Suck out the sweet and delicious meat, add any unfertilized eggs to sauce, and be sure to save the shells for stock.
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Lobster recipes from local cooks and restaurants
If anyone should know the right way to cook lobster, it’s a Mainer. We’ve rounded up three local recipes for you to try. Limed Lobster and Melon Skewers This recipe comes from Brook Dojny’s “Dishing up Maine: 165 recipes that capture authentic Down East flavors.” Makes about 40 small skewers, about 6 hors d’oeuvre-size portions […]
Think you know the truth about lobster? Here are some common misconceptions
We tell ’em and dispel ’em.
No crabs, no scallops: Seafood is vanishing from U.S. restaurants
A pound of halibut that cost up to $16 pre-pandemic is now $28. Blue crab has gone from $18 to $44 a pound.
Restaurants shell out more for clams, and some are taking them off the menu
Despite its name, Flo’s Clam Shack in Rhode Island, which gets most of its clams from Maine, isn’t serving them until the price comes down.
Blackened shrimp top fresh corn, tomatoes and peppers in this colorful summer combo
The spicy, crisped shrimp complement the colorful summer produce that is soon to be abundant at a farmers market near you.
Tastefully taking on tacos: Once hard to find in Maine, a Mexican staple suddenly stands tall
Restaurants are filling tortillas with local ingredients – haddock! lobster! beaver! – as well as experimenting with fusion offerings that span the globe.
Can you eat Maine bluefin tuna with a clear conscience?
It’s complicated, but here’s a hint to tuna lovers: the news is good.
Want a surefire grilled fish recipe? Sure you do
This smoky sea bass with a 4-ingredient sauce is it.
The Wrap: New restaurants for golfers, clean eaters
The Grill Room reopens, and the Maine Oyster Trail gets a reboot.