New food and dining developments are taking place all across Maine. Here are some recent updates to keep you in the know:
- The Crooked Spoon (instagram) is moving into The Block Saloon space in Thomaston which will now serve as their production kitchen and where they’ll operate a weekly dinner service on Friday nights, 5:30 – 11 pm beginning on June 20th. You can also experience their hand made pasta at their weekly Monday night pop-up at The Waldoboro Inn and at the Rockland Farmers Market. The Crooked Spoon is run by chef Samuel Emery and Chloe Chalakani.
- The Bangor Daily News reports that Maineport Brewing in Searsport has debuted a new tasting room.
- Sam Ostrow has closed down Secundo, the South Berwick outpost of his Kittery restaurant Festina Lente. “It is with a lot of mixed emotions that as of today we are closing Secundo. We built a beautiful space, served exquisitely crafted food & beverage, and provided warm hospitality since opening. Thank you to all of our patrons that have shared their evenings and special occasions with us, and thank you to all of the staff members that made Secundo such a wonderful place to spend our time.”
- Sara Rademaker and her Waldoboro company American Unagi were featured by Food & Wine magazine in their 5th annual Game Changers list.
- Crooked Keg Brewing has launched a $25k Go Fund Me crowdfunding campaign to help them launch an arcade and tap room in Lisbon. They previously operated a tasting room in Brunswick.
- The owner of Riverside Grill, in Dover-Foxcroft is running a restaurant give away essay contest. The winner will gain ownership of the Riverside Grill, all equipment, the building it’s in as well as a $10,000 vendor credit. There’s a $100 entry fee for the contest and the drawing is taking place on October 1st.
- Bay Bowls has launched their new location at 45 Water Street in Bath.
- A new food truck called QP Burger (instagram) is under development in Tenants Harbor. The menus is expected to include “hybrid smash burgers, red snapper hot dogs, and crinkle cut French fries” and the Bangor Daily News reports that a new food truck park is expected next week in Belfast.
- The Press Herald reports that Mornings in Paris will be opening a new cafe in Falmouth.
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.