Maine's Best Breakfasts
We got up early and ate our way across the state to bring you this definitive list of Vacationland’s 30 most mouthwatering breakfast dishes — sweet to savory, traditional to oddball. This is how Maine does the most important meal of the day.
From Maine Home Cooking — 175 Recipes from Down East Kitchen by Sandra L. Oliver
MK Kitchen, Gorham, Maine, Restaurant
With blond wood floors, copper tabletops, sumptuous high-backed leather banquettes, and floor-to-ceiling windows, MK Kitchen has the look and feel of a modern brasserie.
Beef Stew recipe
Beef stew warms your bones and lifts your spirits on cold winter days.
Portland Pâtisserie - Portland Restaurants - Down East
The pastries, quiches, soups, and sandwiches at Portland Pâtisserie and Grand Café, in the Old Port, are well on their way to standing on their own, with authentic French underpinnings and just enough New World innovation to keep things interesting.
Maine Restaurant, Custom Deluxe, Down East Magazine
Approachable and affordable, with dishes culled from all corners of the world, Custom Deluxe is a reflection of Biddeford, a former mill town on the cusp of reinvention.
Maine, Thanksgiving, Wine
Choosing Thanksgiving wines that will complement the food and please everyone can be tricky, says Back Bay Grill general manager Adrian Stratton. A good rule of thumb is to look for wines that balance acidity with big fruit flavor. Here are some of his favorites.
Hannah Semler, Maine Gleaning, Down East Magazine
The harvest isn’t over in Hancock County until Hannah Semler gets gleaning.
Maine Thanksgiving Pie Recipe
What’s Thanksgiving Without Pie? Baker Sara Ettinger of Aurora Provisions, a gourmet market, café, and caterer in Portland’s West End neighborhood, offers her versions of two holiday classics.
Salt Water Farm, Rockport Maine, Down East Magazine
Last year, 170 new restaurants opened in Maine. Statistically, more than a quarter of them won’t make it through their first year. This is the story of one that did — restaurateur Annemarie Ahearn’s ambitious Salt Water Farm — and of what it took to get there: bruised egos, broken friendships, and tough lessons about what Mainers want.