Maine’s Seasonal Food Journal

Person in the field harvesting vegetables.

asparagus, eel, early greens, fiddleheads, kelp, lobster, maple syrup, rhubarb, sweet peas

Rhubarb diced on a wooden cutting board.

MAKE IT AT HOME

Tasked with cooking for cruise passengers in a tiny galley kitchen, Windjammer chefs are masters at adventure-ready cuisine. Take a cue from their hospitality playbook with this springtime recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Pie topped with a sugary crumble.

MAKE IT

Bartender mixing a cocktail behind the bar.

LET'S GRAB A DRINK

Celebrate spring with a specialty drink crafted by some of Maine’s most creative mixologists. From boozy elixirs using locally made spirits to elegant non-alcoholic mocktails, there’s plenty to toast with at these cocktail bars.

GO SIP

MAINE CRAB ROLLS

Move over, lobster rolls — there’s another seafood sandwich that also garners a devoted following. Behold, the crab roll: sweet Maine crabmeat tossed with seasoned mayonnaise and piled into a warm, buttery, split-top bun.
TAKE A BITE

PACK A PICNIC

The perfect spring picnic starts with the right bites. Stop by one of Maine’s many provisions shops to pick up specialty cheeses, just-baked pastries, made-to-order sandwiches and all manner of snacks and drinks.

GO SHOP

FOR THE KITCHEN

Keep your space tidy and timeless with an artful kitchen broom or hand broom by Eric McIntyre, maker and shopkeeper of Village Handcraft in Wiscasset. Or, learn the skills to craft your own during workshops on wood-carving and broom-making.
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RAVE REVIEW

Did someone say, "brunch" this weekend?! Say less—we're in! 🙌 #MaineThing
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The Sedgley Place, Greene

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A few friends catching up outside an oyster restaurant.

RECENT ACCOLADES

Portland, Maine was named among the Top 10 Best of the Best Food Destinations in the United States by the 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards.

MAINE FOOD EVENTS

Maine Maple Sunday Weekend
Multiple Locations, March 22 - 23

Maine Seaweed Week
Multiple Locations, April 25 - May 4

DSF Smelt Fry
Columbia Falls, April 26

Portland Chowderfest
Portland, April 26

Maine Fiddlehead Festival
Farmington, May 3

Maine Wild Wine Fest
Freeport, May 17

Maine Whoopie Pie Festival
Dover-Foxcroft, June 14

Jars of Maine Pure Maple Syrup on a red bookshelf.

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