Thirty-eight Casco Bay lobstermen are working to divert more Maine lobsters from their conventional fate: a pot of boiling water followed by a bath in lemon and butter.
They hope to redirect the state's signature seafood into the mouths of gastronomes in the form of gourmet pies, pizzas and bisques.
The lobstermen have just launched the Calendar Islands Maine Lobster Co., based on the Portland Fish Pier, teaming up with renowned chefs Jonathan King and Jim Stott, owners of Stonewall Kitchen in York.
Their venture is on the cutting edge of the Maine lobster industry's push to become a player in the global food scene.
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