Book Cover: Classic Diners of Maine by Sara Walker Caron

Love Maine diners? Classic Diners of Maine shares their stories

If you love Maine diners, you'll love Classic Diners of Maine by Sarah Walker Caron. This book, published by American Palate,not only shares the...

Maine’s female lobstermen featured in Pretty Rugged

Mid-coast Maine resident Ali Farrell's newest book, Pretty Rugged: True Stories from Women of the Sea, brings to life the heritage, lifestyles, backgrounds, and...
Chefs Mark Gaier & Clark Frasier won a James Beard award for Arrows, in Ogunquit, now they're at MC Perkins Cove. ©Hilary Nangle

Q&A: Chefs Mark Gaier & Clark Frasier

Earlier this summer, I sat down with Chefs Mark Gaier & Clark Frasier, who won the James Beard Best Chef Northeast award for their...
Chef Timothy Labonte aims to make Eve's at the Garden one of Portland's best restaurants. Hilary Nangle photo.

5 Questions & a recipe: Chef Timothy Labonte, Eve’s at the Garden, Portland Harbor...

In May 2012, Executive Chef Timothy Labonte joined Eve’s at the Garden in the Portland Harbor Hotel. The Maine native is thrilled to be...
The inn by the sea participates in the Out of the Blue program promoting sustainable seafood in Maine.

Q&A: Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich

UPDATE: Chef Mitchell Kaldrovich is now at his own Maine restaurant, MK Kitchen. I think one of Greater Portland's best dining secrets is the Sea...

Q & A with Capt. Jon Finger, schooner J&E Riggin

I had the good fortune to spend a day sailing aboard the schooner J&E Riggin during the annual Parade of Sail by the...
Chef/Capt. Annie Mahle spends most of her time aboard the schooner J&E Rigiin in the galley. ©Hilary Nangle

Insider tips: Five questions with Annie Mahle, windjammer chef, captain, author

Meet Annie Mahle, chef aboard the J & E Riggin, a wooden schooner built in 1929 as an oyster dredger and now listed as...