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Food
Foodie Tours—one of a growing number
of businesses that put exploring a city
through comestibles front and center.
"It's just a wonderful way to get the
taste and feel of a town or city," says
Pamela Laskey, director of Maine Foodie
Tours. When Laskey launched the venture
in 2009, not many people were offering
culinary tours, she notes. Now Maine
Foodie Tours is seeing growth of about 50
percent every year, with tours of Kennebunkport and Bar Harbor, in addition
to several options in Portland. Each one
strives to feature the best of Maine—and
to move expectations past lobster and
blueberries (though you'll try both on the
Portland Culinary Walking Tour).
"There's a lot going on in the local food
scene, and I love to share it with people,"
says Maine Foodie Tours guide Randy
Judkins. The Maine native and vaudeville
stage performer is a font of knowledge
about the history of Portland and its edi-
Photographs by Lauren Poussard
Portland Pours
Chuck Grossman of Maine
Foodie Tours shares a
toast with his guests.
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