Reviews

Seabright

by Jillian Bedell May 30, 2013

In spite of the rain (or because of it), few souls were out on the salty streets of Camden Saturday night. On the unsteady, dock a group of kids stood looking out at the irregular slate gray swells. A parliament of people in rain boots and coats stood under the awning of Camden Cone, waiting [...]

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Suzuki’s Sushi Bar

by Malcolm Bedell March 19, 2013

Suzuki’s Sushi Bar sits directly on Main Street, the small front-half of the elegant dining room standing in sharp contrast to the wings-and-beer specials advertised on the sidewalk chalkboard at the bar across the street. Walking through the front door and into the intimate dining room feels a little conspiratorial, a little like you are [...]

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Table For One At Cafe Miranda

by Jillian Bedell January 25, 2013

Like a very fancy lady who wears hats on the town with not a care in the world, today I took myself out to lunch. While Malcolm was working in his office and Violet slept in her crib, I packed up a notebook and camera and went to downtown Rockland, to Cafe Miranda. They open [...]

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L & H Burgers

by Malcolm Bedell November 29, 2012

After the five-and-dimes and the Greyhound bus station gave way to the smoky greasy spoons and the consignment clothing stores, which were in turn replaced by a seemingly endless string of art galleries and rosemary-scented cappuccino-and-focaccia joints, downtown Rockland was primed and ready for a high-end burger restaurant. It was time to improve upon the [...]

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Sunfire Mexican Grill

by Jillian Bedell October 30, 2012

The Sunfire Mexican Grill is a warm, sunny dining room occupying a doublewide storefront in Rockland, bustling at noon on a weekday. It feels like a slightly eclectic abuela’s kitchen with homey touches, tasteful Mexican-themed artwork, and light wood accents. We’re lucky that Rockland has a lot of these really sweet little lunch spots. From [...]

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El El Frijoles

by Jillian Bedell September 17, 2012

We drove about 50 miles East this weekend, to have lunch in a barn. On a desolate-feeling peninsula empty of apparent industry or populace, where the treetops are already glowing in oranges and shades of red, and great swaths of field are studded with rock as if the ancient giants are emerging from the mantle, [...]

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Long Grain

by Jillian Bedell September 10, 2012

The first time I had Thai food I was a college freshman in Boston. My dad came up to check on me and ask if I was already behind in science (I was) and how I’d managed to spend $300 in two months at the Campus Convenience store (Marlboro reds and milk for White Russians, [...]

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The Slipway

by Malcolm Bedell August 28, 2012

I have a lifelong history with The Slipway in Thomaston. Okay, so it wasn’t always with “The Slipway.” For many years, it was the “Harbor View Restaurant,” located smack on the St. George River, and in the 1980s, it was the go-to restaurant for anyone living in the area. My earliest memories there include, in [...]

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Waterman’s Beach Lobster

by Malcolm Bedell August 22, 2012

After living in the area off-and-on for nearly 30 years, it’s astonishing to me that I never had occasion to venture down Waterman’s Beach Road in South Thomaston. The road itself is fairly hidden, forking off a stretch of Route 73 about ten minutes South of Rockland. Find it, and you’ll be treated to a [...]

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Taco Libre Truck

by Malcolm Bedell August 3, 2012

Mixed among the wooden masts of the schooners moored in scenic Rockport Harbor, there’s a buzz of activity around a new citizen of the park: The Taco Libre Truck, Midcoast Maine’s first taqueria-on-wheels. It’s a thrilling incongruity; in the distance, seagulls circle overhead, the kayak rental shop is in full swing, and children scurry around [...]

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