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...
Lobster! Brooke Dojny’s cookbook celebrates Maine’s famed crustacean
Cookbook author Brooke Dojny's done it again. Lobster! 55 Fresh & Simple Recipes for Everyday Eating (Storey, $14.95) is a summer must-have for anyone...
Quick Picks: Where to stay, eat, and play in Hallowell, Maine
Hallowell hugs the Kennebec River just south of Maine’s capital city, Augusta. Once a major port for ice, granite, and lumber, the well-preserved late-19th-century...
Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free fare fills the plate at these Maine restaurants
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...
Winter arrives in Maine’s western mountains, and a few nibbles and nods
After a relatively mild winter, March roared in lionlike, with a major snowstorm that dropped upwards of a foot on Maine's western mountains. Saddleback,...
Maine chefs and restaurants well represented among 2012 James Beard semi-finalists
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...
For a topnotch fare, find The Lost Kitchen, in Belfast, Maine
CLOSED. Chef Erin French has taken her show on the road with an Airstream food truck. Chef Matthew Kenney's The Gothic has taken over...
Bouchard Family Farms cookbook preserves Maine’s French-Acadian recipes
Ployes! Pot en Pot! Tortierre! Creton! Raisin Pie! If you've ever had the good fortune to travel in Maine's St. John Valley, you're likely...
Tasting Maine: Favorite food finds from the Acadia region
I spent the better part of the past five months noodling the highways and byways of Maine's Acadia region researching a new edition of...
Dean’sSweets & Fox Family Potato Chips: New chocolate bars marry two of Maine’s best
Chocolate-maker Dean Bingham, of Dean'sSweets, has found inspiration in the bar—the chocolate bar. The Portland, Maine, chocolatier has introduced three chocolate bars to his...
Desserted: Black Dinah Chocolatier Kate Shaffer shares techniques, recipes, and tales from her Isle...
Life doesn't get much sweeter than creating a successful gourmet chocolate business on a Maine island that's home to a remote section of Acadia...
Hungry for Maine fare? Portland’s Harvest on the Harbor is an event to savor
Portland, Maine's, annual Harvest on the Harbor food and wine experience has become the culinary event in a state renowned for its locavore culture,...
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...
North Haven: autumn on a Maine island, oysters, organic produce, and Angela Adams
Most of my friends who live beyond Maine's borders think I live in the most ideal place. And they're right, to a point. But...
Barak Olins’ ZU Bakery gives meaning to life
UPDATE: ZU Bakery moved to 81 Clark St., Portland, in 2022.
BIG UPDATE: The James Beard Foundation named ZU Bakery its 2024 "Outstanding Bakery," defined...
