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Author: Malcolm Bedell

You’d Like: Smok’d, Rockport

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I may not know much, but I know this: Working in a food truck carries its own set […]

Posted on August 2, 2026August 2, 2026 RockportYou'd Like

You’d Like: Roasty’s Summer Popup at Main Street Markets, Rockland

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You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve been alone in my car with a clear afternoon ahead of […]

Posted on July 16, 2026 RocklandYou'd Like

It’s Time We Discussed Breakfast Pizza

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If you haven’t found yourself standing bleary-eyed and ravenous in a gas station in Maine at 6 o’clock […]

Posted on July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 Industry Thoughts

You’d Like: The Only Doughnut, Belfast

The Only Doughnut
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I confess to not being NEARLY well-informed enough about what’s going on up in Belfast these days. Why, […]

Posted on July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 BelfastYou'd Like

Fuzzy Memories: Midcentury Shrimp Cocktail Salad

Midcentury Shrimp Cocktail Salad
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I was incredibly lucky to have been raised by parents who were always fleeing one kind of life, […]

Posted on June 27, 2026June 27, 2026 Fuzzy Memories

Once You Hit a Certain Price Point, Lobster Rolls Kind of Aren’t That Great

Maine Lobster Roll
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Putting fingers to keys on a subject this controversial feels like sacrilege—especially as I sit in the rarefied […]

Posted on June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Unpopular Opinions

Summer People: You Are Our Guests. Please Drive Like it.

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At the ripe old age of 26, I moved my young fiancee and I, sight-unseen, to Merida, Mexico, […]

Posted on June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Life Stuff

Your A.I.-Generated Photography is Making Your Restaurant Look Like Trash

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As anyone with even the slightest connection to the restaurant business knows, keeping your business afloat, let alone […]

Posted on June 16, 2026June 23, 2026 Industry Thoughts

In Defense of Frozen French Fries

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At my restaurant, we sling a lot of French fries. They accompany almost every sandwich and basket of […]

Posted on June 12, 2026 Industry Thoughts

Food Blogs are Dead. Let’s Start a Food Blog.

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Blogging is dead. Food blogs, in particular, overwhelm the digital landscape, each of them aggressively smearing their pages […]

Posted on June 10, 2026June 15, 2026 Announcements
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