Like dandelions, they’re sprouting up everywhere.  I’m talking about the latest restaurant happy hour offerings (check out our updated Guide to Midcoast’s Happy Hours) such as Whitehall’s new Summer Social Happy Hour menu and the 12 rotating taps in Cappy’s Chowder House’s new Tap Room (formerly The Crow’s Nest).

You also might have noticed a new blue food truck in the area. The Zack Shack just opened in mid-July located on the Rockland/Thomaston line near the Dunkin Donuts. Family owned, with 21-year-old Zack working with his parents and sisters, they offer local seafood and burgers (and the most affordable lobster roll I’ve ever seen). Check out our updated Gourmet Food Trucks in the Midcoast guide to see what else is new.

Lastly, the word is out there that two new pop up dinners worth paying attention to. Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center’s farm-to-table dinners are using the resort’s farm produce at its peak and the Chef's menu is amazing. Check out the rest of their summer fall dinners here.

Not to be outdone, Chef Kerry Alterio from Café Miranda  has a new portable wood-fired oven on wheels he’s calling FAB (Food and Beverage) in an experimental Rockland pop-up art and food dinner he’s doing on July 28 called “Fire and Wine.”

Kay Stephens can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com