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The state's restaurants and food professionals were nominated in several categories, including Outstanding Restaurateur, Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: Northeast.

The state's restaurants and food professionals were nominated in numerous categories, including Outstanding Restaurateur, Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: Northeast.

The state's restaurants and food professionals were nominated in numerous categories, including Outstanding Restaurateur, Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: Northeast.

In a tough, fast-paced business where something often goes wrong, Maine restaurateurs, bakers and brewers have countless tales of coming to one another's aid – or being the recipient of help.

Also, Maine Foodscapes hosts a gala fundraiser; the 15th annual Open Creamery Day is set for Sunday; a collaborative dinner at Bar Futo explores sustainability issues; and more.

Today's family-oriented restaurants offer expertly crafted, carefully sourced food to discerning young families – a welcome change from the cookie-cutter chains and generic venues of the past.

High-quality ingredients and inventive toppings elevate the summertime treat.

The owners of the eco-conscious Fish & Whistle come with pedigrees, and it shows.

Whether due to pandemic-era chaos, inflation or fine-dining burnout, newer local restaurants are leaning on iconic comfort food dishes previously relegated to the drive-thru lane.

Palace Diner may have kicked off Biddeford’s reputation as a dining destination, but there’s lots of exemplary eating and drinking in this tiny mill town located 20 miles south of Portland