By Hilary Nangle on September 5, 2012
Here’s a delicious way to spend Friday: Maine Fare, a celebration of Maine Food and Farming, bought to you by the good folks at Maine Farmland Trust. The daylong event (Sept. 7) takes place in downtown Belfast and offers everything from nibbles and tastes to a gourmet lunch and local plates dinners. The Farmers’ Market [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Events, Food, Maine Made, Penobscot Bay, Resources, Shopping, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Belfast, Maine Fare |
By Hilary Nangle on July 9, 2012
June’s rains turned Maine’s landscape lush and green, and now July’s sunshine is bringing out the colors just in time for annual garden tours. While most occur on only one day each summer, a few are spread out over the season. Hint: Buy tickets in advance, when possible, as they usually are less expensive (but [...]
Posted in Acadia, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Bar Harbor, Beatrix Farrand garden, Belfast, Belfast OPen Garden Days, Berwick, Brooks, Camden, Camden House and Garden Tour, Cape Elizabeth Garden Tour, Freedom, Gardens in the Watershed, Hope, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, lincolnville Center, Mount Desert Island garden Tour, Northeast Harbor, Ogunquit, Opend Days at Garland Farm, Private Gardens of the Kennebunks, Rockland, Rockport, Seacoast Water Garden Tour, Seal Harbor, Searsmont, Spruce Head, Swanville, York |
By Hilary Nangle on May 3, 2012
Health food stores and natural foods groceries, along with Asian, Indian, and Mexican restaurants, are the usual go-tos for on-the-road vegetarians and vegans. While many of Maine’s restaurants, especially those specializing in farm-to-table fare, offer at least one vegetarian entree, only a handful of restaurants in the state deliver menus created for or catering to [...]
Posted in Acadia, Food, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Resources, Southern Coast/Beaches, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Bar Harbor, Belfast, Cape Nedick, Chase's Daily, Corsican Restaurant, Damariscotta, Eden Vegetarian cafe, Ellsworth, Frankie and Johnny's, Freeport, gluten free, Green Elephant vegetarian Bistro, Lewiston, Little Lad's, Norway, Pepperclub, Portland, Riverside Cafe, Salt Bay Cafe, She doesn't like Guthrie's, Silly's, Taste of Eden Vegan Cafe, vegan, vegetarian |
By Hilary Nangle on April 18, 2012
Spring has arrived and Maine is waking up from its winter slumber. Here’s a round-up for news items that have crossed my desk recently, from noteworthy openings to great deals, from fun events to new airline service. Getting He-ah from They-ah: Getting to Bar Harbor from Boston and points beyond is getting easier. The independent [...]
Posted in Acadia, Activities, Deals, Entertainment, Events, Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Uncategorized, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Anneke Jans, Back Bay Grill, Bar Harbor, Belfast, Cape Air, Carrabassett Valley, Eat More Cheese, Kennebunk, Kittery, La Vida, New England Steelband Festival, Old Vines, PenAir, Portland |
By Hilary Nangle on February 21, 2012
The James Beard Foundation has announced the semi-finalists for its 2012 James Beard awards. Maine chefs and restaurants in the running are, by category: Best New Restaurant: • Petite Jacqueline, Portland Outstanding Chef: • Melissa Kelly, Primo, Rockland Outstanding Restaurant: • Fore Street, Portland Best Chef Northeast: • Penelle, Megan, and Phoebe Chase and Ted [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Belfast, Boda, Bresca, Camden, Chase's Daily, Emilitsa, Fore Street, Francine Bistro, Petite Jacqueline, Portland, Primo, Rockland |
By Hilary Nangle on February 10, 2012
For too long, Belfast, Maine, had only one restaurant worthy of a dedicated road trip, and that one served dinner only on Friday nights. Now it has The Lost Kitchen. The Lost Kitchen began as a secret supper club by Erin French, but word spread and its popularity grew. The Lost Kitchen restaurant occupies the [...]
Posted in Food, Moon guidebook updates, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Belfast, review, The Lost Kitchen |
By Hilary Nangle on July 26, 2011
Say good-bye to July in Maine at one of these great festivals. There’s something for everyone: folk arts, quilts, artisan quilts, and books. Grand Lake Stream Folk Arts Festival Held way Down East in Grand Lake Stream (which gives meaning to the joke, ya cahn’t get they-ah from he-ah). Trust me, this one’s a gem, [...]
Posted in Down East Coast, Events, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning | Tagged Artisan Bread Fair, Augusta, Belfast, Belfast Bound Book Festival, Grand Lake Stream, Grand Lake Stream Folk Arts Festival, Maine Quilts, The Kneading Conference |
By Hilary Nangle on May 17, 2011
Why visit Maine in late spring? For starters, you’ll have the state practically to yourself. The summerfolk have yet to arrive in droves. And, you can snag some great rates and packages for lodging. And it’s easier to get reservations at the top restaurants. Sure the weather can be a bit iffy and there’s likely [...]
Posted in Acadia, Deals, Down East Coast, Events, Greater Portland, Kennebec and Moose River Valleys, Maine Highlands, Penobscot Bay, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Acadia Birding Festival, Acadia National Park, asticou azalea gardens, Belfast, blistered fingers bluegrass festival, Cobscook Bay, down east birding festival, Farnsworth, fishiing, Greenville, Kennebunk, kennebunkport festival, litchfield, Maine Sporting Camps, moose, Moose Mainea, Mount Desert Island, ogu8nquit, old port festival, Portland, restaurant week, Rockland, sundary river, trek across maine, wyeth |
By Hilary Nangle on February 18, 2011
Watch out, Portland: Maine’s Mid-coast is demanding that you share the foodie love. Need proof? Just check out this year’s crop of James Beard award semifinalists: Eight contenders, four from Portland, four from the Mid-coast. I’ve been touting the Rockland-Camden-Belfast food scene for years, and now the secret’s getting out. It’s an emerging culinary travel [...]
Posted in Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged Belfast, Bresca, Camden, Chase's Daily, Emilitsa, Fore Street, Francine, Portland, Primo, Rockland, Rockport, Shepherd's Pie |
By Hilary Nangle on January 21, 2011
Here’s a round-up of news items that have crossed my desk this week. • Sugarloaf opens Brackett Basin Let’s start here in Carrabassett Valley (the very snowy, and increasingly chilly Carrabasett Valley, I might add). Thanks to the abundant snowfall (close to two feet this week, along), Sugarloaf opened Brackett Basin, its new side-country terrain [...]
Posted in Activities, Deals, Events, Food, Greater Portland, Penobscot Bay, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged Belfast, Bethel, Brackett Basin, Maine Beer Trail, Planet Dog, Portland, salt exchange, Sugarloaf, The Lost Kitchen, WinterFest |
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