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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.
Jonathan Fisher House heirloom-pear pressing

Taste Heirloom-Pear Cider From a 200-Year-Old Tree

Blue Hill’s Jonathan Fisher House is hosting a public pear pressing and giving out samples.
Maine Wild Blueberries

8 Drinks Made With Maine Blueberries

Maine drink makers are bringing wild blueberries into the mix.
At The Garrison in Yarmouth: Maine monkfish; mango granita; skirt steak; summer-squash salad.

After a Year And a Half, The Garrison Reopens

The Yarmouth restaurant is picking up where it left off before its long pandemic layoff.

How The Other Portland Tried to Steal Our Dumplings

Don't worry, Mainers. Little Brother Chinese Food is back to making their popular jiaozi.
Tea With a View at Southern Maine Community College

Tea With a View at Southern Maine Community College

At a new tea service in South Portland, the chefs get credit for their crumpets.
Latte art is on display at Rwanda Bean’s new Thompson’s Point café.

Maine’s Rwanda Bean Is Committed to Its Coffee Farmers

The micro-chain has new cafes in Portland and...Kigali?
Congratulations to the Winners of Our 2021 Down East Lobster Roll Competition

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Down East Lobster Roll Competition!

The results have been tallied, and we’re proud to announce the top three!
danishes from Vail’s Custom Cakes & Bakery

Icelandic Baker Iris Oskarsdottir-Vail Sets Up Shop in Dover-Foxcroft

Vail’s Custom Cakes & Bakery is part of a trans-Atlantic culinary fusion happening in the small Piscataquis County town.
lamb meatballs with red-pepper coulis and tzatziki from the Portage Tap House

Portage Tap House Is the Hangout Oquossoc Needed

Paul and Laura Reynolds didn’t want to drive to Rangeley for dinner. So they opened a restaurant.
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