New food and dining developments are taking place all across Maine. Here are some recent updates to keep you in the know:

• The Streetwich (instagram) opened for business this morning. Owner Chayuda Yeamsiriwut is serving breakfast and lunch  with a menu (above) that includes breakfast sandwiches, banh mi, boba tea, pastries and coffee. Today’s sandwich special is a Spicy Ka Prao. The Streetwich is located in the former BenReuben’s space at 145 Ocean Street in the Knightville neighborhood of South Portland. The 10-seat counter service cafe will be open Thursday through Tuesday, 8 am – 3 pm.
• Lotso Tacos (instagram) recently opened for business in Yarmouth. Owners Ernesto Ramirez and Stacy Fuegen are serving a menu (see below) that includes tacos, burritos, salads, baked goods, agua fresca and coffee. Ramirez hails from Los Angeles and the food is influenced by his travels across Mexico. The taco shop called is located at 358 Main St in the space formerly occupied by the Little Bird gluten-free bakery. There are a couple tables but it’s primarily operating on a takeout basis. They’re open Tuesday through Friday, 9 am – 2 pm.
• A new Indian restaurant called Cilantro Indian Bistro & Bar (facebook, instagram) recently opened in Ellsworth. They’re serving a menu of biryani, clay oven cooked entrees and breads, curries and vegetarian dishes. They’re open Wednesday through Monday, 11 am – 9 pm.
• Maine Public has published a report on the new Food Security Hub that Preble Street launched last week in South Portland. “The 30,000-square-foot facility can create up to 2,000 meals a day, with the eventual capacity for up to 10,000 meals. The freezer inside can store 50,000 ready-to-eat meals, which could be distributed statewide in the event of an emergency.”
• MaineBiz has published an article about the Auxiliary Brewing Company which is under construction in Limerick in the space formerly occupied by Gneiss Brewing.
• The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, and Press Herald are assembling lists of restaurants that are offering to help people impacted by the upcoming gap in SNAP funding.
• Table Bar in Gardiner is holding an event on November 7th featuring the beautiful apple photography of Pomme William, famed Maine apple expert John Bunker, and Absolem’s cider maker Zack Kaiser.
• The organizers of Brunswick Wine Week (facebook) have released a detailed schedule of events. BWW is taking place at Taverna Khione, Enoteca Athena, Vessel & Vine, Pomelia, Flight Deck, The Abbey, and Bistro 165. Events are being held November 10 – 16.
• Red Kettle Kimchi and the Uproot Pie Company in Thomaston are collaborating to teach an Asian Soup Class on November 19th.
• The Villager Cafe in Camden is holding a game dinner on November 20th to celebrate the release of Always Game by Christi Elliott from Islandport Press.
• The Christmas Cove Inn in South Bristol is holding a series of three cooking classes in November. The classes are being taught by chef Bob Brassard.
• See our Maine Thanksgiving List to find restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinners, community meals and bakeries, butcheries, market and other businesses taking orders for sides, pies and even entire meals for you to take out and serve at home.

New food and dining developments are taking place all across Maine. Here are some recent updates to keep you in the know:

• A new wood-fired bakery called Bagel Witch (instagram) is under construction in Damariscotta. Bagel Witch will be located at 72 Courtyard Street. Owner Caroline Zeller hopes to have the shop open in mid-January. Zeller will offer bagels, cream cheese and spreads, and prepared bagel sandwiches as well as coffee and other beverages. While primarily a retail shop there will also be some limited seating available.
• Marvelous Macarons (instagram) owner Jenna Roberts has announced she’ll be opening her new Auburn bakery tomorrow on Sunday, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm. Roberts had encountered some last minute construction needs that delayed the opening from September.
• Baker Barak Olins and historian Jordan Rosenblum will be giving a lecture at Bowdoin on November 6th entitled The Recipes and Rules of Jewish Bread. The event descriptions reads in-part “…this wide-ranging conversation will explore the recipes and regulations that have governed and continue to govern the production and consumption of Jewish bread across history. Bread, both as a powerful metaphor and a tangible substance, has always held profound historical and religious significance for Jews. Bringing their unique and complementary perspectives to bear, Rosenblum and Olins will discuss the relationship between the history of Jewish bread, the mechanics of making it, and the distinctive reverence it garners.”
• Frosty’s Donuts (website, facebook, instagram) opened a new location in Bath on Friday. It’s located at 56 Centre Street and will be open Thursday through Sunday, 7 am – sellout.
• Bistro La Cave in Camden has announced that they’re moving their business to Chicago.
• The Midcoast Villager has published a feature article on Ægir’s Den (website, facebook, instagram), a meadery and restaurant located in Palermo. “Tucked along Banton Road, past hayfields and quiet woods, a simple, unmarked building hides one of Maine’s most surprising dining experiences. Inside, long tables glow under warm light; horns of mead and platters of slow-cooked food move from hand to hand. Guests, some strangers when they arrive, often leave as friends. This is Ægir’s Den Meadery, part restaurant, part farm, part cultural experiment: a modern mead hall where ancient Nordic hospitality meets Waldo County agriculture.”
• Carousel Wine & Cheese (website, instagram) in Belfast was highlighted in the latest issue of Culture magazine.
• The Bangor Daily News has published an article about the new Stowaways Town Tavern (website, menu) in Bucksport. “With a vast menu reminiscent of home cooking, generous portions, lower prices and a focus on a welcoming atmosphere, DeGennaro and his crew of nearly 30 want to create a “wow” factor that keeps people coming back weekly, employees said Thursday.” Stowaways is located at 63 Main Street.
• The Biddeford Gazette has published an article about Thank You Cookie Box.
• The owners of the Eighty-Ate Hospitality, Cecile and Cara Stadler and Emily Topaz, have announced they’ll be closing ZaoZe Café & Market. Their last day in business will be November 1st.

For a statewide guide to eating and drinking see the Maine Food Map—a growing list of coffee shops, bars, restaurants, bakeries, cafes, plus other food and dining businesses in all of Maine’s 16 counties.