Times staff singled out sweets at Franciska Wine Bar in Portland and McLoons Lobster Shack in South Thomaston.
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Three Maine cheesemakers win at 2025 World Cheese Awards
Skowhegan’s Crooked Face Creamery earned a Super Gold medal.
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Maine restaurants, food producers honored by Yankee magazine
Ocotillo, Backriver Blends and Skordo were listed among New England’s best new offerings in the publication’s annual awards.
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Andrew Zimmern makes an impromptu food crawl through Portland
The celebrity chef took an emotional trip down Memory Lane.
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Two Maine restaurants named to New York Times annual 50 Best List
One is in Deer Isle, the other in Rockland.
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Schooner Landing in Damariscotta opens in a food trailer, for now
The locally loved restaurant burned down last September. Over the July 4 weekend, it reopened in temporary quarters while it waits for the restaurant to be rebuilt.
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Maine shut out of James Beard Award final round for first time in 11 years
None of the state’s 9 semifinalists moved on in the annual competition, often called the Oscars of the food world. That hasn’t happened since 2014.