened on Cottage Avenue in 2013.
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Anania’s owners retiring, closing Congress Street deli
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For these Maine families, food allergies make Halloween treats a little trickier
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