Friday Food Insider

Old Smith Farm, a restaurant and event venue at 226 Gray Road in Falmouth, will reopen on May 26 under new ownership and management.

A trio of new restaurants is bringing fresh flavors and concepts to Bangor, South Portland and Portland.

Y%F Coffee opened for business last week at 602 Congress St., drawing crowds ever since.

The owner of an Ellsworth brewery told Mainebiz he is now adding gas prices to the growing list of challenges he's been forced to reckon with over the past couple of years, wary of what rising costs could mean for the road ahead. 

Gifford's Ice Cream dishes out a trio of new pint flavors, while the team behind Mr. Tuna gets ready to roll out a pop-up seafood eatery in Portland's Old Port.

Ted's Fried Clams will reopen under new ownership; Maine Surfers Union will close after 13 years; and Maine Restaurant Week will kick off soon.

Total restaurant and foodservice sales are projected to reach $1.55 trillion, with more than 100,000 jobs added this year.

In the past year, three cafes have opened its doors serving up handcrafted baked goods, from pastries to crepes.

Wine consumption in the U.S. has been declining in recent years. While the baby boomer generation drove wine consumption for decades, millennials and Gen Z are not following that trend.

For the first time since it opened nearly five decades ago, Roberto's, located at 200 Shore Road, has been listed for sale. The asking price is $2.78 million.