Dining Out

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Maia Gosselin is an expert when it comes to wine.

Owner of the business, Sip Wine Education,…

Maia Gosselin is an expert when it comes to wine.

Owner of the business, Sip Wine Education,…

Maia Gosselin is an expert when it comes to wine.

Owner of the business, Sip Wine Education,…

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Diane Noble

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…

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…

Sandra Leinonen Dunn

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…

Sandra Leinonen Dunn

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.

Dick Reid and his (very) soon-to-be wife, Anya Heyl, own The Thistle Inn business in Boothbay Harbor.

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

Red’s Eats in Wiscasset is celebrating an anniversary this year.

Red’s may be a little food stand in a small…

Hannah Ineson

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…