While many Maine cranberry bogs had a good harvest this year, growers are grappling with the holiday rush.
Food
The Wrap: Roast beef shop opens in Portland; Brunswick ‘hobbit-core’ restaurant delayed
Also, Second Rodeo coffee opens in South Portland, a new Italian-Mediterranean restaurant for North Yarmouth and more local food news.
Report finds that America is catching and eating a little less fish
America ate a little bit less seafood in 2022, as per capita consumption fell about 3% to 19.8 pounds in 2022, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ‘Fisheries of the United States’ report.
Repast is history: What Mainers ate on Thanksgiving through the decades
We pored over Maine’s newspaper archives for a casual look at how Mainers from other times celebrated the holiday, and most especially what they were eating.
Lone Pine Brewing merging with Massachusetts brewery Lord Hobo
The companies will continue to operate their respective production facilities and taprooms.
Where to dine out for Thanksgiving dinner in Maine
Make a reservation or wing it as a walk-in at one of these restaurants serving turkey and much more.
Owner of Brunswick pizzeria Nomad to retire, close restaurant
Dutchman’s Wood-Fired Bagels will be taking over the space and opening a restaurant there in early 2025.
Jamaican restaurants multiply in Maine, feeding island transplants and adventurous eaters
More than a dozen eateries provide Mainers with authentic island flavors, while also giving the state’s Jamaican population access to the foods they miss from home.
Gritty McDuff’s closing its Freeport brewpub
The restaurant’s 30-year-lease is ending, and the owner was not able to purchase the property.
Portland restaurant owners say dining habits have changed. We asked people if it’s true.
Several people in downtown Portland say they’ve approached dining out differently since their lifestyles have changed and as prices rise.