Red Sky Restaurant, Southwest Harbor, Maine

Dessert: Homemade raspberry sorbet with dark chocolate, Red Sky Restaurant, Southwest Harbor, Maine

From the bar: Red Sky, a cocktail combining champagne, raspberry sorbet, and blood orange juice, Red Sky Restaurant, Southwest Harbor, Maine

Primo bar and antipasti counter, Rockland, Maine

Cocktails freshly prepared at the bar upstairs at Primo bar and antipasti counter, Rockland, Maine

Salumi: Proscuitto, Salumi sticks, Nduja (soft spicy Calabrian meat sausage), and Sopressata served at Primo bar and antipasti counter, Rockland, Maine

At Morses European Deli and Kraut Haus in Waldoboro, Maine, assorted fresh bakery items entice customers at the checkout counter. In the background, David Swetnam, co-owner with his wife Jacqueline Sawyer, answers questions and chats with customers while he rings up their purchases.

Served in the Kraut Haus restaurant at Morse's European Deli in Waldoboro, Maine: Pork Schnitzel a la Holstein, a breaded fried pork loin with sunny side egg, anchovy, capers and lemon, served over home-made spaetzle with red cabbage. In the background is Choucroute Garni, smoked pork chop and sausages and roasted potatoes with slow-cooked, seasoned Morse's Sauerkraut.

German chocolate cake with fresh creamy pecan coconut frosting served in the Kraut Haus restaurant at Morse's European Deli in Waldoboro, Maine.

Cheese salad and stromboli (foreground), Coq au vin over brown rice (far right), Lily's Cafe, Stonington, Maine

Macaroons, Lily's Cafe, Stonington, Maine

Downstairs dining room, Table, a Farmhouse Bistro, in Blue Hill, Maine, USA

Ploughman's Lunch: Local cheeses and a slice of today's pate with crusty bread, Raye's Mustard, and house-made pickled vegetables, served at Table, a Farmhouse Bistro, in Blue Hill, Maine, USA

In the foreground, an entree of Angus Filet Mignon with Manhatten Sauce and served with school farm potatoes and fresh vegetables at Cafe Sorpreso, Presque Isle, Maine

For dessert: Rich Chocolate Torte with Whipped Cream, Cafe Sorpreso, Presque Isle, Maine

Setting the tables at Apollos Bistro in Waterville, Maine

Apollos Bistro in Waterville, Maine

Dessert, Apollos Bistro in Waterville, Maine

Plating dishes in the kitchen at Apollos Bistro in Waterville, Maine

Behind the scenes in the kitchen at Fuel Restaurant, Lewiston, Maine

Behind the scenes in the kitchen at Fuel Restaurant, Lewiston, Maine

Behind the scenes in the kitchen at Fuel Restaurant, Lewiston, Maine

Kitchen, Fuel Restaurant, Lewiston, Maine

Fuel Restaurant, Lewiston, Maine