Grocery stores, pharmacies, hospitals, water officials, police all report being prepared to stay open and on the job.
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Maine Maple Sunday news not so sweet
The Maine Maple Producers Association recommended Monday that maple producers cancel their weekend events. The group hopes to reschedule later in the year.
Eat & Run: Azul Tequila settles into a busy Gorham spot
The Mexican restaurant is open seven days a week.
Bicentennial bites, books and booze
Chefs, bartenders and craft brewers are finding delicious ways for Mainers to celebrate the state’s 200th birthday.
Restaurants double down on safety as coronavirus arrives in Maine
As concern over the virus grows, restaurants work to alleviate customers’ fears and to prepare themselves for what may come.
The Wrap: Five Fifty-Five is closing, bartenders taste victory and Hawaiian shave ice coming soon
Plus New York Times food editor Sam Sifton talks about food – what else? – at Maine Voices Live.
Portland restaurant Five Fifty-Five closing after 17 years
The owners of one of the city’s best-known restaurants have announced they’re closing in April.
Portland Pie decides not to open on Lewiston’s Lincoln Street
Developer Kara Wilbur says she’s talking to other restaurants and breweries, hoping to have someone else in the refurbished fire substation, potentially by summer.
Sande’s Picks: Chef Ali Waks Adams – the next chapter
Chef Ali Waks Adams loves the Maine food community and continues to build and nurture unique approaches to events featuring local growers, manufacturers and vendors. Since moving to Brunswick in 2014 – after 15 successful years in the Philadelphia restaurant business – she has been the executive chef at the Brunswick Inn and the Coast […]
VIDEO: The 10 food items to stock up on in case you are quarantined
A food editor has some suggestions for stocking your pantry for a prolonged quarantine. Milk and bread aren’t on the list.