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Food & Drink

What Does Maine’s “Right to Food” Amendment Mean?

What Does Maine’s “Right to Food” Amendment Mean?

All over the Pine Tree State, Mainers are parsing their new, unalienable, and ambiguous right to grow and raise what they eat.
the bar at Modern Barn in Bethel

Bethel’s Funky Red Barn Was a Beloved Dive. Now It’s Modern Barn.

A once-motley skier’s hangout has a whole new vibe.

Got a Tiny Kitchen? Cook Like a Schooner Chef

Annie Mahle’s new cookbook offers lessons from two decades cooking below deck.
Maine Shrimp

What’s Eating Maine Shrimp?

A new wrinkle in the mysterious disappearance of Maine shrimp.
Dean's Motor Lodge dining room

The Restaurateurs Who Traded a Coastal Lobster Shack for an Aroostook Roadhouse

For Dawn Bernier, taking over Dean’s Motor Lodge has been both heart-wrenching and heartwarming.
Littleneck clams at Magnus on Water in Biddeford

Locally Farmed and Foraged Ingredients Shine at Biddeford’s Magnus on Water

Most everything on the menu comes from the surrounding area, including the sea salt extracted from water collected at nearby Fortunes Rocks Beach.

At 70, Brewer Nancy Chandler Still Has Some Hops in Her Step

The Oak Pond Brewing Company owner has been brewing beer every week for almost two decades.
Sufganiyot from Victoria Nam’s Siblings Bakery.

Where to Find Sufganiyot in Maine

More Mainers are discovering the holiday joy of the traditional jelly doughnuts of Hanukkah.
herring smoking inside South Bristol’s 85-year-old smokehouse4

Inside South Bristol’s 85-Year-Old Herring Smokehouse

Two brothers tend to a woodstove and a Maine tradition.
Danny McGovern

Danny McGovern on 30 Years in Maine Craft Beer

The Lake St. George Brewing Company founder on the state’s explosive suds sector.
5 Maine-Made THC- and CBD-Infused Beverages

5 Maine-Made THC- and CBD-Infused Beverages

One year after Maine’s first recreational-weed shop opened, liquid formats for CBD and THC are in increasingly high supply.
The Maine Oyster Trail Is Back

The Maine Oyster Trail Is Back

The trip-planning platform for bivalve lovers feels fresher after a relaunch.
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