Maine Food & Dining News: Camden, Arundel, Machias, Waldoboro, Naples, Bailey Island, Greene, Tenants Harbor

New nutrient and eating developments are taking spot each crossed Maine. Here are immoderate caller updates to support you successful nan know:

• A caller Camden java shop and cafe called nan Village Cafe is scheduled to motorboat successful April. The cafe will service meal and luncheon (see menu) and will person a number of drawback and spell nutrient options. The venue will besides big a regular programs to talk existent events and topics of organization interest. The business is being launched by Islandport Media which publishes a assortment of section newspapers including nan Midcoast Villager.
• The owners of Bandaloop (website, facebook, instagram) person announced successful a Youtube video that they are seeking a purchaser for their Arundel edifice property. They scheme to proceed to run Bandaloop until they find a buyer.
• Edible Maine has published articles astir La Laiterie/Flora in Machias,  and astir nan a caller harvest of businesses successful nan Midcoast—First Fig, Ida’s, Winona’s and Lucky Betty’s—that are “Redefining What it Means to Gather.”
• Rick Boyd, nan proprietor of Backwoods Burger Shack successful Gorham is launching Wonderdogs (website) successful Naples this summer. Wonderdogs will service a menu of basking canine sandwiches connected poppyseed buns for illustration The Stray Dog which is topped pinch tomato, kosher dill, athletics pepper, neon relish, onions, mustard and celery salt. The paper besides includes a assortment of loaded baked potatoes and Boyd is moving connected immoderate caller flavored fabric candy for illustration Spicy Pickle and Chili-Watermelon. Wonderdogs is group to unfastened May 7th. It will beryllium located astatine 852 Roosevelt Trail successful nan aforesaid building arsenic Rick’s Cafe.
• The Harpswell Anchor reports that nan Fishnet Cafe (facebook, instagram) connected Bailey Island is nether caller ownership. Ashley and Ray DeSilva scheme to re-open nan cafe successful May. The article reports that Ashley DeSilva has acquisition moving arsenic “an executive cook for 7 years and cooking professionally for 20, having worked successful Portland and California’s Napa Valley.”
• The Greene Village Bakery (facebook) precocious opened for business. Owner Rachel Bushey sells a assortment of baked equipment arsenic good arsenic quiche, and meal sandwiches successful nan morning, and for luncheon has sandwiches, soups and salads. Cakes, pies and different treats are besides available. You tin spot nan afloat paper connected their facebook page: page 1, page 2. The bakery is located astatine 19 Patten Road and is unfastened Monday/Tuesday and Thursday/Friday, 6 americium – 4 p.m. and Saturday, 8 americium – 2 pm.
• Malcolm Bedell has announced he’s closing his Tenants Harbor edifice Ancho Honey. In nan astir 2,000 connection statement Bedell shares his thought process and considerations successful making nan determination to close. Bedell’s 2nd restaurant, Honey’s Fried Chicken Palace, opened past twelvemonth successful Thomaston and will stay successful business.

For a statewide guideline to eating and drinking see nan Maine Food Map—a increasing database of java shops, bars, restaurants, bakeries, cafes, positive different nutrient and eating businesses successful each of Maine’s 16 counties.