• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Grits and Chopsticks

Fresh Recipes and Stories from Around the World

  • Main
  • About
    • meet ann
    • press
    • FAQs
  • contact
  • Recipes
  • At Home
  • Travel
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • France
    • Indonesia
    • Italy
    • Malaysia
    • Singapore
    • Spain
    • Sri Lanka
    • Switzerland
    • Taiwan
    • Thailand
    • The Netherlands
    • United Kingdom
      • London
      • Wales
    • United States
      • Florida
      • New Orleans
      • New York
      • San Francisco
      • Seattle
      • South Carolina
        • charleston
      • Washington, DC
    • Vietnam
  • Skip to the Blog >>>

09.10.2014

maine in between

IMG_6527

One of the twins in the twin lobster condo at Dock’s Seafood in South Portland, Maine

Last month, in between all of the moving and the packing and the renovating, we dumped our stuff and ran all the way up to Maine, where my cousin Grace was getting married. We flew into New Hampshire, and as soon as we crossed over the border into Maine we were on a hunt for lob-stah.

IMG_6480

maine2

After some hemming and hawing (how many lobsters? where? how quickly?), we settled on Dock’s Seafood in South Portland, a decidedly local affair tucked just off a busy street in South Portland (although in Maine, are streets every truly busy?). The lobster and their house made lobster bisque were mind-blowingly delicious; the over two-hour wait we weathered while we waited for our order (placed at the counter) with hungry preschoolers who’d traveled 500+ miles earlier that day was not as awesome. Nevertheless, it was so tasty that we’ve already planned how we would theoretically overcome the slow service on our next visit (keywords: advance team).

As for the rest of Maine, well . . .

IMG_6538

meislide

IMG_6637

IMG_6654

IMG_6689

At the Portland Head Light, we got a taste of the seascapes coastal Maine is known for (and Meimei braved the slide at the playground).

IMG_6769

IMG_6772

IMG_6778

plcgac

Top: the huge lobster roll and fries at Portland Lobster Company; bottom left: grilled swordfish; bottom right: lobster bisque

The Portland Lobster Company gave Ge Ge his first taste of lobster roll, which we all loved — it was lightly dressed with huge chunks of lobster to savor. The swordfish and chowder in a bread bowl didn’t disappoint, either.

IMG_7050

IMG_6825

IMG_6811

Our “final” destination in Maine was an old inn north of Camden, where we reunited with bunches of family from Taiwan, the West Coast and Singapore. The kids, as you can see, did not enjoy it one bit.

IMG_7007

Lobster roll at Marriner’s Restaurant in Camden – hey! this guy is round!

During our six-day stay in Maine, I made it my mission to eat lobster every single day. Lobster rolls, lobster bisque, steamed lobster — nothing was sacred. I ate it all.

I’d do it again, too. No regrets.

you might also like:
A Day Out in The Hague, Netherlands
earl's opening + cabin fever cocktail
in dc, a night for rising stars
Summer in the USA (aka, I'm Baaaack!)

SHARE THIS

Leave a Comment Filed Under: Ge Ge, life, marriage & family, Mei mei, Places, United States

Yum
GET ALL THE LATEST FROM GRITS & CHOPSTICKS BY FOLLOWING ALONG ON Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter!

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

East Meets South in London. I share tips about food, travel and home life inspired by where I'm from, the places I go, and what I eat.

READ MORE

find it

greatest hits

    • cube storage bins ikea kallax Using Cube Storage Bins in Your Magic IKEA KALLAX
    • congee (chinese rice porridge)
    • mango pomelo chia pudding recipe whole30 mango pomelo chia pudding
    • crunchy thai eggplant salad Crunchy Thai Eggplant Salad
    • raspberry and lemon chiffon cake Raspberry and Lemon Curd Chiffon Cake

Archives

search

Footer

Categories

follow me on social media

Archives

  • The earnestness of my 10 year old continues to kill me. During the distance learning and the lockdown he started a club among neighborhood kids called Forest Patrol to be on the lookout for wildlife and to keep the ‘hood clean. I introduced him @customink for making club shirts, and they arrived today. The club is raising money to pay for shirts; keep your eyes peeled for a doe-eyed boy who may be making the rounds near you offering to pick up rubbish in your yard! . . . . . #wowintheworld #tshirtdesign #kidlife #lifeinlockdown #socialdistancing #savetheplanet #earthday #kidsofinstagram #kidsactivities
  • Update
  • Symmetry in the form of hot pot offerings. . . . . . #food #nomnomnom #thatsdarling #thehappynow #thekitchn #instayum #instafood #igfoodie #f52grams #chefmode #instapic #droolclub #bhgfood #goodeats #eatfamous #hungry #foodgasm #honestcooking #foodgawker #foodgram #foodstagram #eatstagram #foodshare #dinnerparty #foodie #foodblog #eeeeeats #yum #asianfood #chinesehotpot
  • Snow mouf. . . . . #goldendoodle #goldendoodlesofinstagram #snowday #snowdog #snow #winter #snowsnowsnow #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #doglife #puppyoftheday #puppygram #instagood #instadaily #instalike #instamood #gramoftheday #abmlifeiscolorful #puppylife #dogmom #dogoftheday #winterwonderland #winterishere
  • Will bike for cheese. . . . . . #cycling #cyclinglife #bike #instagood #cyclingphotos #bikelife #roadbike #ciclismo #cyclist #bicycle #mountainbike #roadcycling #instacycling #mtblife #cyclingshots #cyclingpics #fitness #cycle #outsideisfree #ride #sport #bicicleta #bikes #fromwhereiride #britishcheese #nature #bhfyp #cheese #nealsyard #photooftheday
  • Tonight’s dinner was a slow braised @fieldsofathenryfarmva pork shank with sautéed spinach over Geechie Boy grits, all drizzled with a porky reduction. This all paired well with a pre-dinner cocktail, a grapefruit and cinnamon Winter in Paradise from @cocktailcourier. My family said that it’s been too long since I blogged and I need to return to it post haste. . . . . . . #food #nomnomnom #thatsdarling #thehappynow #thekitchn #instayum #instafood #igfoodie #f52grams #chefmode #instapic #droolclub #bhgfood #goodeats #eatfamous #hungry #foodgasm #honestcooking #foodgawker #foodgram #foodstagram #eatstagram #foodshare #dinnerparty #foodie #foodblog #eeeeeats #yum #slowfood #southernfoodwaysalliance

Copyright © 2021 Grits & Chopsticks · Design by DESIGNER BLOGS · Privacy Policy