Sidewalks help satisfy a hunger for outdoor dining in Portland

This year, 219 restaurants have permits for sidewalk seating, up from 98 in 2016.

Great Lost Bear roars into its 5th decade in Portland

The restaurant, a favorite for fans of burgers and craft beer, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.

Face Time: Toshio Hashimoto, mechanic and master mushroom grower

Toshio Hashimoto is a Rumford area mechanic, but his first love is growing mushrooms. Find out more about him below. Find out more about his mushrooms, deep-fried, at the Common Ground Fair.

Seagull photobombs a tourist’s shot and eats her lobster roll

A hungry bird got a tasty snack and a visitor from California got a photo for the ages.

New Lewiston food truck My Waffle — two friends, sweet eats

After only a month in business, entrepreneurs Jason Bucknam and Kevin Cunningham are already hoping to open a second truck next year.

Maine’s most-Googled ice cream flavor? It’s vanilla for the win

A global trade war could boost America’s lunch bill by $875 million

Across the restaurant industry, tariffs are causing another headache for chains already grappling with higher wages, a dearth of workers and pork prices inflated by an outbreak of African swine fever.

Chef of one of world’s top-rated restaurants will serve it up in Down East Maine

Summers in Maine inspired Ryan McCaskey's Acadia in Chicago. Now, Stonington is getting Acadia House Provisions.

Face Time: Jenna Roberts — Baking up a business

The Lewiston native behind Marvelous Macarons shares her recipe for getting started.

At the Portage Tap House, Things were Hopping (No Pun Intended)

Pent-up anticipation was finding release in Oquossoc.