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The Maine Diner

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The Maine Diner

With seven million customers and counting – appearances on “The Today Show” and raves from the Phantom Gourmet – it takes quite a bit to get the Maine Diner all abuzz. However, in the summer of 2010, The Maine Diner hit another milestone as they were featured on the Food Network program “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” Host Guy Fieri spent an afternoon in the kitchen with the Maine Diner staff, and they whipped up some of the Diner’s famous Lobster Pie, Seafood Chowder and the Codfish Cakes.

Jim and his wife Karen are the owners of. The Maine Diner in Wells They like other restaurants are struggling mightily to get through the pandemic and have pivoted to other revenue streams – in Jim’s case it’s shipping – to keep their doors open and their staff employed.

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