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12/28/2008

Maine’s Best Burger: The Owls Head General Store

In the undeniably quaint center of Owls Head is a spot of hometown Maine nostalgia. The Owls Head General Store is the town’s focus, where locals meet, fishermen come in for a bite to eat, and fame is discreet. That is, until recently. Now the beloved little Maine store is about to get some big-time,...CONTINUE READING

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12/07/2008

The Tradition of Tourtière Pie

by MF&L Staff

Until my mother died in May, I never gave tourtière pie much thought. It was the wonderful, spicy meat pie she made each Christmas, and my only job was to enjoy it. But with her death, I have become the matriarch of the family, and now it is my responsibility to make tourtière pie, which...CONTINUE READING

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12/02/2008

Maine Shrimp Season Off to a Hopeful Start

by MF&L Staff

It’s official, and I for one am thrilled! The beginning of the shrimping season is here again in Midcoast Maine. A 180 day season has been approved (28 days longer than last year’s extended season). There are mixed responses among fishermen about the predicted economy and market on the heels of a limping lobster season....CONTINUE READING

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11/23/2008

Maine Food and Lifestyle’s New Issue

by MF&L Staff

Lobsters and oysters and bears, oh my! These are just a few of the feature articles in our new issue that we’ll be sharing with you. Come lobstering with us as the industry runs up against a rough economic tide. Meet the key players determined to turn the tide, and their secrets for staying afloat....CONTINUE READING

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11/19/2008

Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Maine Foods

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I had never watched the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods show starring Andrew Zimmern before last night. Because he was coming to Maine, I had to tune in. I asked my brother Brian, Chef at the Thomaston Cafe, if he’d ever seen it. “Oh, that guy? I watched last week and he was eating blood sausage....CONTINUE READING

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11/02/2008

The power of the Maine brand

by MF&L Staff

When I tell people I am from Maine, the experiences they share almost always involve lobster, L.L. Bean, summer camp or visiting a relative in a place that they can never remember the name of, leading me to say things like “Berunswickland? Can’t say I have heard of that one. Is it near Bangor?” The...CONTINUE READING

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10/29/2008

Lobster Dessert, Anyone?

by MF&L Staff

Day Two of our Lobster Recipe Week! You all know how sweet Maine lobster is. Lobster cheesecake just seems the ultimate in indulgence.Yum. Lobster CheesecakeEddy Lobster Company Edgecomb 1- 1.5 pound Fresh Lobster24 ounces cream cheese, softened3 Tablespoons flour3 eggs3 Tablespoons butter1 cup sour cream½ cup pretzels, crushed2 Tablespoons lemon juice1 Tablespoon fish base or...CONTINUE READING

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09/03/2008

Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs)

by MF&L Staff

Everybody knows someone who is “that guy.” You know who I mean: the guy who knows someone who is a fisherman and is able to go down to the dock and get the freshest fish, right off the boat. He always seems to know when the boats are coming in to unload and makes sure...CONTINUE READING

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08/27/2008

An Unforgettable Past

by MF&L Staff

Maine is full of stories and memoirs from farmers and food producers from Bangor to Kittery, and I’ve got a fun, vivid memory to add to the collection. I started working on my uncle’s dairy farm when I was 13, and I will never forget the first time I saw butter being made. We always...CONTINUE READING

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06/26/2008

A lobster legend passes

by MF&L Staff

Al Gagnon, who has owned Red’s Eats in Wiscasset since 1977, passed away on June 13 at age 71. Today, I sent my sympathies to his daughter Debbie Cronk, who spoke with me about Red’s — and her dad — for the story I am working on about Maine Classic eateries just a few weeks...CONTINUE READING

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