Popovers, lobster, and pie on Acadia’s Quiet Side
The majority of visitors to Mount Desert Island say on the west side, congregating in Bar Harbor and the sights along the Park Loop...
Road Food: Did somebody say doughnuts?
Oh yum, here's a find! Jeremy Towne, a.k.a the Towne Fryer. This spring, Towne relocated from Machias to Whiting, where he keeps his doughnut...
Biddeford’s Palace Diner reopening on March 12, 2014
I mourned when I learned that the Capostoto family had sold Biddeford's Palace Diner, a classic 1926 Pollard towed to Maine, from Lowell, Mass.,...
Maine Restaurant Returns to add some pizzazz to your March
Despite the snow and frigid temps, my winter hibernation is over. I'm swinging back into Maine Travel Maven mode with a reminder about Maine Restaurant...
Two new barbeque joints open in Maine
My apologies; I've been neglecting this site as I've been trying to visit every nook and cranny of Maine for a new edition of...
Freeport’s Harraseeket Inn will showcase farm to table in Maine Harvest restaurant
In a state where nearly every restaurant features farm-to-table fare, Freeport's Harraseeket Inn is elevating the message. Chip Gray, innkeeper of Freeport's Harraseeket Inn,...
Where to dine on Valentine’s Day in Portland
I love this flow chart, created by the good folks at Maine Restaurant Week, detailing suggestions for where to dine with your loved one...
Savoring art, antiques, and the art of breakfast at Portland’s Pomegranate Inn
Every morning, when I see the Pomegrante Inn's feed on Facebook, I start drooling. Innkeeper Dana Moos authored The Art of Breakfast, which I...
Nibbles & Bites: Sunfire Mexican Grill, in Rockland, Maine
I've always enjoyed Sunfire Mexican Grill, but with so many restaurants in the area, I don't get to go often. After a few years...
This and that: News, notes, & events from around Maine
Choo choo! Model railroads and free admission
Train fans take note: The Maine State Museum, in Augusta, is celebrating model railroads Dec. 7 and 8....
Specialty dinners & food programs in the Kennebunks
Two Maine inns in the Kennebunks are offering specialty dinners this fall.
A Spirited Evening Harvest Dinner, Oct. 27 & 31
Ready to get spooked? Join...
The Maine Lobster Book answers all lobster-related questions
With Maine lobster in the headlines, it seems an appropriate time to share The Maine Lobster Book, by Virginia M. Wright, with you. If...
The view from Jonesport, Maine: an authentic, ungentrified lobstering village on the down east...
Jonesport is a bona fide, way-way down east Maine lobstering village with a salty disposition and a stunning location. Not too many tourists other...
Q&A: Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich
UPDATE: Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich is now at his own Maine restaurant, MK Kitchen.
I think one of Greater Portland's best dining secrets is the Sea...
Nothing better than fish chowder on a Maine windjammer: Here’s the recipe
“I don’t really use recipes,” says William Howe, chef on the traditional Maine windjammer Angelique as he peels potatoes for the day's fish chowder...
