Bests Of Maine - No Lobster or Blueberries in The Bunch

DownEast Magazine has gone a bit off the reservation with some its Eating categories in "Best Of Maine 2012" Among the "bests" in the July issue - not yet online - are bloody Marys, fried haddock sandwiches and ... Eritrean food? That award went to Asmara in Portland. Also in the magazine: A profile of The Slipway, an updated version of the seafood shack, on the St. George River in Thomaston.

· Cupcakes - Ice It! Bakery, Yarmouth
· Soft Pretzels - Rooster Brother, Ellsworth
· Bloody Mary - Hot Suppa, Portland
· Eritrean Food - Asmara, Portland
· Veggie Burger - Geaghan's Pub, Bangor
· Sauerkraut - Thirty Acre Farm, Whitefield
· Beer Tasting Room - Marshall Wharf Brewing Co., Belfast
· Sandwich To Go - North Creek Farm, Phippsburg
· Dining Adventure - Nebo Lodge Boat Trip, North Haven
· Cheese Spreads - Trempherbe, Beryl Marton & Co. Ogunquit
· Fried Haddock Basket - Graffam Bros., Rockport
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