ROCKLAND — We’ve all done it — made a bad decision at some point in our lives. But The Landings…
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What’s in that cocktail?
Maine’s wild edibles are wildly popular every spring
Why are people so crazy about fiddleheads? One man in Monroe can’t explain exactly why, but he’s got no shortage of customers clamoring for them.
John Gibbs has been collecting these wild…
ROCKLAND– Voting 5 to 0, May 6, the Rockland Planning Board approved the site plan review for Home Kitchen Café, clearing the way for the business to open the Home Kitchen Ice Cream Shop and…
Popular restaurant Just voted Best Breakfast in New England by Yankee Magazine
ROCKLAND- James Hatch and Susan Schiro, owners of Home Kitchen Café, reopened their restaurant more than a year ago after renovating 650 Main Street in Rockland, and they haven’t looked back. They…
Which one do you miss the most?
A relatively new Facebook group that started in the Midcoast, called …
What’s In that cocktail?
BELFAST — I really think that the best bars are the tiniest, the ones you can only squeeze five or six people around.…
Bay View Landing location is warm and inviting
CAMDEN — Peter Ott’s Restaurant reopened April 18 amid great fanfare and patrons turning out to see its new location on Bay View Landing, complete with water views, a rich, warm, new interior and…
This weekend’s weather is now clear of any chance of showers, and for those who celebrate Good Friday and Easter, it looks like spring temperatures will be increasing into Sunday…
Fox On The Run will offer healthy, fresh, ‘well-crafted’ food
ROCKPORT — What does the fox say? It says: “I’m hungry.” The Midcoast just gained a new gourmet food truck with the launch of Fox on the Run, owned by Lauren Jellison and assisted by her partner,…
In business
NORTHPORT — Doris and Ed Moran didn’t know what type of business they were looking for when they decided they wanted to move from Ohio “back east to Maine,” only that they were on the hunt for a…
New owner a former Primo chef
CAMDEN — Brian Beggarly, of South Thomaston, has purchased Boynton McKay Restaurant at 30 Main St. in Camden from Phil McElhaney and Susan Penner. For 15 years, they have owned and operated…
Fresh Restaurant to open in April
ROCKLAND — Peter Ott’s Restaurant has enjoyed the same location at 16 Bay View Street for 40 years. Come April, the restaurant’s new address will be 18 Bay View Landing as they take over the…
Delvino’s 2 for lunch deal with photo booth
BELFAST—This Sunday, Jan. 26, Delvino's Grill and Pasta House in Belfast will be getting into the fun Valentine’s spirit with a “photo booth” and their “2-for” lunch special where two can dine for…
Coffee lovers can pay for a cup in advance to give to someone in need
ROCKLAND — Two employees of Atlantic Baking Company picked up on a charitable trend that has been sweeping the world and decided to make it a local endeavor starting today. The trend is called “…
Francine's warm salad just perfect for a New Year's treat
“I wanted a really peppery scallop salad. I love scallops, I love warm salads,” said Francine’s owner/chef Brian Hill. “This salad has two different notes of heat in it. We sear the scallops with…
Dec. 31 will be last day for Harborside
CAMDEN — Tuesday, Dec. 31, will be the final day for service at Graffam Brother's Harborside Restaurant at Bay View Landing on Camden Harbor. Kim Graffam and Leni Gronros, owners of Harborside,…
Whale’s Tooth Pub
The Whale’s Tooth Pub, at Lincolnville Beach, will celebrate its 20-year anniversary in January. They bring us a unique and flavorful dish that will brighten the faces and appetites of your…
Shepherd's Pie
Shepherd’s Pie, at 18 Central St. in Rockport, gives us a simple yet exceptionally tasty beet salad. Easy to make, it goes well with just about any dish. You’ll…
Hartstone Inn
The stoves are hot and to help celebrate the season, area chefs and businesses are sharing special recipes. PenBayPilot.com is posting recipes and tips throughout the holidays. Enjoy!…
Natalie’s award-winning bartender deconstructs the 207 Sour
CAMDEN — In one week, the Midcoast has gotten more than 24 inches of snow. So, if you’re looking for a knock-your-boots-off cocktail for New Year’s Eve, here’s an ambitious drink created by Seth…
Salt Water Farm
Annemarie Ahearn of Salt Water Farm at 24 Central St. in Rockport kicks off our Holiday Cooking Tips series for 2013 with an incredible squash salad.
"We are looking forward to our first…
Pilot Distractions
Does it ever drive you nuts when you’re waiting in line at say, Subway or Hannaford Supermarket’s deli counter, and the person behind the counter says, “Can I help who is next?” and the person who…
ROCKLAND — The signs are gone, the windows are covered up and the racks that used to hold merchandise at the Tim Horton's coffee shop and bakery in Rockland are piled up next to the dumpster…
14th annual Belfast Lions Club Breakfast with Santa
BELFAST — Santa will be at the Waldo County Shrine Club on Northport Avenue Sunday, Dec. 1, to share breakfast, listen to Christmas wishes and pose for photos Dec. 1.
The 14th annual…
Call with the number in your party, show up and enjoy the feast...
Four years ago, my wife, Kathy, and I were facing our first Thanksgiving without our son, Jesse. Jesse had joined the Navy and was an officer on a destroyer somewhere in the Middle East. Kathy…
Volunteer a couple of hours, share a dish, donate to others
The holiday hoopla starts this week and food always seems to be at the center of it. It doesn't matter what your politics are, the fact is more than 200,000 Mainers are constantly hungry and the…
BELFAST—Talk about putting your cheese out in the wind. . .
Eat More Cheese, a specialty food shop that opened in Belfast last year, just moved to 94 Main Street from its previous location,…
Where? It's a secret, it's a speakeasy...
Rockland — Shhhhhh, it’s a secret. It’s a speakeasy and it is in Rockland.
Although speakeasies were popular during Prohibition, they were also called Blind Pigs and Blind Tigers. It was a…
Habitat for Humanity of Waldo County fundraiser...
BELFAST — The mission of Habitat for Humanity is basic, in that it seems to create a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Families served by Habitat are integral to the fundraising and…
Open through the holidays; first time in restaurant’s 35 years
Camden — Dave Robichaud owner and operating manager of Cappy’s, said the restaurant’s bakery will be open all year, the first time in Cappy’s history that the bakery has kept winter hours.…
Rock Harbor is latest Midcoast brewpub added to the Maine Beer Trail map
ROCKLAND — It’s been two years since Rock Harbor, a restaurant and pub on Main Street that replaced The Black Bull, sprung up. But working pretty much seven days a week to get the new restaurant…
The Gothic brings us ‘Death In The Afternoon’ to kick off October
BELFAST — I can’t think of a more fitting cocktail to start the first day of October — one of the most spectacular months in Maine, which culminates with the Halloween finale.…
Where to go, where to stay, where to eat and drink
Welcome to our summer series that provides a 24-hour guide to the Midcoast for a variety of personalities, crafted by locals who know this place inside and out. You're not going to see the…
Merryspring Nature Center's Annual Kitchen Tour pairs local kitchens with 16 chefs
ROCKPORT - Every summer, Merryspring Nature Center throws a…
New locally owned EVOO tasting room opens on Main Street
BELFAST — Vinolio owner Susan Woods said you could easily spend up to an hour just roaming around her store, nibbling on this and tasting a little of that. It's Belfast's latest addition on Main…
New to the neighborhood, a one-stop shop for fresh and hard-to-find Maine food
ROCKLAND — Cheryl Denz, owner of Terra Optima farm in Appleton, which she's run for more than 15 years, had bigger dreams for the farm's community outreach. She initially opened a small,…
Maine wine makers are passionate gamblers, farmers and alchemical dreamers
ROCKLAND -- How many times a week do you drive up Main Street? As residents, we often do so with out glancing at the storefronts. We know them; we think. More often we are thinking about traffic…
Miller's Lobster Co. offers a great deal, July 1 - 7
SPRUCE HEAD - Remember that scene in Splash when Daryl Hannah chomped into the entire shell of the lobster at dinner? I saw a woman do that about 10 years ago at what used to be the old…
Mama's Boys: New Rockport sandwich, pizza shop a family affair
ROCKPORT — It's not that easy to see from the road on Route 90 (in the building that formerly housed L.O. Gross & Sons), but Mama's Boys has been open a month and is fast becoming an eatery…
Where to stay, where to go, what to drink
Welcome to our new summer series that provides a 24-hour guide to the Midcoast for a variety of personalities... crafted by locals who know this place inside and out. You're not going to see…
Point Lookout's 'Cocktails on The Deck' is back June 7
NORTHPORT - Even though Tropical Andrea is messing up our good times this week (shaking fist — I'm giving you the shank eye, Andrea!), that doesn't mean we have to stop enjoying summer. Point…
In business: Country French cooking and a welcome that calls you back, time and time again
LINCOLNVILLE — Dec. 5, 1991 was a special date for Manuel and MaryAnn Mercier, the day they bought the Youngtown Inn in Lincolnville. They officially opened for business on Jan. 30, 1992 in the…
CAMDEN - Cappy's Chowder House may be currently undergoing a major expansion for the summer, but locals and tourists will find another welcome surprise when they walk through the new doors: John…
A few minutes with proprietor Annemarie Ahearn
ROCKPORT — Salt Water Farm, of Lincolnville fame, has opened a…
Local, affordable and fine dining to go
BELFAST — The concept is astoundingly simple, yet no one in the Midcoast has ever done it before. This past winter, a little take-out place called Scallions opened up in the Reny’s Plaza mall in…
Dinner and a show: Lobster Ravioli, Fiddlehead Salad and Blueberry Cobbler
ROCKPORT – Camden Hills Regional High School presents its spring Dinner Theatre production of John Cariani's Almost, Maine beginning May 9 through May 11. Almost, Maine is a…
Primo's Melissa Kelly first repeat winner of prestigious award
NEW YORK CITY — Melissa Kelly, executive chef and co-founder of Primo…
A sneak peek of who and what's tap...
CAMDEN — There's no chance a blizzard is going to get in the way this time. The "Down the Chute Beer & Wine…
La Vida Restaurant brings us the spicy mango margarita just in time for Cinco de Mayo
BELFAST - It's a good thing someone knows how to make a truly good Margarita around here because Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and we're going to need one STAT. La Vida's bar in Belfast…
Locals ‘thrilled’ to have old watering hole back
PORT CLYDE — The tiny roughhewn bar room in Port Clyde known affectionately as "The Poon" was packed to the rafters April 24, its first opening night under new ownership. Chris Chadwick, a scallop…
