Comments on: Maine – Lobster lobster lobster, and some other foods.

By: dominik

dominik — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:09:46 +0000

all of thst looked awsoume

By: Candy

Candy — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:06:04 +0000

Joanna – I hope you have a fun time in Bar Harbor!

By: Joanna Tober

Joanna Tober — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:15:38 +0000

Ahhh…just in time for the trip to Bar Harbor. Thank you for eating. My mouth is watering for Lobster Rolls. I’m going to try to snag one at a pub called “The Thirsty Whale”. And no, not going to try Lobster Ice Cream. I’m convinced it’s for suckers.

By: Candy

Candy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:59:36 +0000

Teri – I’m sorry your cake balls didn’t turn out :( Better luck next time though :) I just read about Sam’s Chowder House, they have a truck too now. http://www.samschowdermobile.com/ and the photos of the food look amazing.

Mary – I’m jealous. I bet you get to eat so much lobster you get sick of it! Well, I would :P

Kathleen – Thank you :)

Pastry Eater – Apparently my husband’s new name is pastry eater.

Shelly – How was it? I’d be curious to try a lobster roll at McDonald’s….and partly afraid too :P

Valerie – That’s a shame. I guess if we go again we’d have to plan our trip in August.

Jen – I totally agree, the lobster roll with mayo surely beats the lobster stew. Have you tried the lobster roll with butter? I heard a lot of people prefer it that way, but I think it’s people who aren’t crazy about mayo.

Dina – Lobster and blueberries, two of my most favorite foods too (at least, definitely in my top ten).

By: Dina

Dina — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:56:33 +0000

i love love love love maine! nothing is better than lobster with melted butter followed by blueberry pie!

By: jen

jen — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:25:51 +0000

Your reference to a trip to Maine in your Tastespotting post caught my eye. Growing up in Maine I spent a lot of time in and around Acadia with my Dad, and your photos captured it so well. I don’t get there as often now, but it’s still one of my very favorite places and surely one of the most beautiful I’ve ever been. Glad you enjoyed the trip, but too bad you didn’t feel well. And although the idea of lobster and mayo on a toasted hotdog roll may seem strange, it’s absolutely the best way to eat lobster in my opinion. And as for the lobster stew… what you were served is the traditional way around here and I know lots of folks love it, but I just can’t get excited about a cup of hot cream and butter with chunks of lobster. I’d take the lobster roll over the stew every time!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:45:15 +0000

Just to share… Maine’s blueberry season typically doesn’t start until the beginning of August. Most restaurants do use frozen Maine blueberries in the interim as the low bush blueberries have a different flavor.

By: shelly (cookies and cups)

shelly (cookies and cups) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:49:22 +0000

The first time I ever had a Lobster roll was in Canada when I was visiting and they served Lobster roll at McDonalds…yes, Lobster Roll at McDonalds!
Everything looks amazing!

By: Pastry Eater

Pastry Eater — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:35:17 +0000

The pastries were from Little Notch on the southwest side of the island (they also have breakfast) and were wonderful. The pancakes were from the north part of the island (but all the pancake places up there tasted the same and didn’t use fresh blueberries, only frozen so they were eh). Next time, we go later in the year when all the blueberries are in season and all the climbs at acadia are open (nesting season for overgrown birds with talons until early august)!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:04:42 +0000

Love this post. I vacationed in Maine a few years ago. It was so beautiful!!! Love your blog, too!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:54 +0000

Im an Ellsworth/Bar Harbor girl who clicked through from Tastespotting. So glad you enjoyed your vacation in my neck of the woods. Im going to hazard a guess and say the pastries were from Morninglory Bakery and the pancakes were from Jordans… And if not those are two good places to visit anyway!

By: Teri

Teri — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:33:51 +0000

First time commenter here. I stumbled on your cake balls recipe a few months ago and have been hooked on your blog ever since. (Horribly failed at trying to make the cake balls this last weekend, haha) Anywho, I’m glad to see updates!

If you ever get a chance to head up the California coast, check out Sam’s Chowder House in Half Moon Bay. My husband and I went there and ordered their lobster roll because it was on posters all over claiming to be ranked one of the top 5 sandwiches in America, or something to that effect. It was easilly put to number one on our list. Yummy.

By: Candy

Candy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:02:09 +0000

April – I’m glad I could help. I hope you guys have fun planning your vacation, it’s a great area for families. I forgot to add there’s a mini-golf area called Pirate’s Cove (http://www.piratescove.net/location/7) that we went to.

Bonnie – I should really update more, shouldn’t I? I’ve been slacking. Thanks for making my day for saying I made your day.

LNSabadosa – The lobster bake will need to be added on my list of things to try. I guess I missed that dish, it sounds really good though. I’m sad we weren’t there for blueberry season, maybe next time. We have blueberries in season here in San Diego too, maybe Maine was just too cold to have them now?

By: LNSabadosa

LNSabadosa — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:56:21 +0000

Such a shame blueberries weren’t in season because lobster roll followed by blueberry pie is quite literally one of the best meals in the world. It’s summer in New England in the form of a meal.
It is odd though that they’ve had NO blueberries in yet. Blueberry season has already started in MA – my bushes started getting berries weeks ago now.
Another real NE dish that you seem to have missed is the Lobster Bake: lobster, corn, potatoes, clams, sometimes sausages, butter… all served together. Try that next time instead of Chinese. There are more varieties of blueberries than there are ethnic groups in Maine – a big hint that whatever “ethnic” food you order is not going to be authentic.

By: bonnie

bonnie — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:40:06 +0000

i am SO happy to see updates from you! your pictures are amazing! now all i can think about is going to maine. thank you for making my day!

By: April in CT

April in CT — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:49:18 +0000

Awesome, Candy! Thank you for putting this post together, it’s always good to have a little reference up the sleeve when vacationing.

Lobster ice cream, I’m not sure I could do it. LOL Your pictures never cease to amaze me at how beautiful and vivid they are.