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Danielle Magno of Senza Scarpe making hand pies (with her hands full).

One of the Midcoast’s Best Bakeries is a Farm

Brunswick’s Senza Scarpe makes heavenly handpies and fluffy focaccias.
A smoked alligator biting a smoked fish at last year's Beast Feast in Bridgton, Maine

Bridgton’s Gut-Busting, Come One, Come All ‘Beast Feast’

This barbecue open house is not your average pig roast.
Where to Eat Wild Blueberries in Maine

Where to Eat Wild Blueberries in Maine

From York to Presque Isle, truck stops to white-tablecloth brasseries, chefs are whipping up creative dishes featuring Maine’s official state fruit.
Utopia Bangor cauliflower roasted with harissa and tahini

Utopia Is a Pretty Idyllic Place to Eat

The new Bangor restaurant serves up sublime Mediterranean dishes.
wild blueberry bush, Wyman's Wild Blueberries

What Sets the Wild Blueberry Apart?

At a fraction of the size of their highbush cousins, wild blueberries are completely different from cultivated varieties.
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The Moody Dog’s Dogged Pursuit of Frankfurter Perfection

Belfast’s wienermobile serves up hot dogs a dizzying number of ways.
Jigger and Jones Gin by Devil's Half Acre Distillery

Maine’s Devil’s Half Acre is the Country’s Only Field-to-Bottle Gin Distillery

Of all the gin joints, this might be the only one with its own juniper farm.
Smoked ribs from Terlingua on Washington Ave in Portland, Maine

How Portland’s Washington Avenue Became All About Food

The once-overlooked industrial strip is the hub of Portland chefdom.

Portland Eats Showdown: Old School Versus New

How do a few Forest City classics stack up against their contemporary counterparts?
This Cheesecake is on the Honor System | Down East Magazine

This Cheesecake Is on the Honor System

Momo's decadent slices are available 24 hours a day in an Ellsworth garage.
Cocktail maven Nikaline Iacono, owner of Brunswick’s Vessel & Vine. Her online to benefit Oasis Free Clinics is on March 27.

Virtual Cooking Classes for a Good Cause

Helping a free medical clinic get through the pandemic? We'll drink to that.
Sunny-topped fried rice with sweet and savory Chinese sausage from Mu Noi Brunch

Food is Fun at Auburn’s Mu Noi

Chef Sav Sengsavang brings a whole brunch of good ideas to the table.
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