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Also, Grand Central Wine Bar opening in Sebago, Congdon's After Dark starts its seventh season and Portland Wine Week is set for June.

Among the changes for 2023 are several new food trucks featuring menus like fried chicken, waffles, fusion tacos, comfort food, empanadas, and more.

Also, a one-day natural wine festival takes place in Freeport, and the Netflix show 'Somebody Feed Phil' will air an episode shot in Maine.

New England’s first food truck park, Congdons After Dark, is located outside Congdon’s Doughnuts on Route One in Wells, Maine.

Fungi Professor Yihuai Gao arrived here 30 years ago with $1000. Now he's helping Kiwi businesses break into the huge Chinese market for wellness products.

Congdon's After Dark Food Truck Park in Wells, Maine, features 10 food truck from a pool of 30 restaurants

CAD Beer Garden First responders and medical professionals can feel free to drop by on opening day and receive a free doughnut. According to the Boston Globe, there is more on the menu than just delicious food this Summer. On Mondays there will be classic car shows, and on Tuesdays there will be fundraisers that benefit New England nonprofit organizations. The article states that Congdons owner, Gary Leech, is excited for a busy but safe Summer. The staff is still required to wear face coveri...

The Wrap: New cafe, market reopens, drive-thru veggies Caviar and black truffle lobster lasagna for New Years? Yes, please! Share Evan Richardson, chef/owner of Eaux in Portland, is planning to open a small cafe in the food neighborhood that’s developing in the Knightville neighborhood of South Portland. Richardson closed Eaux temporarily in November while he searches for a new location for the New Orleans-style restaurant. Meanwhile, he hopes to open Cafe Louis at 173 Ocean St. in March. Th...

Drive-thru Turkey Stewfest to raise money for Good Shepherd Food Bank Portsmouth Herald WELLS, Maine — Congdons Family Restaurant & Bakery will be serving homemade turkey stew at its drive-thru on Wednesday, Dec. 16 in exchange for a donation to Good Shepherd Food Bank. In May, Congdon’s teamed with the Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation to host a “Chowderfest” that raised more than $30,000 for Good Shepherd Bank, which provides much-needed food items to thousands of Maine families th...