Charred over open flame and glazed in a sweet-salty fish caramel with a side of creamy miso aioli, this recipe from Chef Devin Finigan of Aragosta transforms humble seasonal vegetables into something unforgettable.
Travel writer and author of This Life Is in Your Hands, a memoir about growing up on a Maine homestead, Melissa Coleman shares a personal story from the rugged simplicity of her back-to-the-land childhood to the refined, ingredient-driven dishes of Maine’s farm-to-table scene.
Think potatoes are just for fries? Maine’s prized potato products include doughnuts that sell out before noon, award-winning spirits, nostalgic candies and entire festivals devoted to this treasured crop. GO TASTE
Harvested every August, MOFGA-certified organic peppers are grown from seed at Morning Dew Farm in Damariscotta, then dehydrated and finely ground. The result? Sweet, earthy and smoky small-batch paprikas that reflect the terroir of the season.
“...the memory of its spicy raw scallop and melon salad and a half-dozen of its juicy oysters endure.”
– Danielle Dowling, "Slurping Toward Nirvana on the Maine Oyster Trail," The New York Times, July 2025
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