Eating Coastal Maine

We spent the second week of June in beautiful, coastal Maine. Even though it was overcast with occasional rain nearly the whole trip, the scenery was breathtaking--especially the view from atop Mt. Battie. The fog rolled out from the Camden harbor as we watched from high above. But what really floored us was the food in both big-city Portland and sleepy-town Camden (with a few stops in between). Let's just say we ate well--and often. Here's a list of what we did food-wise (in chronological order):

• Street and Co., Portland
• Whole Foods, Portland
• Coffee By Design, Portland
• Portland Lobster Co.
• Vignola, Portland
• Fore Street, Portland (Wood-burning oven, grill, and turnspit. Enough said.)
• Frosty's, Brunswick
• Red's Eats, Wiscasset (Lobster rolls and fried zucchini with ranch dressing. Yum.)
  
• Gilbert's Publick House, Camden
• French and Brawn, Camden
• Hartstone Inn, Camden
• Cappy's Chowder House, Camden
• Chase's Daily, Belfast (Farm-fresh fare done right.)
  
• Francine Bistro, Camden (First-rate in every way.)

OK, last post I said that three Maine restaurants lead my favorites list (Francine, Fore Street, and Chase's Daily--in that order), but I qualified that by noting it was as of that day. As of today, Talula's Table tops the list. My next post will attempt to describe the ethereal experience I had on Saturday night in Kennett Square.