Maine Food & Dining News: Ellsworth, Brunswick, Scarborough, Bath, York, Wilton

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

  • A vegan food truck called Fancy Plants (website, facebook, instagram) is set to launch later this month in Ellsworth. Chef/owner Jeff Tague will be serving a 100% plant-based menu. The food truck will be located at 424 High Street. If all goes as planned Fancy Plants will launch on May 27th.
  • Khristine and Zac Leeman, the owners of Linden + Front and Sundrenched, have launched Ram & Bull (website, instagram) their new 100-seat restaurant in Brunswick. The newly renovated restaurant is located at 123 Maine Street in the space formerly occupied by Joshua’s. Ram & Bull serves a menu (see below) of appetizers, sandwiches, salads and entrees like fried chicken, rib frites and blackened haddock. It will initially be open Thursday through Monday, noon – 9 pm. To learn more see this article from the Harpswell Anchor.
  • Good Ways Market and Deli (website, tik tok, blue sky) recently opened on Pine Point in Scarborough. They’re located at 27 East Grand Ave and are open Wednesday through Monday, 7:30 am – 6 pm.
  • A new ice cream food truck called Zellie’s (instagram) is set to launch on Saturday. Zellie’s will be located in the parking lot of OysterHers in Bath and will be open Friday through Sunday until the end of October. The business is named for the daughter of owners Leon Olds and Leah Champagne. Zellie’s will be serving soft serve ice cream, sandwiches, and sundaes. Their opening menu will include options like a pâte à choux cream puff ice cream sandwich. The couple hope to showcase Olds’ 15 years of experience as a pastry chef with creative toppings and pastries to accompany the frozen desserts.
  • The Portsmouth Herald has a report on the relaunch of Nectar Cafe in York which is now owned by Michelle and Jon Corgan. The Corgans have built out a new patio adjacent to the food truck.
  • The Sun Journal reports that Dutch Treat in Wilton won’t be open this season.