Mary Allen Lindemann, co-owner of Coffee By Design and host of Maine Restaurant Week’s Dessert and Coffee Pairing, with Coffee By Design employee Mike Weins.
Kayla Lindsay, head baker at Love Kupcakes, joined Benjamin Moore, photographer with portlandoldport.com, and fellow Love Kupcakes baker Nyador Nguany at the Maine Restaurant Week event.
Nate DeLois of Portland attended Maine Restaurant Week’s Dessert & Coffee Pairing with his brother Jake, founder and managing director of Edible Marketing.
Allison Chamberlain of Portland enjoys pairings of coffee and sweet treats at Coffee By Design with Jack Siulinski of Cape Elizabeth.
Meghan Poulin, pastry manager at Scratch Baking Co., with the bakery’s co-owner Sonja Swanberg at the Dessert and Coffee Pairing.
Stacy Begin, owner of Two Fat Cats Bakery, stands next to her offering of Guinness chocolate cupcakes with Irish Bailey buttercream frosting and a whisky ganache drizzle during Maine Restaurant Week's Dessert and Coffee Pairing.
Krista Cole, owner of Sur-Lie on Free Street in Portland, with her executive chef, Emil Rivera, left, and Dean Bingham of Dean’s Sweets, located on Fore Street.
Susan Chase of South Portland joins her wife, Patti Smith, strategic ambassador and cultural steward at Coffee By Design, and Christina Walker of Gorham, for the final event of Maine Restaurant Week 2016.
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