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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.

Portland to Kingfield food musings

Every ski town–make that every town–should have a cafe like Kingfield's  Orange Cat. I never pass it without stopping in, whether for tea or...

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...

The joy of Reny's

Wow visiting friends and relatives with fancy hors d'oeuvres without spending a mint. Reny's, yes, good ole Reny's has all kinds of fancy nibbles,...

Natalie’s Noel in Camden

Early this week (along with about every other travel/food writer in Maine), I was treated to dinner at Natalie's at the Camden Harbour Inn....

Wrap it up: Safe Harbor Chocolates

Need a great stocking stuffer? You know I'm a chocoholic, and I've dished on a number of Maine chocolatiers, but here's one that you...

Pre-Prelude quietude

Spent Wednesday night at K'port's Cape Arundel Inn. This is a very comfortable B&B with a smashing location: It's on Ocean Drive, with views...

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...

Finch's: a Falmouth dining favorite

I've dined at Finch's, in Falmouth, four or five times this year, the most recent being for Thanksgiving dinner. This little white-tablecloth restaurant tucked...

Suzuki’s Sushi

It's the offest of of season and the economy is in the Dumpster, but you wouldn't know it by the crowd at Suzuki's Sushi...

Moon guidebook updates

Sorry to report on a couple of closures. In Presque Isle, Heidi's Tea Room has shut its doors, a real loss. The combination restaurant/gourmet shop/antiquarian...

Foodie News: Lily Bistro and Suzuki’s

Chefs from both Suzuki's and Lily Bistro have been invited to create a seafood dinner at the renowned James Beard House, on Feb 25,...

A Jackson Hole breakfast

One more reason I love Spring Creek Ranch & Spa, in Jackson, Wyoming. Breakfast at The Granary Restaurant. Plenty of enticing choices (fabulous French...

Sugarloaf sugar shack

Here's something that will sweeten the Sugarloaf experience next spring. Between mid March and mid April, Sugarloaf plans to operate a sugar shack on...

More than lights on Saturday night

Sunday River plans to begin offering finer dining at the North Peak lodge on Saturday nights this season. According to VP Jim Costello, menu...

Brunswick mourning

Economic woes have hit this college town, which is also facing the shut down of its naval air station in 2010. Grand City, the downtown...