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Tim Cebula
Staff Writer
Tim Cebula has been a food writer and editor for 23 years. A former correspondent for The Boston Globe food section, his work has appeared in Time, Health, Food & Wine, CNN.com, and Boston magazine, among other publications. He is also a former judge for both the restaurant and journalism portions of the James Beard Awards. He was most recently senior editor at Cooking Light magazine, where he worked for 13 years. Tim lives in Old Orchard Beach.
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Lone Pine Brewing merging with Massachusetts brewery Lord Hobo
The companies will continue to operate their respective production facilities and taprooms.
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Owner of Brunswick pizzeria Nomad to retire, close restaurant
Dutchman’s Wood-Fired Bagels will be taking over the space and opening a restaurant there in early 2025.
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Jamaican restaurants multiply in Maine, feeding island transplants and adventurous eaters
More than a dozen eateries provide Mainers with authentic island flavors, while also giving the state’s Jamaican population access to the foods they miss from home.
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Gritty McDuff’s closing its Freeport brewpub
The restaurant’s 30-year-lease is ending, and the owner was not able to purchase the property.
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For these Maine families, food allergies make Halloween treats a little trickier
Kids with food allergies and their parents have to be all the more vigilant during trick-or-treating season. Growing awareness of the issue through campaigns like the Teal Pumpkin Project helps.
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As climate change hurts Maine farms and restaurants, stakeholders search for solutions
Three takeaways from Friday’s roundtable discussion among local food industry professionals and lawmakers, organized by the James Beard Foundation.
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Landmark Yarmouth restaurant Muddy Rudder closes, listed for sale
The restaurant, which opened in 1976, is located on Route 1 along the Cousins River and can be seen from I-295. It is listed for sale for $1.4 million.
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Plant-based food columnist explores Maine’s buried vegetarian history
Avery Yale Kamila talks about her co-curated exhibit, ‘Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History,’ which opened this month at the Maine Historical Society Museum.
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New program to provide free counseling for Maine food industry workers
The Behind You pilot program, funded by a Texas nonprofit and implemented by the clinical students at the University of Maine, will cover up to 200 hours of free counseling in its first year.