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The bakery, which has been a fixture in the Willard Square neighborhood for nearly 20 years, is getting a major redo. The owners say it's a response to customer demand, and to the pandemic.

Never take this city's food scene for granted. As Warren Zevon once said, 'Enjoy every sandwich.'

Looking for an outstanding cookie near you? According to Yelp, Clear Flour Bread makes the best cookies in Mass. Read more on Boston.com.

A handy guide to eating and drinking one’s way through Portland on a short trip in the colder months

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Three of the Best Bagel Joints in the Country are Here in Maine Maine has a lot of national accolades already -- some of the best coastal views in the country. The best lobster in America. The best blueberries in the country. And now, we can add another one to the list -- bagels. The best part? Its not even our own opinion amongst Mainers -- its just a flat out fact now, after Food & Wine Magazine listed out their Best Bagel Places in America, and Vacationland ended up scoring THREE spots insi...

The mothers of the baking world, sourdough starters worth celebrating too Meet the cultures, also known as mothers, that are behind the local breads you love. Share Ten-month-old Sandy Winthrop inspects a loaf of his mom Kate Whittemores homemade tahini-wheat sourdough a few days before Mothers Day. Whittemore gave some of her same sourdough starter to Rose Foods owner Chad Conley, where its used to make the bagels. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer Meet Zola: She’s bubbly, vivacious and ad...

Earlier this week, The So while we quietly let those two states feud, we’re going to focus on another recently published story: Food & Wine‘s “The Best Bagels in America,” which happened to highlight a much-loved Massachusetts bagel shop. The list included Bagelsaurus, a Cambridge destination that, pre-COVID, garnered long lines on weekends and slings truly excellent bagels. (The shop now offers pre-ordering with a designated pickup time.) Food & Wine‘s senior editor David Landsel ...

Food & Wine magazine includes three Maine bakeries on its list of 'The Best Bagels in America.'

Share Alison Pray, founder and co-owner of Standard Baking Co. in Portland, taste-tests bagels at the Portland Press Herald. Staff photo by Gregory Rec The judges were swift and severe. After getting their first look at the bagels lined up in the center of a conference room table in the Press Herald newsroom, they immediately dismissed the anemic ones on the end because they looked as if they hadn’t spent enough time in an oven. Some judges refused to acknowledge that they even were bagels, ...