The pandemic has led some restaurants to extend outdoor dining long past the usual season, appealing to diners with heated patios and private chalets. We explore the al fresco experience when the temperature dips.
Restaurants
Dine Out Maine: Behind the scenes of a coronavirus scare
Restaurants complain they aren’t getting enough guidance on what to do when staff test positive for COVID-19.
The Wrap: Mardi Gras comes late this year
Plus handmade frozen dumplings and something new for the breadheads.
Run & Eat: Get lunch to go and groceries for later at Terlingua’s market
The barbecue and Tex-Mex restaurant reopened down the street, with a new speciality market, in November.
The Wrap: A new whiskey bar, bagels are back, and more sushi
Looking for Super Bowl snacks and Valentine’s Day dinners? We have those too.
Auburn’s Mu Noi Brunch chef on Food Network’s Supermarket Stakeout tonight
The episode is described as the spiciest ever.
Maine Restaurant Week will go on, with changes
This year, the annual celebration of local restaurants has been redesigned to help them survive the pandemic.
The Wrap: A gluten-free brewery, fire pits with s’mores, and Valentine’s Day fare
Also, the first season of ‘The Lost Kitchen,’ which chronicles the restaurant in Freedom, is now streaming online.
First season of ‘The Lost Kitchen’ TV show available to stream Tuesday
The Magnolia Network drops five more episodes of the show, chronicling the life of chef/owner Erin French and her Freedom restaurant, on Discovery+.
Run & Eat: Takeout from Kuno a taste of what’s to come in the dining room
The food truck-turned-restaurant on Cumberland Avenue in Portland is ready to open to indoor dining whenever the time is right.