The variety of tacos available in Greater Portland speaks to the evolution of the Mexican dish. One professor teaches a whole course on it.
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USDA to continue classifying potato as a vegetable, not a grain
The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
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Atsuko Fujimoto became a baker out of boredom. She might be the best in the country.
The owner of Norimoto Bakery in Portland’s Deering Center came to her craft later in life and with little forethought. Now, she’s up for a James Beard Award for the third time.
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Pizza Joint becomes latest Portland-area business to feel a lot of love … a little too late
After the foodie favorite announced the closure of its Portland and South Portland shops, people were lining up to place orders. But one can’t help but ask: Where were those customers before?
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Second annual Auburn Lobster Festival set for May 11
Live music, food trucks and a marine life touch tank are all part of the festivities.
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Add this sweet tahini matzo to your Seder table – and swoon
Much like matzo crunch, this Passover treat is hard to put down.
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Former ‘Racist Sandwich’ co-host talks podcasting, teaching at Bowdoin and eating in Maine
Zahir Janmohamed, a visiting Bowdoin professor and co-founder of the acclaimed ‘Racist Sandwich’ podcast, asks difficult questions about race, gender and class – and how food relates to them all.
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Booming cold drink sales means more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups
The company also adopted strawless lids in 2019, and last year, it said it would accept customer-provided cups for drive-thru and mobile orders in the U.S. and Canada.
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Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old
The coffee that picked you up this morning is 600,000 years old
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Eid al-Fitr celebration breaks Ramadan fasting in a big way
University of Maine at Augusta hosts Muslim holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.