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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.

By the sea, by the sea…

...by the beautiful sea. That's the location of the Inn by the Sea. The inn, a collection of rooms, suites, and two-bedroom cottages evoking Victorian...

It’s all Greek to me

...and to anyone else at Portland's annual Greek Heritage Festival, June 25-27, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Food, dancing, food, crafts, food, music, food......

Feeling brew in Belfast

One week ago I was in Belfast, Ireland. Now it's Belfast, Maine. Last night, dinner at 3Tides, a.k.a. Lb (pound, as in lobster pound) and...

Sweet dreams in Bar Harbor

Every time I visit The Inns at the Ullikana in Bar Harbor, I stay in a different room, and every time, I swear it's...

Bar Harbor and MDI area quick hits

I'm spending a quick 24 hours on Mt. Desert Island. After chatting with a few local sources and a visual scan, I've already found...

Chocolates fresh from the farm. Kinda.

Farm fresh is all the rage, with more and more chefs jumping on the farm-to-table wagon. Well, that's not just limited to restaurant fare....

Rockland updates

Took a wander through downtown Rockland today. For the most part, Main Street appears healthy, and that's a good thing in this economy. Sure,...

Moose Mainea

Wanna see a moose? This is the best time of year to do so, and the area around Moosehead Lake is prime moose-spotting territory....

Rob Evans of Hugos wins Beard Award

Woohoo! Rob Evans, chef and co-proporitor of the four-diamond  Hugo's Restaurant, in Portland, won the 2009 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the...

Puffins, warblers, and eagles, oh my!

Deer Isle is going to the birds. The third annual Wings, Waves & Woods festival of birding and art, sponsored by the Island Heritage...

New York, New York…

...it's a wonderful town. Sorry for the silence, but I've been in the Big Apple attending a couple of  conferences. In between, I managed to...

Noodle soup and migraine tea

I ventured down to Portland last week and treated myself to lunch at Huong, a Vietnamese restaurant on Cumberland Avenue. My first time there,...

Free chocolate? Say yes to Dean’s Sweets

Here's a sweet offer: A free hand-dipped, dark chocolate truffle from Dean'sSweets. Dean's is attempting to brighten up the tax season. Here's the deal: Visit...

Bethel’s loss is Norway’s gain

Quick update for Moon Maine: Taste of Eden, a vegan cafe and bakery that makes almost everything—including condiments—from scratch, has moved from Bethel to...

Good to go at Sunday River

I went to Bethel seeking options for lunch and dinner. On a Tuesday afternoon. In late March. First choice for lunch was Barbecue Bob's,...