Long ago. In her father’s library at the house in Bremen, Anina pulls a book from the shelf. Of all of the books in a room stacked floor to ceiling with them, she finds “Back to Eden,” a…
Cooking
Yes, maple goodness is flowing and with it comes the arrival of Maine Maple Sunday Weekend March 22 and 23. A time to visit local producers and, in many cases, learn about the processes involved…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
During the pandemic, I was transfixed by a series of short documentaries sharing food stories of grandmothers around the world, filmed by their grandchildren. Each vignette of “Grandma’s Project”…
Learn more about the fascinating, magical world of mushrooms on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m., when Southport Memorial Library (SML) welcomes local author and artist Hilary Bartlett to talk about her…
Where It’s At
Mushrooms have long been a subject of fascination for writers – fiction and non-fiction; and their healing properties in their natural state raw or cooked, in powder and capsule form around the…
It seems like everyone is fascinated by wild mushrooms, from foraging and eating, to medicinal use and the use of psychedelics to improve learning and address depression. The only thing standing…
Mumbai native and Boothbay resident, Cherie Scott, owner of the award-winning gourmet Indian simmer sauce company, Mumbai to MAINE, will be teaching her first in-person cooking…
Summer is upon us, and for us that means it’s time to fire up the grill! We bet a lot of you are too. Grilling is a great way to cook and spend time with loved ones, and it’s very popular with…
Claw Down 2024
Claw Down 2024: What a night June 13 was! Delicious lobster bites prepared by incredibly talented chefs at Bristol Marine, the perfect location for any event: water and ship views outside, and…
All cookbooks are on sale at half price from Tuesday, June 4 through Tuesday, June 18, at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta.
The shop offers an extensive collection,…
If Maine could have a mascot, there’s likely no better option than the lobster. This culinary icon of coastal communities from Kittery to Canada represents a cultural richness only rivaled by its…
The 40th annual New England Made Giftware & Specialty Food Show is still the only juried wholesale giftware and specialty food show featuring quality New England made products. The show is not…
All cookbooks at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be on sale at half price from Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Monday, Dec. 18.
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For nearly two decades Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House has been transformed each December with a display of dozens of gingerbread houses and castles, cabins and camps and more. The exhibit…
Marge Kilkelly and Mary Kate Reny have spent many years working in Maine communities, meeting and working with the people who make Maine special. Often these meetings took place with hot coffee…
On Monday, June 26 Boothbay Harbor Inn hosted the 5th Annual Windjammer Days Crab Cake Cook-Off. Four local restaurants competed for Judge’s Choice and People’s…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Lincoln County Historical Association is pleased to announce the publication of the first facsimile edition of Susannah Carter's "The…
Chef Ralph Smith of Mine Oyster and his team of culinary specialists won big June 15 at Claw Down 2023, a lobster cooking competition hosted by Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce (BHRCC).…
Talking Food in Maine is back with an exciting guest, Chef Christian Hayes! Hayes is a seventh generation Mainer, Food Network’s Chopped…
Talking Food in Maine is back with an exciting guest, Chef Christian Hayes! Hayes is a seventh generation Mainer, Food Network’s Chopped…
The smell of freshly milled wood filled the air on a cold January morning in Newcastle. SweetWoods Farm owner Justin Wood was excited to show…
Thanksgiving is one of the country’s top days for cooking fires, and the American Red Cross of Northern New England encourages family chefs to follow simple steps to prepare the holiday feast…
Lincoln Theater is pleased to be kicking off its third season of Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations, with their first guest of the 2022-23 season, Thursday Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. This…
Kathy Gunst, award-winning food journalist from Maine, is offering a second workshop in food journalism in the Barn Loft Apartment at the Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, on Saturday,…
Kefauver Studio & Gallery
Round Table Productions presents the second in its series of “Writers’ Workshops” with a presentation by award-winning food journalist Kathy Gunst. The workshop will be held in the Barn Loft…
Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will be holding two classes with instructor, Mary Jane Wells, on making dandelion jelly. There will be two separate classes, one to be held on Wednesday, May 18 at…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop for the home barbeque and smoker cook 4:30–6:30 p.m. April 19 at Southpaw Meat Market, 1233 Roosevelt Trail #12, Raymond.
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Here in the Boothbay Region when we hear “Mumbai to Maine,” we immediately think of Mumbai native Cherie Scott who has been our friend and neighbor these past 14 years. We recall the exciting…
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger relief organization, is launching NutritionForME.org, a one-stop online resource to find simple, nutritious, and easy-to-make recipes using everyday…
Maine is leading the pack in many areas of food innovation, and it’s no surprise there are some incredible women leading the charge. In our second season of “Talking Food…
Before Carla Warren became the gingerbread architect and building contractor she is today, she was a mother of two young children who decided it might be a fun project to do together: Make a…
ORONO— The University of Maine is calling attention to the blue economy conversation and its goal of providing global marine leadership with a YouTube video promoting the…
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary is excited to announce the release of a new collaborative cookbook, “Our Community Table.” Proceeds of the cookbook sales will…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has numerous resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal.
If turkey is on the menu, UMaine Extension…
“Talking Art in Maine” and “Talking Food in Maine,” both part of Lincoln Theater’s Intimate Conversations series, return this September live on stage. These one…
If you really love rice like I do, your theme song could be “Rice Is Nice” from the 60s band The Lemon Pipers. When it comes to eating white or brown rice, just having it plain can be boring.…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop
Cookbooks are on sale at half price as of Thursday morning, June 10, at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta.
Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, said, “Our shop has…
Maine State Music Theatre
Cherie Scott, a Mumbai-native who now calls Maine her new home and the creator of Mumbai to Maine – Maine’s first Indian-inspired culinary brand, will share her cultural roots and nostalgic…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two new webinars about cooking with Maine foods from 2–2:45 p.m. Feb. 9 and Feb. 23.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a new series of webinars about cooking with Maine foods from 2–2:45 p.m. every other Tuesday beginning Jan.12. The series will continue through…
“Thank you for doing this.”
“Thank you for being a highlight of the holiday season.”
"This is my kids’ favorite event and they were worried that it…
Jo Cameron’s cookbook has a variety of traditional Maine recipes along with a few foreign dishes she picked up when her husband Bruce worked as a biochemist in Lebanon and Nigeria. One of those…
Twenty-five gingerbreads were designed and baked for the 2020 Gingerbread Spectacular – and what gingerbreads they are!
At the judging late Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 1, the Most Spectacular…
recipes and food safety tips for Thanksgiving
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has several resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal.
Before buying that turkey, UMaine Extension…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer ideas for using local foods in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 17.
Topics include cost-…
The Edgecomb Community Church is sponsoring a Turkey Giveaway for Thanksgiving. The turkeys are being purchased at Main Street Grocery in Damariscotta. Ten winners will be drawn on Thursday, Nov.…
For more than a decade the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor has been one of Maine’s sweetest gathering places during the holiday season. This year the historic building…
To help customers prepare for holiday meals, volunteers at the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop have created a special display of cookbooks on the island in the shop’s middle…
