Portland’s hard-won identity as a food city is here to stay
An abundance of local food, eager diners and ambitious chefs built the city s restaurant scene, and they re not going anywhere.
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Bernard Cabrera of Portland warms his hands by a fire in the Oxbow beer garden in Portland on a Friday evening in early February. He and his wife, Jennifer Wolcott, were enjoying dinner at the brewery. They love Portland s food scene and are hopeful it will survive the pandemic. I have faith, seeing the entrepreneurial spirit in this town, and the creativity, and the incredible talent of the chefs here, Wolcutt said. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
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You’re invited to a Maine Christmas cookie swap
We asked Mainers to share their favorite Christmas cookie recipes, and oh my Santa, they came through like Rudolph in a winter storm.
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This whimsical illustration is by Karyl Bannister, longtime Boothbay Region resident and author of the 2001 cookbook “Cook & Tell.” The illustration accompanied her recipe for Cardamom Refrigerator Cookies.
Courtesy of Amie McGraham
Cookie swaps are yet another holiday tradition upended by the pandemic. Even though we can’t have a traditional swap of our favorite treats in person, 2020 is a year that cries out for good cookies, especially as we head into the long, dark winter.