Summer has given local restaurants a boost, but cold weather – and more empty tables – are coming soon.
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Bruno’s Restaurant closes temporarily
The Portland restaurant will close for two weeks after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
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New food truck app steers consumers to meals and snacks
A Portland businessman has launched a nationwide app to help customers track down their favorite food trucks.
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Dine in Maine: Food industry embraces an essential ingredient: Technology
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the business-model changes necessitated by the pandemic result in an even better connection to consumers.
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Bill would let Maine restaurants sell alcohol to go until 2022
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Louie Luchini, said an emergency order by Gov. Janet Mills that allows restaurants to sell booze to go has been key to their survival during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What pandemic? Station Grill Restaurant opens in Lewiston in former Rails
Kathy Lebel, owner of Schemengees Bar & Grille, brings a second restaurant to Lincoln Street featuring home-style meals.
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The Wrap: Laotian food with a southern twist comes to Auburn
Corsetti’s closes temporarily, free ice cream for Portland nurses, and Hawaiian shave ice comes to the Eastern Prom.
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Without hordes of tourists, Mainers get summer to ourselves
Residents are enjoying parts of the state they’d normally never go to in July or August.
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Restaurateurs excited for indoor dining, but their plans are mixed
While some southern Maine restaurants plan to open right away, others say they need more time to hire staff and get ready for seating customers indoors.
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Outdoor dining slowly reemerges in the Old Port
Just a handful of restaurants opened for outdoor dining Monday, and there was no lunchtime rush.