New food and dining developments are taking place all across Maine. Here are some recent updates to keep you in the know:
- Buena Vista Filipino Food Market has leased space at 1012 Stillwater Avenue in Bangor where they’ll be opening a second location. Buena Vista opened their first market in South Portland in 2022.
- The Wall Street Journal has published an article about Maine’s ‘apple renaissance’. “Walking past the Galas and Fujis at McDougal Orchards in Springvale, Maine, I slipped past a fence to find the apples I’d come for: Black Oxfords glossy as new shoes, yellow-fleshed Esopus Spitzenburgs and Blue Pearmains stippled with green dots. The orchard’s 16 heirloom varieties, older cultivars passed down by generations of farmers, are fenced to keep out the crowd. Sold only in the farm store, they star at annual tastings that draw aficionados.”
- The October issue of Down East magazine includes an article about Maine’s preeminent apple expert John Bunker. “Today, Bunker’s Palermo orchards are a living library of more than 500 rare and historic apple types, collected over a half century scouring the state for antique specimens he preserves by grafting twigs from heritage trees onto rootstock, and working with breeders to create new cultivars. Often, he’s searching for surviving examples of cultivars named in old fair records or pomological reports. Other times, he’s working to identify the name of an old tree through research or DNA analysis.”
- The new Falmouth Mornings in Paris has opened. It’s located at 240 US Route One and is open daily 7 am – 5 pm.
- The Harpswell Anchor reports that Morning Glory Natural Foods is planning to open a second location at Brunswick Landing. “The new space will include a butcher counter and a seafood counter, he said. It will have a bigger produce department and more refrigeration than the downtown store, but prices and “everything else” will stay the same.”
- Warren’s Lobster House has relaunched in Kittery under new management with the name Warren’s Seafood and More (website, facebook, instagram) has re-opened in Kittery. Warren’s was opened by Warren “Pete” Wurm in the 1940s. The menu includes a range of lobster dinners, fried seafood, sandwiches and appetizers like clam chowder, steamers and shrimp cocktail. They’re located at 11 Water Street.
- Dolce Amici in Norway has hired Clinton Jones as their new chef.
- Rail Yard Brewing and the Rusty Rail restaurant are under development in Milo in the space formerly occupied by Bissell Brothers Three Rivers.
- The Maine Sunday Telegram has given Rosella KPT in Kennebunk a 4 star rating.
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.