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free Lobster Theater with films and a Touchtank for
Kids
®
was installed next door, to entertain and educate
young patrons.
The restaurant's Executive Corporate Chef Andrew
Omo introduced Linda Bean's Maine Lobster Mac &
Cheese in November 2011 at a culinary demonstra-
tion at Disney's Epcot theme park and Linda Bean's
Lobster Tails of Joy™ at the festival's November Party
for the Senses, an evening event with 20 Disney and
invited chefs. The culinary creations were a hit, and
in her first appearance at the festival, 50,000 herbed
lobster rolls were sold in 45 days. Her Epcot festival
treats have become favorite menu features in the Free-
port restaurant. Linda and her chef's appearances in
Maine and Florida are testimonies to the succulence of
her authentic, traceable, sustainable, and now afford-
able Maine lobster and its strong attraction to diners
worldwide.
In October 2011, HMSHost opened a new 180-
seat lounge and restaurant at the Portland Jetport,
Linda Bean's Maine Lobster Café, featuring her fam-
ily recipes and lobster specialties for the pleasure of
air travelers arriving in and departing from Maine's
biggest airport gateway. With lobster offerings, even
for breakfast, the Jetport location packs carry-on live
lobsters for busy travelers, as well as convenient, fro-
zen-packaged meals and treats of Maine lobster and
crabmeat, plus Linda's award-winning clam chowder.
In just a few short years, Linda Bean has injected
a fresh new approach to the Maine lobster business,
hoping to ensure that Maine's lobstering industry will
thrive for generations to come. Her focus on making
authentic Maine lobster more accessible and afford-
able to the consumer is central to "Lobster for the 21st
Century
®
," her trademark name and effort to support
Maine's lobster industry and its dedicated small boat
fishing families.
Top: On one of Linda's
three lobster stations at
Vinalhaven Island.
Bottom: Linda Bean
enjoys her friendships
with Maine lobstermen
and women.
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