Whether it’s a delicious bite or something new for the kitchen, these pint-sized gifts are sure to satisfy.
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The Wrap: More restaurants reinvent themselves
Central Provisions becomes a sandwich shop, and Elsmere temporarily closes its Portland location.
The Wrap: Lois’ closes Portland market; Vena’s closes for now but has plans to expand
Portland indoor farmers market returns. Send us your favorite recipes for our virtual cookie swap.
The Wrap: Restaurants open, reopen and make big moves
And Chopped brings its Comfort Food Feud to Kennebunkport, with Maine chefs among the competitors.
Run & Eat: When one seafood shop closes, a paella place opens
Paella Seafood replaced Miller Brothers on Forest Avenue, bringing a new type of fish dish to the Portland food scene.
The Wrap: A reopening, a closing and a pivot
Speckled Ax plans a new coffee roastery, Cong Tu Bot reopens a wee bit, and MOFGA opens a holiday shop in Freeport.
Rising career in food world brings Lidey Heuck back to Maine
The food blogger and recipe developer, who worked for Ina Garten after graduating from Bowdoin, spent the summer cooking at The Lost Kitchen in Freedom.
Cecilia Chiang, grand dame of Chinese cooking in America, dies at 100
During a remarkable life, she opened the Mandarin restaurant in San Francisco, where she hosted cooking classes with students including Julia Child, James Beard and Danny Kaye.
Company failed to report screws found in its pizza dough
Scarborough-based It’ll Be Pizza didn’t report the complaints it got from 3 consumers in September until after a former employee was charged in October with putting razor blades in dough balls at Hannaford stores.
EEK SQUAD: Experts offer pretty neat tricks to help scare up kids’ treats
Some sweet, some healthful, these creepy creations from Mainers’ kitchens are frighteningly clever.