Go for the high-end sushi. Stay for the more casual dishes. Together, they add up to four stars.
Restaurants
The Wrap: Restaurant openings and an update on Bob’s
And if you like to bake, make like Paul Hollywood and help choose Maine’s Best Baker.
Bob’s Clam Hut in Portland closes
The restaurant opened in July 2018 on the corner of Washington and Cumberland avenues.
Try Dos Naciones for a Mexican or El Salvadoran meal
You’ll find good food and a warm atmosphere at this new Congress Street restaurant.
When the tourists leave a resort town, this is where the locals go
The rustic Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor offers food, fun and community during the frigid off-season.
Bowdoin College chef wins breakfast cook-off that launches Restaurant Week
Maine Crab Breakfast Flatbread comes in tops at the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off at Sea Dog Brewing Co. in South Portland.
A dozen from Maine are nominated for James Beard Awards
The chefs, restaurants and other semifinalists from Maine’s restaurant industry include 8 chefs nominated for Best Chef: Northeast.
The Wrap: New restaurants in the works, and a peek at Seaweed Week
Azure Cafe closes, and Chad Conley of Palace Diner and Rose Foods dishes on his new Washington Avenue concept.
Doughnuts enter the ring
They fight for votes right alongside chefs’ fancy creations at the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off. Go ahead, grab one. Or two. Gary Leech will do his best to ease your guilt.
Champions of breakfast preparing for contest
On Friday, 10 Maine chefs will compete in the 11th annual Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off. Here’s a look at how one of them prepares for battle.