“Someone already has a standing reservation for Saturday nights and we are booking holiday parties.” Jen Jones said. She and her husband Jeff, owners of the new Boothbay Harbor restaurant Brady's…
Dining Out
Damariscotta River Grill hosts four new artists, Judy Conlan, Patti Corscaden, Sarah Lynn Richards and Cory Stafford in their upcoming show, Oct. 22 - Dec. 3. The “Art at the Grill” opening…
Boothbay Harbor Country Club
Wonderful food and music will be provided to those who attend the Boothbay Food & Music Festival’s Dinner Dance at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club on Friday, Sept. 21 from 6 to 10 p.m.
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The Alna Fire Department will have a ham and bean supper on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Alna fire station, 1579 Alna Road, between
4:30 and 6 p.m. Cost is $9 for ages 13 and up…
A line-up of 14 contestants are sharpening their oyster knives as the Maine Champion Oyster Shucking Contest draws near.
A favorite part of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival, scheduled for…
Three artists with distinctly different styles, mediums and viewpoints, transform the walls at Damariscotta River Grill through pastel, photography and watercolor. Meet artists Kathleen Horst,…
The flavors are as exotic as the name of the company behind them: Radiant Red Zingerberry, Cosmic Cold Brew, and Night Blooming Jasmine. They’re the offerings of Wild Island, a Boothbay Harbor-…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 30 from noon to dusk. The…
Shuck Station is a converted gas station, now oyster paradise
NEWCASTLE— If you’ve ever sampled raw oysters at Ondine in Belfast, Hoxbill in Camden, and Suzuki Sushi, North Beacon Oysters and Café Miranda in Rockland, chances are they came from eight oysters…
Wannawaf is featured in the July edition of Down East magazine for having the “most imaginative hot dog” in Maine. Owner Anya Heyl said in the height of Wannawaf’s 16th season, the surprise was a…
Construction on the building opposite Hammond Lumber began last September. First came the pouring of the foundation, then the piecing together of the building and over the next two months, the…
The walls at the Damariscotta River Grill transform to summer colors and images, exploring a number of themes and capturing the light and beauty of Midcoast Maine. Three artists capture the…
The Alna General Store is the site of a local art show. What began as an idea to show local children’s art in a public space, has grown into a pool of artists of all ages.
When curator,…
56th Windjammer Days
The Windjammer Days lobster-eating contest on Wednesday, June 27 drew 13 contestants to compete for the $100 prize – and braggin’ rights! The event featured entertaining commentary by emcee Doug…
The Edgecomb Fire Department and Edgecomb Community Church, UCC will be holding their 5th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 30 during Windjammer Days. Delicious fluffy pancakes, bacon,…
A local baker is making cupcakes and cakes for all occasions. Sandra Hutchinson of Bremen will handle all the sweet confections you’ll want or need for your next function or party, be it a wedding…
For the life of me I cannot remember when my love affair with oysters began. But begin, it did.
I’ve always been a bit of a purist when it comes to shellfish; without spices, butter, wine…
The walls at the Damariscotta River Grill transform to summer colors and images, exploring a number of themes and capturing the light and beauty of Midcoast Maine. Artists Léa Peterson and Susan…
The Squire Tarbox Inn is being transformed by two women from Houston. Lisa Dalton and Michelle Adams have been working at a feverish pitch since January to get the 1700s building and the 12 acres…
The first ever Damariscotta Oyster Celebration is coming to Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta. The three-day…
The Wiscasset House of Pizza along Route 1 at 74 Flood Ave. opened Saturday.
Jeff Soldatos owns the business with wife Maria. He makes the daily trek from their home in Rockport. Soldatos…
Jessica Deshiro has been working her magic in the kitchen at Weatherbird in Damariscotta for around three years. If you’ve ever had a pastry or baked good from there, you know Deshiro knows what…
It’s been a long time since the former Montsweag Roadhouse has been called Montsweag Farm Restaurant, and the establishment has been through a lot of changes over the 60-plus years since its…
A new restaurant coming to Boothbay Harbor is shaping up to be a nice space, and a tasty, healthy dining experience.
Karen Landry has been in the food and catering business a long time, and…
On Eating and Loving Food
I’ve been pigging out.
It’s been a few weeks of, well, not quite hell, but not exactly Disneyland either, for me.
This is a food column, so I’m not going to dwell on the gory details…
Cedar Crest has served traveling public since 1918
CAMDEN — Jill and Ted Hugger, owners of the Cod Cove Inn in Edgecomb, completed the purchase of the 37-room Cedar Crest Inn from Bill Hahn and Stephen Liberty February 27. The Cedar Crest Inn, on…
Picture this: A cold, snowy winter day in Boothbay Harbor – the majority of shops and restaurants are closed, and tourists and even locals are few and far between.
Winter in the harbor can…
On Eating and Loving Food
There’s cheese fondue. Then there’s Kim Martin’s cheese fondue.
On Jan. 6, Michael Maxim posted a comment on my Facebook page: “Hey Suzi Thayer, I need some fondue tips...where’s my article…
The Wiscasset General Store is being reborn. It will soon be a sports pub.
Owners Carla Chapman and Lettie Mott hope to open their new Cubbyhole Sports Pub by mid-March, at the same…
On Eating and Loving Food
I love bubblies of all colors and prices. It’s been a while since I’ve drunk Andres, but give me an eight-dollar bottle of Barefoot Bubbly and I’m good to go.
Not all sparklers are…
On Eating and Loving Food
There are some serious spinach pies being made in a little hole-in-the-wall down a back alley in Damariscotta.
It almost sounds illegal, and the fist-sized pies are so ridiculously…
Show run: Jan. 23 - March 13
The walls at the Damariscotta River Grill brighten the dreary days of winter showcasing a variety of artists, subjects, style and mediums.
Art at the Grill hosts 16 of…
It’s time once again for the annual Souper Bowl at the Southport Town Hall, Monday, Jan. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Southport Memorial Library Aides, the…
Unless you’ve been to Italy, you may very well have never experienced anything quite like the Damariscotta restaurant Osteria Bucci. The little gem is tucked away off a small alleyway, and the…
Anyone up for barbecue? If the thought of a warm bun stuffed with barbecued pulled pork, topped with some fresh homemade cole slaw and a few Morse’s sour mustard pickles, makes you yearn for a…
To celebrate the gift giving season, the Art at the Grill series host eight artists, each exhibiting eight pieces, in eight very different styles. The show will run from Dec. 4 through Jan. 23,…
There will soon be a new restaurant in Damariscotta. The O-Cha Bar & Grill will be located at 88 Main St., in the former Salt Bay Cafe.
The owner, Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan, better known…
Damariscotta's Savory Maine Dining & Provisions is pleased to exhibit the paintings of Chelsea artist Sandra Leinonen Dunn through November and December.
Dunn is best known for her…
Dick Reid and his (very) soon-to-be wife, Anya Heyl, own The Thistle Inn business in Boothbay Harbor.
…
On Eating and Loving Food
Sushi is one of the most sought after items on restaurant menus these days.
The word brings to mind raw fish, but sushi, though it can, and sometimes does, contain raw fish, is always made…
There was a large crowd in front of Red’s Eats in Wiscasset on Saturday, Sept. 30.
It wasn’t the typical long line that forms…
There’s a young chef in Boothbay Harbor some are calling a prodigy.
Nathaniel Adam, the executive sous chef at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club, took the coveted Judges’ Choice Award at the…
Red’s Eats in Wiscasset is celebrating an anniversary this year.
Red’s may be a little food stand in a small…
A new exhibit to welcome fall opens Sept. 11 as part of the Art at The Damariscotta River Grill series. Virginia Forrest, Hannah Ineson and Kay Miller will exhibit works in a variety of mediums…
If you never made it to Joe Lane’s small food cart in Damariscotta for a lobster roll, or anything else lobster, it’s okay. Now you can go to his and his partner, Isabella Nelson’s, new restaurant…
There’s a new bar in Newcastle. And it’s not just for cocktails, though beer and wine are served.
Savory Maine Dining and Provisions in Damariscotta is pleased to exhibit the oil paintings of Waldoboro artist Brooke Pacy from Aug. 16 to Sept. 26.
Before coming to Maine with her husband…
Naval ship tours, First responder crate racers still to come
ROCKLAND – Despite numerous Rockland Lobster Festival visitors already through the gates by…
