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With the tourist throngs gone, winter is the perfect time for Mainers to enjoy the area's most in-demand restaurants. Chefs and owners at 10 such venues offer insider intel for the best days and times to visit.
Gulf of Maine scallops are treasured in the culinary world for their firm, meaty texture and sublime sweetness. Here's how to coax the best out of this special seafood.
Beauty comes in many forms. A diver suspended in midair. A flock of pigeons rising in the snow. The stillness of a lobster boat and a man and dog on a paddleboard in calm ocean waters at sunset. Portland Press Herald photographers uncover unexpected beauty every day. They show us the profound beauty of connection. The tenderness of a loving husband and his wife, who is in hospice, celebrating their anniversary. The resilience of families who have traveled from a world away trying to make a new home in a strange land together. The collective grief of a community experiencing enormous loss after...
A presentation from the 2023 Seafood Expo North America investigating carbon neutrality in supply chains.
Tanbark Molded Fiber Products in Saco is making clamshell containers for Luke's Lobster shacks with pulp from Maine trees, the latest reinvention of the state's legacy industry.