2013 Visitor's Guide

Yum ME! Maine has become known for more than just its postcard appeal and is now attracting accolades from foodies in the know.

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With five James Beard Award-winning chefs and countless other talented food artists in residence, it’s partly the culinary scene awaiting you that makes this part of Maine such a unique experience. It’s also the freshest of ingredients, including lobster and fish right off the boat. And farm fresh vegetables and herbs, bursting with natural flavor. And let’s not forget to toast the local breweries, wineries, and distilleries whose craft beverages

often include Maine ingredients like blueberries, raspberries, and potatoes. Locally-made products are everywhere: handcrafted cheese made from the milk of Pineland Farms’ Holstein cows; jams, sauces, and condiments by specialty food prize-winners Stonewall Kitchen and Vervacious; uniquely flavored artisanal chocolates such as Green Tea and Ginger and Malted Bacon morsels from Sweet Marguerites.

Photos Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Amy Tolk, Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld for Bard Coffee, Maine Camp Experience, Jenn Tomlinson, Ted Axelrod

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