There’s a young chef in Boothbay Harbor some are calling a prodigy.
Nathaniel Adam, the executive sous chef at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, took the coveted Judges’ Choice Award at the…
Dining Out
ROCKPORT - Mr. Wat Sushi & Noodles at 106 Commercial Street in Rockport opened its doors in 2012. As of Friday, September 15, Tomi Sushi and Noodle Bar will replace Mr. Wats', which is being…
What’s cooking with rose and annie
LINCOLNVILLE – Dolce Vita is off the beaten path. Way off the beaten path. Take Route 1 to Lincolnville Beach and turn left of 173. Go past Slab City and Youngstown roads and you're almost there.…
Blaze Brewery, Hoxbill and Kurafuto located in the Bayview Landing in Camden
CAMDEN—Many have wondered what would become of the old Atlantica building on the Bayview Landing area in Camden. Starting Labor Day weekend, the public had a chance to find out. Maine restaurateur…
Naval ship tours, First responder crate racers still to come
ROCKLAND – Despite numerous Rockland Lobster Festival visitors already through the gates by…
Rockland’s North End gains another Italian-inspired eatery
ROCKLAND—The interior of the newly opened Ferryside Lunch in Rockland’s North End (497 Main Street) may small inside, but the homemade paninis and soup are going to be the biggest draw.
Re…
Wednesday, July 19
Alabama boiled peanuts, Connecticut clam pizza, Hawaiian pineapple and spam, Idaho mashed potatoes, and Maine lobsters.
Or, at least, Delish.com names those as some of the hot dog…
‘It beats being a camp counselor’
ROCKLAND — Last summer, Keenan Hendricks and Christian Straka were camp counselors and wondered out loud how they could start their own business.
“We’re both physically active and play…
NORTHPORT — Anyone wondering why they no longer see those garish lime green and yellow colors of the old Dos Amigos Mexican Restaurant as they pass Route 1 will be happy to know that the…
Cakes, sweet and savory items, stews, subs and sandwiches, and coffee
LINCOLNVILLE — Residents and visitors now have more to-go or eat-in food options along Route 1, at Lincolnville Beach, with Nanette Gionfriddo's beachfront bookshop and gift store, Beyond The Sea…
Opening after Mother’s Day
ROCKPORT — For months, we've driven by the plastic-cocooned building that formerly housed Denny's Restaurant, and wondering what its next evolution was to be. Now we know. The restaurant will be…
Reopening May 31
PORT CLYDE – Lexi Rackliff-Zable is the new proprietor of the Dip Net Restaurant in Port Clyde. In February, Rackliff-Zable signed a three-year lease with Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine. Rackliff-…
In the northeast corner of Waldo County, where the clam casserole melts in your mouth
PROSPECT – The Prospect Community Center hosted its first monthly benefit supper on Saturday, April 8, in the community center dining room. The suppers run every second Saturday of the month and…
There's been a lot of speculation around Boothbay Harbor over the winter about what will become of the former Rocktide Inn & Restaurant. In January, the almost 50-year-old resort at 35-37…
On Eating and Loving Food
I wrote about brunch a few weeks ago, when I celebrated my year anniversary of this column, at the Carriage House…
On Eating and Loving Food
I know I’ve written about burgers and fries before, but some things never get old. That combination is the most popular lunch in America, plus I had one of the best burgers I’ve ever had last…
APPLETON – Deer Foot Farm has occupied the same address of 1221 Appleton Road for the last 104 years. Sue Ellen Mink-Roberts is the current owner and operates the Deer Foot Farm Market and Café…
Kick off Toboggan Nationals in Northport
NORTHPORT — The action will be sky high this Friday, Feb. 9, at Point Lookout’s Pavilion in Northport, where the annual Fire and Ice celebration helps kick off Toboggan Nationals weekend.
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Neighborhood and The Hoot
BELFAST— A trend in Portland, where food truck owners test the waters by going mobile with a small menu and then take it to the next level with restaurant space, has taken hold in Belfast, where…
ROCKPORT - The weather was touch and go during construction, but in the end Samoset Resort chef Tim Pierce successfully transformed 20,000 pounds of ice into the 2017 Glacier Ice Bar. Sculptures…
On Eating and Loving Food
I used to call it Czechoslovakian curried chicken. I Googled Czechoslovakian because I wasn't sure how to spell it. Try finding that word on the internet. You can, but…
On Eating and Loving Food
So, it’s the day after Christmas.
I woke up this morning and resolved to stop eating crap for the foreseeable future.
I headed to the kitchen and started dictating this column to the…
On Eating and Loving Food
I rarely order a sandwich when I go out to dinner. I want dinner at dinnertime. With a manhattan before and wine with. Sandwiches are for lunch.
But lately I've been known to order a…
Kraut's ready.
For years, during the fall, those two words in a tiny newspaper ad hung on the door of the Kraut Haus in Waldoboro. Now the kraut, from Morse’s Sauerkraut, is always ready,…
What’s In That Cocktail?
CAMDEN — A century ago, the bohemians and artists who wandered into a café for their afternoon “happy hour” of absinthe were all too familiar with rituals of absinthe preparation and pouring. But…
Dick McLaughlin: ‘We wanted to retire, but not this way’
LINCOLNVILLE — Closing night for the season on Oct. 22 at Lincolnville's beach-side Lobster Pound Restaurant and Andy's Brew Pub should have been a night to bid adieu for the winter and make plans…
What’s In That Cocktail?
CAMDEN — Looking for a monumental-sized Bloody Mary that takes an hour and a half to consume? The Camden Sea Dog just debuted an impressive Bloody Mary Bar on the last weekend of November and it…
On Eating and Loving Food
Speaking of comfort foods (soups and chowders over the past couple weeks), have you had a chicken pie from Wiscasset General Store lately? No? Okay, don't say I didn't warn you. If you're trying…
In business
SOUTH THOMASTON — Mussel Ridge Market, at 20 Island Road in South Thomaston, celebrated its grand opening on Monday, November 21, with a tasting buffet for just $6, and the dishes represented what…
On Eating and Loving Food
Hot chowder on a cold day: The ultimate comfort food. Seriously. Imagine taking a long walk — like 10,000 steps — on one of these cold days. Like Angie McLellan, Julie…
On Eating and Loving Food
I used to pick mussels off the rocks in front of the cottage in Cushing at low tide.
We had them way too often when I was a kid. They…
One step into Washington General and your mouth immediately begins to water. Warm and wide pine floors stretch beneath your feet, above, subtle lighting folds over the rustic beams. The store…
CAMDEN — The Smokestack Grill is done. On a 70-degree afternoon, Oct. 17, staff and friends of the Smokestack Grill in Camden were clearing out the contents of the bar, carting equipment out of…
unofficial grand opening
CAMDEN — SeaDog Brewing Co. in Camden celebrated their Grand Opening with a Community Bar-B-Q that included a buffet, live music, games and prizes. The buffet featured soup to dessert with…
On Eating and Loving Food
Remember Crepes Suzette? I think back when I first heard the word “crepe” it was never mentioned without the last name, Suzette.
…
“Hands across the water, heads across the sky.”
Remember those words from Paul and Linda McCartney's song “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey?” I always thought it was “hands across the sky,” too.…
People and their Lobster (Rolls)
ROCKLAND — For the second year in a row, the Maine Lobster Industry celebrated National Lobster Day. Designated through a resolution by senators Angus King and Susan Collins, National Lobster Day…
On Eating and Loving Food
Back in the mid ’70s I was a soda jerk at Mitchell's Drug Store on Townsend Ave. It was during my first winter in Boothbay Harbor after I came back from sailing to the Caribbean with my first…
Think having breakfast in a Mexican restaurant is weird?
Think again.
A new little restaurant in…
On Eating and Loving Food
“For decades we've been trucking our super fresh, delicious scallops to out of state processing centers where they're mixed in with the stuff from the Federal fishery…
Seafood and German fare, with a side of East German personal history
TENANT’S HARBOR — Greg and Corinna Howland have owned and operated the Happy Clam Pub and Eatery at 13 River Road in Tenant’s Harbor since 2009. There’s all the seafood you would want of course,…
On Eating and Loving Food
OK, so as I said last week this column has been dragging on for half a year now. I just counted 25 food columns! Yikes! Time flies.
I’…
Captain Mattie ensures it’s all boat to plate
WALDOBORO — Monhegan resident Matt “Captain Mattie” Thomson has been providing the boat-to-plate experience for the public well before it ever became a trend. For the last 24 years that he’s lived…
On eating and loving food
So, on the off chance any of you were freaking out because my food column didn’t appear in last week’s Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper and Penbay Pilot, relax, I…
‘If you venture off the big road and see a clean, shiny chrome and glass diner, stop and eat’
For many years, starting when I was in school, my parents drove back and forth to Florida for the winter. Much of the trip down south was on Route 301, and I can't say if that was out of necessity…
Elizabeth Evans has rubbed elbows with some celebrities.
These days she can usually be found at the East Boothbay General Store, at…
Briar Lyons: ‘Every time it has taken more time, we have benefited and I think the project has benefited’
LINCOLNVILLE — When your heart lives in two places, and you're blessed to be able to physically live in either location as circumstances demand or desire calls, eventually the time comes when you…
There’s a new fast food joint on Route 1 in Wiscasset, beside Twisted Iron Customs, a custom shop for anything having to do with motorcycles.
…
Corner building in downtown Camden gets overhauled
CAMDEN — In a soft opening event Wednesday night, several dozen people got a chance to check out the renovations the Sea Dog Brewing Co. has made over the spring and summer in anticipation for…
On eating and loving food
I like fast food joints.
That's not to say I'm a fast food junkie, but I'm not above stopping at a McDonald's or a fast food takeout…
