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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.

Celebrate spring with a Maine fiddlehead recipe from Chef Kaldrovich, of the Sea Glass...

I asked Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich  to share a recipe for one of Maine's favorite spring delicacies, fiddleheads. “I am very excited to have our forager...

Learn to find and prepare wild mushrooms in Mid-coast Maine

Every now and then I stumble across an innovative lodging package, one that goes well beyond the ho-hum usual offering of room, meals, and...

Making whoopie in Rockland: Fiore shares its Pies on Parade recipes

Since the whoopie pie is being considered as the official Maine dessert, I figured I'd best share a whoopie pie recipe. Of course,  not...

Big whoopie-ta-do in Maine: Should whoopie pie be the state dessert?

Yup, folks, Maine's legislature is making whoopie over whoopie pies. The legislature is debating whether to make the decadent treat the state's official dessert,...

Oh my, lobster pie! Rockland’s Granite Inn shares its recipe

After sampling the Granite Inn's lobster pie (technically quiche) during Rockland, Maine's, annual Pies on Parade event, I managed to persuade Ed Hantz to...

Natalie’s chef shares his recipe for Meyer lemon risotto with Maine shrimp

I convinced another one of Maine's talented chefs to share a recipe using Maine shrimp. A native of Belgium, Executive Chef Geoffroy Deconinck's career...

Bald Mountain Camps winterizes for the future: It’s now a classic Maine lodge and...

Steve Philbrick, second-generation owner of Bald Mountain Camps Resort, in Maine's famed Rangeley Lakes region bit the bullet. After much soul seraching, he made...

Lunch at Flagstaff Lake Hut: A winter day trip on the Maine Huts trail

Skiing or snowshoeing hut to hut along the Maine Huts Trail isn't for everyone, but just about anyone can enjoy walking into the Flagstaff...

Maine shrimp recipes, chapter 3

Backatcha with more recipes for Maine shrimp. Bangor News foodie Emily Burnham collected recipes from chefs and fishing folks, including Chef/Owner Kerry Altiero of...

For Asian fare in Mid-coast Maine, Camden’s Long Grain delivers

With the exception of Suzuki's Sushi, in Rockland, most Asian restaurants in Mid-coast Maine are of the Chinah Dinah variety: lots of Americanized foods,...

Chef Jay Villiani shares two recipes for Maine shrimp

Even if you hate snow, ice, and everything winter, you can't help but love Maine shrimp, a.k.a. Northern Shrimp or Pandalus borealis. These oh-so-delicate...

For a quick car-free escape, visit Kennebunkport, Maine

In winter, when most shops and many restaurants are closed and summer sights are shuttered, Kennebunkport, Maine, is a peaceful, restorative escape. The Captain...

Bangor’s Fiddlehead Restaurant delivers big flavors

My original plan was to graze my way through dinner by nibbling appetizers or choosing small plates at a handful of restaurants in Bangor,...

Foliage escapes: Antiquing and leaf-peeping in Cornish

Oh here's a gem, a delightful Maine village that oozes New England charm. Folded in the foothills of the White Mountains, well seasoned Cornish...