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Lobster! Ice cream! Blueberries! Seafood! Cheese! Beer! Wine! I could go on and on about Maine's bountiful fresh food and drink. Maine's not simply farm to table, it's often farm as table. Here you'll find posts related not only to Maine food and drink, but also to food and drink from places beyond Maine.

Bourdain in Maine

Yup, it's true. The celebrity chef is coming to Maine in a few weeks to film a Maine show. He'll be visiting four Portland...

Lunch at LocoCocos

Looking for a place to eat away from the craziness of the Kittery outlets? Head south on Route 1 into Kittery, then east on...
Jars filled with candy set the ambience at the candy -themed Candy Lounge

Camden Harbour Inn’s new Candy Lounge is sweet

Staying at the Camden Harbour Inn became even sweeter with the unveiling of the Candy Lounge. The new Candy Lounge serves candy-themed cocktails and...

Kennebunkport’s Capt. Lord Mansion: ease, elegance, and fit for royalty

Rick Litchfield and Bev Davis, innkeepers at Kennebunkport's Captain Lord Mansion, were ahead of the boutique lodging curve before most folks  even knew there...

For Asian fare in Mid-coast Maine, Camden’s Long Grain delivers

With the exception of Suzuki's Sushi, in Rockland, most Asian restaurants in Mid-coast Maine are of the Chinah Dinah variety: lots of Americanized foods,...

MDI lunch report: Tea and popovers at the Jordan Pond House

Lunch or tea on the lawn at Jordan Pond House, in Acadia National Park, has been an island tradition since the late 19th century,...
Peruse The Eat Local Cookbook before heading to the market.

The Eat Local Cookbook helps cooks get the most out of the season’s bounty

In Maine, eating fresh, local food is easy. The state was farm-to-table in homes and in many restaurants long before it became  trend. Now...

Good ole Moody’s

Just back from lunch with friends at Moody's Diner. I tend to stay away from this Waldoboro classic in summer, when the line is...

Haute dining, good value

No matter what your budget, getting good value for your buck makes a difference. In a town where $40 entrees aren't unusual, the White...

Mourning the Porter House

The Porter House, that fabulous restaurant seemingly in the middle of nowhere (Eustis), went up in the flames early this morning and burned to...

Do you Cockatoo?

Dining in Stonington can be a bit of a crapshot. Yes, there are choices--and some can be quite good--but the key words are can...

Rangeley’s gen-u-ine American hero

Do yourself a favor next time you're in Rangeley, and order a meal at Thai Blossom Express, smack downtown on Main Street. This li'l...
enjoy fresh fried fish in Maine

Craving fried fish? These Maine seafood shacks do it right

Maine is renowned for its lobster shacks, but its fried seafood shacks are equally tasty finds. At these 10 coastal Maine seafood shacks—a mix...
At Home At Sea is a new edition of Annie Mahle's first cookbook, the Red Book, augmented with new variations on many recipes..

Three recipes to try whether you’re at home or at sea

  Anne Mahle, chef/captain aboard the Maine windjammer J&R Riggin kindly shared three recipes from At Home At Sea, the new edition of her first cookbook....