In a tight labor market, six Portland-area restaurants join a national movement to improve food service jobs and get rid of subminimum wages some workers are paid.
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Eat & Run: Soul Food Paradise fills a niche, and your belly
The new takeout restaurant at Fork Food Lab in Portland serves up the classics, quickly.
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Sande’s Picks: Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners planting roots in Freeport
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is opening a retail space at the Bartol Library building at 55 Main St., where Common Ground Country/MOFGA merchandise, sustainably produced and Maine-made products from MOFGA, and certified organic produce and merchandise from Common Ground Country Fair vendors will be sold. The store will also contain an educational […]
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Sande’s Picks: New beers for summer
June 7 sees the release of Good Food award winner Prince Percy Pilsner in the bottle and on draft from Maine Beer Company. On June 15, Peeper Pale Ale Batch 500 will be released in bottles, and on June 18, Black Barn Program No. 22 India Pale Ale will be released in bottles and on […]
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The Wrap: New restaurants for Bridgton and Boothbay Harbor
Act like a royal and enjoy afternoon tea by the bay, go on a farm scavenger hunt, or peruse old Portland menus.
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Facing unprecedented stress, chefs and restaurateurs have found ways to cope
From state park passes to meditation to dogs, restaurant people looked for respite in a profoundly challenging year.
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Maine Voices: Restaurant series doesn’t represent Portland food workers’ perspective
Unsafe conditions and the lack of a living wage and health insurance are driving people away – not reluctance to work.
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Sande’s Picks: Wine, women and song
Food News & Events The Muddy Rudder is now serving Gifford’s ice cream scooped or blended as a frappe in the dining room and at its new walk-up takeout window. Classic flavors and weekly specials are available. 1335 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth, 846-3082. Portland Wine Week, June 14-20, is filled with over 90 events that […]
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The Wrap: New hires, Italian truffles, and a beer barrel to call your own
Chef Cara Stadler makes some changes at Bao Bao Dumpling House in Portland, and Tao Yuan in Brunswick.
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The Wrap: Emilitsa – eventually; Bethel to lose a favorite cafe
Taco Trio to move, and a new pastry program will aid immigrant women.