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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.

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    Penny Jordan and her siblings and dad saved the family farm by working with the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust. Hilary Nangle photo.

    All is Well at Jordan’s Farm, in Cape Elizabeth, thanks to development easements—and don’t...

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    Last week, I had the good fortune to visit a number of Maine farms with the Maine Farmland Trust, an organization that's working to...
    After playing the Samoset's oceanfront course, hoof it out to the Rockland Breakwater or up the Camden Hills, then soak in the new outdoor pool. Courtesy photo.

    New pool, spa, restaurant, and other renovations at Maine’s oceanfront Samoset Resort notch up...

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    If you haven't been to Maine's Samoset Resort in a while, you'll be amazed at the changes. I toured the oceanfront resort in Rockport,...
    Authentic Somalian and Morocan flavors come out of the tiny kitchen at Fez, in Portland, Maine. Hilary Nangle photo.

    Fez, Portland’s new Somalian-Moroccan Restaurant dishes out authentic flavors

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    On a lark, I had lunch at Fez, Portland, Maine's, new Somalian-Moroccan Restaurant on Washington Avenue. Loved it! That's the short story, now let...
    Fresh seafood plus Grindstone Neck of MAine smoked seafood products are served at Fisherman's Inn REstaurant. Courtesy photo

    Fisherman’s Inn Restaurant in Winter Harbor, Maine, shares recipes for Thai-style mussels and finnan...

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    Restaurants come and go in Winter Harbor, Maine, but Carl and Kathy Johnson's Fisherman's Galley has stood the test of time, serving fresh and local...
    Bring home a taste of Maine with "Notes from a Maine Kitchen" a treasury of recipes highlighting seasonally available Maine foods.

    Notes from a Maine Kitchen celebrates seasonally available Maine ingredients, anchoring recipes with a...

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    Talk about perfect timing: A review copy of Notes from a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes, by Kathy Gunst, arrived in the mail at...
    For those venturing into the world of Japanese cuisine for the first time, the salmon lady Miyake-style roll at Miyake restaurant, in Portland, Maine, is a good intro. Hilary Nangle photo.

    Miyake’s new restaurant in Portland, Maine, is a perfect backdrop for the master’s cuisine

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    Miyake has barely been in its new location in the Portland Harbor Hotel building on Fore Street for a week, but judging from my...

    10 ways to escape the heat in Maine

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    We're looking at a few days of scorching heat, at least by Maine standards. Keep that in mind: It IS worse elsewhere. And many...

    Nibbles and bites in South Portland, Maine: Taco Trio and Scratch Baking Co.

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    Psst: Seeking Maine's best bagels? Hankering for a taste of the Southwest? Mosey over the Casco Bay Bridge to South Portland (SoPo, if you're...
    Members of the Maine Windjammer ASsociation fleet parade by the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse during the annual Parade of Sail in 2011. Tom Nangle photo.

    A day aboard America’s oldest working schooner: Rockland Parade of Sail and the recipe...

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    I had the good fortune to sail aboard American's oldest active commercial schooner, the Lewis R. French, during the Maine Windjammer Association's annual Parade...
    Chef Bryan Dame prepares fresh and local fare, served in the ocean view dining room at the Tides Beach Club, overlooking Goose Rocks Beach, in Kennebunkport, Maine. Tom Nangle photo.

    Nibbles and bites: Grazing through Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine

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    Recently, I spent a few days in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine, and I made an effort to visit a few of the newer places...

    Celebrate clams at the 46th annual Yarmouth, Maine, Clam Festival

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    Feeling blue? Have a wild streak? The Wild Blueberry Book by Virginia M. Wright is the answer.

    Feeling blue? Have a wild side? The Maine Wild Blueberry Book is just the...

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    What's green, then blue, then red, then black all over? A Maine wild blueberry field through the seasons. Author Virginia M. Wright spills the...
    Make breakfasts like those served at the Pomegranate Inn, in Portland, Maine, with innkeeper Dana Moos' new cookbook, The Art of Breakfast.

    Dana Moos, innkeeper at Portland’s Pomegranate Inn, defines The Art of Breakfast

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    Yesterday, I had the good fortune to attend a brunch at Portland's Pomegranate Inn launching Dana Moos' new cookbook, The Art of Breakfast: How...

    The Maine Travel Maven shares her Best of Maine picks for Yankee Mag on...

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    One of my more fun and challenging assignments for the best few years has been picking the Best of Maine for Yankee Magazine. (I...

    Unwind at two Portland, Maine, wine dinners in May

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    Make reservations now to sip and savor at two upcoming Wine Dinners in Portland, Maine: first at Local 188 on Monday, May 16, and...
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