This Maine-inspired spring dinner pairs golden seared halibut with seasonal fiddleheads, lemon-caper butter sauce, pea shoots, and fresh herbs. From Devin Finigan’s A Kitchen on Goose Cove, it celebrates the short window when local Maine halibut and fiddleheads overlap for a fresh, coastal, farmers market–driven meal.
This weekend guide to Maine’s Blue Hill Peninsula and Deer Isle covers where to eat, stay, and explore, with stops at Aragosta, Tinder Hearth, 44 North Coffee, Blue Hill Wine Shop, Sand Beach, and Settlement Quarry Preserve, plus practical tips for planning a slow, scenic coastal getaway around seasonal hours, hard-to-get reservations, and very good food.
Plan a food-focused Southern Maine getaway with this guide to Ogunquit, Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Biddeford, and Saco. Find lobster rolls, doughnuts, breakfast sandwiches, fish and chips, cocktail spots, beach walks, charming inns, honest hotel notes, seasonal tips, and still-on-my-list picks from real trips along the coast.
Plan a food-focused trip through Mid-Coast Maine with this guide to Brunswick, Bath, Harpswell, Wiscasset, Boothbay, Alna, Camden, and Rockland. From old-school donuts and seafood shacks to destination restaurants, bakeries, Thai food, and cozy stays, here’s where to eat, wander, and plan next.
This Pork Green Chili comes straight from the kitchen of Portland’s Terlingua restaurant. Tender pork butt, roasted Anaheim and poblano peppers, sweet corn, and a masa slurry create a rich, hearty bowl. Finished with cotija and cilantro, it’s the perfect recipe for cold-weather cooking.
Marjorie Standish’s New England Boiled Dinner from Cooking Down East showcases Maine’s preference for gray corned beef, gently simmered until tender with potatoes, carrots, and cabbage. Simple ingredients and time create a savory broth, silky vegetables, and sliceable beef – a true Maine winter classic.
A guide to the best restaurants in Portland, Maine, including special-occasion dinners, lobster rolls, seafood, pizza, bakeries, cocktails, food shops, and casual neighborhood favorites. This list highlights pots in Portland and nearby Greater Portland, with favorite dishes, reservation tips, and practical notes for planning where to eat.
To toast Rosemont Market & Bakery’s 20th anniversary, I made a Maine‑sourced dinner. Tide Mill Organic Chicken roasted on new potatoes, Olivia’s Garden tomatoes and Bumbleroot greens in a lemon‑Dijon salad, a crisp rosé from Rosemont, and a strawberry‑rhubarb pie prove local shopping makes deliciously easy meals.