Coffee By Design recently won the prestigious 2020 Macro Roaster of the Year award. But as you will hear in this podcast, Mary Allen Lindemann and Alan Spear’s vision for Coffee By Design was never about just selling coffee it was focused on creating and building a diverse community around its coffee brand. This engaging conversation covers the remarkable Coffee By Design founder story. But it doesn't stop here. Stay tuned to the end of the podcast where co-founder Lindemann shares how Coffee By Design is relying heavily on its core values to help navigate through a global pandemic. 

Meet Maine's reigning Donut Queen, Leigh Kellis, the founder and co-owner of The Holy Donut and author of Women Who Need Donuts. Back in 2011, Leigh started The Holy Donut with nothing but a few simple ingredients in her pantry and a whole bunch of love and permission to indulge in her cravings. But soon donuts became more than a distraction. They became an obsession. She made batch after batch on her kitchen stove tinkering with recipes and finally landed on 'The Holy Donut!  Leigh's mission was simple: she aimed to make a delicious donut from scratch that she felt good eating. Take a listen to how she grew her donut empire from making a dozen donuts a day to two million donuts a year with three constants: love, passion and family.

Chef Melissa Kelly's in depth interview and podcast, The Gospel According to Melissa Kelly, was so popular we knew her die-hard fans out there would be thrilled to tune into this sequel episode featuring bonus footage that didn't make it into the original episode. Find out what her signature dish is at her award-winning restaurant Primo, in Rockland, Maine, and what it felt like to cook for Anthony Bourdain and be featured on his hit show, No Reservations.

Melissa Kelly is the first two-time recipient of the prestigious James Beard award for 'Best Chef Northeast'. Based on the 'full-circle' kitchen philosophy, Melissa Kelly has proven that the ultimate farm-to-table experience is not only sustainable, but can also be a profitable one.