Society Notebook: All Write

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance salutes standouts in a thriving literary community.

Golden oldie

A 1719 Georgian is this year’s York Decorator Show House.

Swimming in clams

Yarmouth volunteers cook up lots of goodies, if the festival’s namesake mollusk doesn’t float your boat.

Food & Dining Dispatches, July 13, 2011

PORTLAND Purchase your tickets now for Harvest on the Harbor Tickets are on sale for this year’s Harvest on the Harbor food festival. The event will take place Oct. 20-22 at Ocean Gateway. Events include the Ultimate Seafood Splash ($55), the Grand Tasting on the Harbor ($75), the Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Competition […]

Natural Foodie: Kids & kale?

Anyone who believes preschoolers won’t eat broccoli or kale, let alone try tempeh or quinoa, needs to take a trip to the Youth & Family Outreach daycare center in Portland.

During the past six months, the center has completely revamped its menus, eliminating processed foods in favor of whole and locally grown foods prepared from scratch.

The center serves children from 6 weeks to 5 years old and offers breakfast, lunch and a snack each day.

Five-year-old Nunga Zangada recently tried gazpacho for the first time. “I liked it a lot,” she said. “And I ate the fruits and I liked the salad.”

Society Notebook: Opera and Opulence

PORTopera and the Victoria Mansion make beautiful music together.

Natural Foodie: Island oasis serves as sustainable system of food production

If you’ve ordered a salad at the Cockeyed Gull on Peaks Island this summer, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten lettuce grown at the Island Micro Farm. Located on the back side of Peaks Island down a winding gravel road, the farm is a new enterprise created by resident Mark Shain. But unlike traditional farms […]

Red, white, kaboom

Tens of thousands gathered all over the Eastern Promenade on Monday to celebrate the nation’s birthday and to watch the second annual Stars and Stripes Spectacular show and fireworks.

Society Notebook: Virtuoso fans

The Dine On! gala kicks off this year’s Bowdoin International Music Festival and raises money to bring more world-class artists to it.

Natural Foodie: Sebago Brewing Co. launches Meatless Monday menu

Responding to customer requests for more vegetarian fare, the Sebago Brewing Co. restaurants recently launched what is believed to be the state’s first Meatless Monday menu. “We’ve gotten a lot of requests for more healthy, more local and more vegetarian,” said Elise Loschiavo, Sebago’s marketing manager. “It’s not that hard to come up with a […]