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• 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival August 1-5, 2007

  Published: August 1, 2007, 9:34 am

  Tags: 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival, 60thannualmainelobsterfestival, Cooking Contest, Cookingcontest, Lobster, Maine

  International William Atwood Lobster Crate Race", the Sea Goddess contest, the "Real Maine Man" cooking contest, the Maine Seafood Cooking contest (which my friend Risa Small has won twice), the blindfold rowboat race, the little lobster diaper derby (lobsters and diapers together sounds downright strange), and all the festival food. Continue

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• 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part One

  Published: August 2, 2007, 1:09 pm

  Tags: 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival, 60thannualmainelobsterfestival, Lobstah, Lobster

  60 years ago at the first Maine Lobster Festival. Back in 1947 it was 41.00 for all the lobsters you could eat. Now it's a tad higher. A single lobster dinner with corn and coleslaw runs $15.00, a double is $25.00, and a triple, the best deal, is $35.00. Considering that the typical single lobster dinner here in Maine is around $20-22 these

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• 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part Two

  Published: August 3, 2007, 12:31 pm

  Tags: 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival, 60thannualmainelobsterfestival

  Filed under: East Coast, Spirit of Summer, America, Shellfish, FestivalsWell I'm back again at the 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival. I'm going to let the photos do the talking here. So...Continue reading 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part TwoPermalink   Email this   Comments

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• 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part Three, "The Real Maine Man" cooking contest

  Published: August 4, 2007, 3:27 pm

  Tags: 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival, Real Maine Man Cooking Competition, Realmainemancookingcompetition

  and had to answer some Maine related questions. The contest was being held for the first time this year and hadn't been publicized too well. So there were only three entrants. I think that next year there will be a LOT more guys entering the competition. Photos and story after the jump.Continue reading 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival -

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• Mussels and Maine Lobster: The Boston Globe in 60 seconds

  Published: August 5, 2007, 8:10 am

  Tags: Boston Globe, Boston Com, Cookbooks, Corn On The Cob, Cornonthecob, Ketchup Mustard, Maine Lobster, Mainelobster, Muffins, Mussels, No Reservations, Noreservations, Oaxacan Potatoes, Pasta Sauce

  How to catch and cook a Maine lobster. The research behind the movie No Reservations. This couple collects old and rare cookbooks. Meals fit for a queen. A cool tool for your corn on the cob. This week's recipes: Mussels with Wine, Mussels with Saffron and Tomatoes, Oaxacan Potatoes, Plum Ketchup, Ballpark Mustard, and

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• 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part Four, The Lobster Parade

  Published: August 5, 2007, 1:09 pm

  Tags: 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival, 60thannualmainelobsterfestival, Lobster Parade

  during the 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, Maine. I won't have too many actual food photos, but I don't think you folks will mind since the whole parade is to celebrate everything lobster. One of the finest foods to crawl the ocean floor.I have been so busy mornings of the festival that I haven't made it to the main food

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• 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part Five, Of Cod and Lobsters

  Published: August 6, 2007, 2:18 pm

  Tags: 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival, 60thannualmainelobsterfestival, Cod Fish Carry, Lobster Eating Contest

  the other is the children's lobster eating contest. I have been warned that both can get pretty messy and to stand back so I don't end up wearing anything that I would prefer not too. I'll stick to the milder pics because some of them are a bit messy for Slashfood. Photos after the jump.Continue reading 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part

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• 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part Six, Lobster Crates and Cold Water

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:06 pm

  Tags: 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival, Maine, Rockland, The Great International William Atwood Lobster Crate Race, Thegreatinternationalwilliamatwoodlobstercraterace

  International William Atwood Lobster Crate Race! Invented 31 years ago by Bill Atwood, it became a part of the Spruce Head Island festivals for it's first tens or so years and then became part of the Maine Lobster festival in Rockland. Well it's time to stroll on down to the harbor.More after the jump.Continue reading 60th Annual Maine Lobster

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