Issue 19 – Winter 2022

edible MAINE - Cardamom and Clean Lines

Cardamom and Clean Lines

In an industrial mill space formerly used to process cotton, Bowman and Anna Brown have created Jackrabbit, a light, bright, and butter-filled café serving food

edible MAINE - Sipping Whiskey with Friends

Sipping Whiskey with Friends

The opening pages of Whiskies: From Confused to Connoisseur give drinkers a solid piece of advice. “There is no right way for appreciating and enjoying

edible MAINE - Chocolate Buyer's Guide

Chocolate Love

Maine Chocolatiers Offer Choice, Comfort, Confidence, and Creativity

edible MAINE Issue 19 - Winter 2022

Letter From the Editor #19

As an adjective, the word “decadent” carries with it two meanings. It can describe something in a state of decline, like a society. Or it

edible MAINE - 10 Things to Know About Blue Cheese

10 Things to Know About Blue Cheese

Legend has it that Penicillium roqueforti, the blue mold used to make most blue cheeses today, was first discovered in a cave outside the French

edible MAINE - Luxury Over Decadence

Luxury Over Decadence

Chef Sam Hayward has a welcoming smile and a disarming belly laugh. In a world with belittling reality TV chefs and bloated celebrity restaurateur egos,

edible MAINE - Inside Onggi

Inside Onggi

Standing inside Onggi, a 300-square-foot retail space in Portland devoted to fermented foods, is like standing inside a human-sized curio cabinet. Bottles of vinegar glow

edible MAINE - Twelve Days of Decadence

Twelve Days of Decadence

The 12 days of Christmas, in Christian theology, run between Christ’s birth and the Magi’s arrival. Some who celebrate these 12 days give gifts to

The System Behind the Munchies

The System Behind the Munchies

The munchies aren’t just in your head. They’re part of the chemical reaction cannabis has on your body’s entire endocannabinoid system (ECS). Cannabis use dates

edible MAINE - The Lost Kitchen Now and Then

A Tale of Two Meals

I am happy not being the center of attention at social gatherings. But when I mention I’ve dined at The Lost Kitchen twice, people want