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Food writer shares some of the best hotel restaurants in Maine

Food writer Joe Ricchio picks his favorites, from Kennebunk to The County.

PORTLAND, Maine — “The great advantage of a hotel,” George Bernard Shaw observed, “Is that it is a refuge from home life.”

I agree—and although Joe Ricchio and I didn’t discuss that sentiment, I’m pretty sure he would, too. What Joe and I did discuss on 207 was a list he compiled of some of his favorite bars and restaurants in Maine that are part of a hotel or inn.

As a food and travel writer and host of the Food Coma podcast, Ricchio roams all over Maine looking for something good to eat. Restaurants that seem to have been tacked onto a lodging establishment as an afterthought don’t interest him. He likes places that are part of the heartbeat of a hotel, offering a distinctive vibe to go with first-rate food and drinks.

Here’s the list of hotel bars and restaurants he especially likes. Watch our conversation to find out why.

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